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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > New Jersey > Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Newark, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2026 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2026
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — April 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Newark, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Newark, NJ
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,162.2 (2)1,157.0 1,147.7 1,154.7 (p)1,160.3  

Employment(1)

 (2)1,106.1 (2)1,103.6 1,090.9 1,092.5 (p)1,103.9  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)56.2 (2)53.4 56.9 62.2 (p)56.4  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.8 (2)4.6 5.0 5.4 (p)4.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,064.9 1,065.9 1,039.2 1,044.7 1,049.0 (p)1,057.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 (p)0.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 40.2 39.2 37.7 36.0 37.3 (p)39.0

12-month % change

 -1.2 -2.7 0.8 -3.2 -2.9 (p)0.0

Manufacturing(4)

 63.3 62.9 61.8 62.1 62.3 (p)62.7

12-month % change

 -2.6 -3.1 -3.3 -3.1 -3.3 (p)-2.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 205.0 206.8 200.9 200.2 199.9 (p)199.9

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -0.9 -0.7 (p)-0.5

Information(4)

 18.0 18.2 17.9 17.6 17.7 (p)17.7

12-month % change

 -5.3 -2.2 -4.3 -4.9 -3.8 (p)-3.3

Financial Activities(4)

 71.3 71.8 71.3 71.3 70.9 (p)70.3

12-month % change

 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.0 (p)-0.8

Professional and Business Services(4)

 191.2 191.7 186.5 185.0 187.3 (p)191.0

12-month % change

 0.9 1.4 0.7 -0.5 -0.2 (p)0.8

Education and Health Services(4)

 185.6 184.8 181.1 186.1 186.7 (p)187.6

12-month % change

 3.6 2.9 3.0 4.3 4.1 (p)4.2

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 84.4 84.7 80.0 80.7 81.6 (p)83.5

12-month % change

 -3.5 -3.9 -5.0 -3.6 -4.2 (p)-3.7

Other Services(4)

 43.2 43.3 43.3 43.4 43.4 (p)43.5

12-month % change

 -2.7 -2.7 -1.8 -1.6 -2.3 (p)-2.9

Government(4)

 162.7 162.5 158.7 162.3 161.9 (p)162.3

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 -0.4 (p)-0.2

Consumer Price Index: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

CPI-U, All items(5)

 348.620 350.003 350.947 353.366 356.169 359.774

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.0 3.4 2.9 3.2 4.0 4.6

CPI-W, All items(6)

 342.426 343.497 344.732 346.801 349.962 353.632

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   2.9 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.8 4.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary