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

Newark, NJ-PA

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Newark, NJ-PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2025
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – December 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2025
New York Area Employment — November 2024 Employment News Release Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2015
Newark, NJ-PA Economy at a Glance:
Newark, NJ-PA
Data Series Back
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,345.6 1,336.6 1,309.7 1,326.5 (p)1,319.3  

Employment(1)

 1,269.9 1,262.2 1,253.6 1,269.0 (p)1,263.3  

Unemployment(1)

 75.6 74.4 56.1 57.5 (p)56.1  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 5.6 4.3 4.3 (p)4.3  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,282.7 1,275.6 1,280.8 1,287.8 (p)1,293.6  

12-month % change

 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.1 (p)0.9  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 51.8 50.5 50.6 50.5 (p)50.5  

12-month % change

 3.4 0.6 0.4 -0.4 (p)0.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 78.4 78.6 77.7 77.9 (p)78.0  

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.1 -1.6 -0.8 (p)-0.4  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 250.8 249.5 250.8 252.8 (p)255.6  

12-month % change

 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 (p)0.8  

Information(3)

 25.8 26.1 25.5 24.9 (p)24.6  

12-month % change

 -3.7 -2.6 -4.9 -5.7 (p)-6.8  

Financial Activities(3)

 81.7 82.2 81.4 81.8 (p)81.7  

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 (p)-0.4  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 254.4 252.1 251.3 252.3 (p)252.6  

12-month % change

 1.2 1.0 0.0 -1.3 (p)-1.3  

Education and Health Services(3)

 211.3 211.1 213.1 215.3 (p)218.1  

12-month % change

 6.7 7.8 5.7 5.7 (p)6.1  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 111.4 108.8 102.8 100.1 (p)99.6  

12-month % change

 1.4 -0.3 -2.3 -2.4 (p)-2.7  

Other Services(3)

 55.8 55.3 52.9 53.8 (p)54.0  

12-month % change

 3.9 3.8 2.3 3.1 (p)3.1  

Government(3)

 161.3 161.4 174.7 178.4 (p)178.9  

12-month % change

 -2.7 -1.7 3.1 2.7 (p)2.3  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 335.642 336.534 337.889 338.166 338.535 338.610

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   4.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.3

CPI-W, All items(5)

 330.340 330.861 332.371 332.140 332.629 332.829

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

   4.5 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.1 4.1

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