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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 Jun 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — May 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2025
New York Area Employment — November 2024 Employment News Release Jan 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2025
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2025
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		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,155.2 1,147.3 1,160.5 1,162.4 (p)1,157.9  

Employment(1)

 (2)1,105.1 1,089.4 1,100.5 1,102.7 (p)1,102.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)50.1 57.9 59.9 59.8 (p)55.9  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 (p)4.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,065.5 1,037.3 1,043.0 1,046.8 1,052.8 (p)1,057.4

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 (p)0.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 38.9 37.0 36.2 37.0 39.3 (p)38.9

12-month % change

 -3.2 -2.1 -4.7 -4.6 -1.3 (p)-4.2

Manufacturing(4)

 64.8 64.4 64.2 65.1 65.1 (p)65.3

12-month % change

 1.1 1.7 0.8 1.6 1.6 (p)1.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 207.2 201.9 201.2 200.8 199.8 (p)201.2

12-month % change

 -0.8 -1.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 (p)-0.7

Information(4)

 18.4 18.0 18.0 18.0 17.9 (p)18.0

12-month % change

 -3.2 -5.8 -7.2 -7.2 -7.7 (p)-5.8

Financial Activities(4)

 71.3 69.8 69.6 69.6 69.9 (p)70.0

12-month % change

 1.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 (p)-0.1

Professional and Business Services(4)

 187.8 181.9 182.3 182.9 182.6 (p)183.1

12-month % change

 -0.6 -2.1 -1.7 -2.3 -3.0 (p)-2.9

Education and Health Services(4)

 184.2 182.9 184.8 185.8 188.3 (p)187.9

12-month % change

 4.5 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.8 (p)5.4

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 85.4 81.5 80.0 80.7 82.5 (p)87.3

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.3 -2.2 -3.2 -3.2 (p)-1.2

Other Services(4)

 45.6 45.2 45.2 45.8 46.1 (p)46.6

12-month % change

 3.2 3.9 3.2 3.4 2.7 (p)2.4

Government(4)

 161.9 154.7 161.5 161.1 161.3 (p)159.1

12-month % change

 1.2 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.2 (p)1.0

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 338.610 341.144 342.333 342.508 344.047 343.886

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

   4.3 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.9 3.4

CPI-W, All items(6)

 332.829 335.448 336.648 337.269 338.206 337.733

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

   4.1 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(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