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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 Oct 2026
Lakewood, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2026
New York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2026
Nassau-Suffolk Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2026
New York Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2026
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — September 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Pay, Benefits News Release Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2025 Pay, Employment News Release Jun 2026
Newark, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Newark, NJ
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,158.8 1,160.4 1,160.7 1,165.0 (p)1,161.9  

Employment(1)

 1,110.5 1,109.8 1,107.4 1,108.9 (p)1,105.1  

Unemployment(1)

 48.4 50.6 53.2 56.0 (p)56.9  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 (p)4.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,057.6 1,061.9 1,068.9 1,047.9 (p)1,039.6  

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 (p)0.3  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 39.1 39.9 40.5 41.3 (p)41.5  

12-month % change

 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.2 (p)3.2  

Manufacturing(3)

 62.7 62.7 63.1 63.1 (p)63.6  

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.6 -2.8 -2.2 (p)-0.8  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 200.0 201.7 201.6 200.9 (p)199.4  

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.3 -0.6 0.4 (p)-0.1  

Information(3)

 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.5 (p)17.5  

12-month % change

 -4.4 -4.4 -6.5 -4.9 (p)-4.9  

Financial Activities(3)

 70.6 70.7 71.1 70.8 (p)70.5  

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.6 -1.4 -1.7 (p)-1.7  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 190.4 189.6 192.2 190.0 (p)186.7  

12-month % change

 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 1.1 (p)-0.2  

Education and Health Services(3)

 187.7 187.3 186.1 183.4 (p)180.6  

12-month % change

 4.2 3.6 3.5 3.6 (p)3.1  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 83.6 88.7 93.9 91.9 (p)91.6  

12-month % change

 -3.6 -1.2 0.1 0.7 (p)2.0  

Other Services(3)

 43.7 44.4 45.3 44.9 (p)45.1  

12-month % change

 -2.5 -2.8 -2.4 -2.4 (p)-0.4  

Government(3)

 162.3 159.5 157.8 144.1 (p)143.1  

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.6 -1.4 -1.4 (p)-1.2  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 359.774 361.362 360.529 362.189 362.328 363.870

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

   4.6 5.1 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.5

CPI-W, All items(5)

 353.632 355.046 354.440 355.714 356.036 357.558

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

   4.6 5.1 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5

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