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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 Sep 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2024
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2024
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2024
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2024
New York Area Employment — April 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 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
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,330.8 1,323.1 1,312.1 1,340.5 (p)1,346.4  

Employment(1)

 1,266.0 1,267.2 1,251.3 1,274.0 (p)1,270.7  

Unemployment(1)

 64.8 56.0 60.8 66.5 (p)75.7  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 4.2 4.6 5.0 (p)5.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,262.0 1,267.6 1,279.2 1,299.7 (p)1,284.7  

12-month % change

 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 (p)1.8  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 48.4 49.9 50.7 51.1 (p)51.6  

12-month % change

 4.5 4.4 4.1 2.6 (p)3.0  

Manufacturing(3)

 79.2 78.3 78.5 79.3 (p)78.4  

12-month % change

 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 (p)-0.5  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 245.0 246.8 248.2 251.8 (p)251.3  

12-month % change

 0.8 1.7 1.1 1.4 (p)2.3  

Information(3)

 26.4 26.0 26.2 26.0 (p)25.9  

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.1 -1.5 -3.7 (p)-3.4  

Financial Activities(3)

 81.3 81.1 81.0 81.7 (p)81.6  

12-month % change

 2.0 1.6 1.3 0.1 (p)-0.4  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 249.7 251.1 251.9 257.0 (p)254.9  

12-month % change

 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.5 (p)1.4  

Education and Health Services(3)

 208.2 207.9 209.0 210.8 (p)211.3  

12-month % change

 5.5 4.8 4.7 5.3 (p)6.7  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 97.0 99.4 105.7 110.8 (p)112.8  

12-month % change

 -1.5 -0.8 0.5 0.2 (p)2.6  

Other Services(3)

 52.4 52.6 53.6 55.9 (p)55.6  

12-month % change

 3.1 1.5 1.7 3.5 (p)3.5  

Government(3)

 174.4 174.5 174.4 175.3 (p)161.3  

12-month % change

 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 (p)-2.7  

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 329.829 331.270 332.633 334.782 335.642 336.534

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

   3.4 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.1 3.7

CPI-W, All items(5)

 324.298 325.774 326.696 329.160 330.340 330.861

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

   3.7 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.5 3.9

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