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

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Trenton Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2025 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2026
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — March 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Trenton-Princeton, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2025		 Nov
2025		 Dec
2025		 Jan
2026		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)- 200.1 (p)197.8      

Employment(1)

 (2)- 190.6 (p)189.0      

Unemployment(1)

 (2)- 9.5 (p)8.8      

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)- 4.8 (p)4.5      

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 291.5 293.6 293.7 (p)287.6    

12-month % change

 0.4 0.1 -0.2 (p)0.0    

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 6.2 6.1 6.0 (p)5.8    

12-month % change

 3.3 3.4 3.4 (p)5.5    

Manufacturing(4)

 10.2 10.2 10.2 (p)10.2    

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.0 -1.9 (p)-1.0    

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 39.6 40.7 40.9 (p)39.1    

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.2 -0.5 (p)-1.8    

Information(4)

 5.1 5.2 5.2 (p)5.0    

12-month % change

 24.4 26.8 30.0 (p)25.0    

Financial Activities(4)

 20.1 20.1 20.1 (p)20.0    

12-month % change

 0.5 0.5 0.5 (p)-0.5    

Professional and Business Services(4)

 52.9 53.2 53.3 (p)52.6    

12-month % change

 0.6 -1.5 -2.0 (p)-1.1    

Education and Health Services(4)

 52.7 53.2 53.2 (p)52.3    

12-month % change

 0.8 0.9 0.8 (p)0.4    

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 14.9 15.1 14.9 (p)14.3    

12-month % change

 -2.6 -0.7 -3.2 (p)-1.4    

Other Services(4)

 8.6 8.6 8.6 (p)8.6    

12-month % change

 -3.4 -4.4 -3.4 (p)0.0    

Government(4)

 81.2 81.2 81.3 (p)79.7    

12-month % change

 0.1 0.0 -0.2 (p)0.1    

Consumer Price Index: Northeast

CPI-U, All items(5)

 (6)- 337.284 337.880 339.104 340.945 344.142

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

     3.1 3.3 2.8 2.7 3.6

CPI-W, All items(7)

   334.957 335.685 336.799 338.402 341.850

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(7)

     3.1 3.3 2.8 2.7 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(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) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations
(7) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary