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

Trenton

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 Oct 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 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 for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024
Trenton, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Trenton, NJ
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 219.7 217.4 221.3 222.9 (p)221.6  

Employment(1)

 211.9 208.8 211.6 211.9 (p)210.8  

Unemployment(1)

 7.8 8.5 9.7 11.0 (p)10.8  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.9 (p)4.9  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 293.4 295.6 297.9 295.4 294.4 (p)296.0

12-month % change

 2.5 2.1 1.5 2.5 2.4 (p)1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 (p)6.1

12-month % change

 1.7 -1.6 0.0 0.0 -1.6 (p)-1.6

Manufacturing(3)

 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.1 (p)11.0

12-month % change

 0.9 1.8 0.9 0.0 -0.9 (p)-0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 40.3 40.8 41.2 40.7 40.8 (p)41.1

12-month % change

 3.9 1.7 0.7 2.0 2.0 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 (p)4.7

12-month % change

 -16.1 -19.0 -17.5 -11.5 -6.0 (p)-7.8

Financial Activities(3)

 20.1 20.1 20.3 20.2 20.2 (p)20.1

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.5 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 (p)-0.5

Professional and Business Services(3)

 52.7 52.9 53.7 53.2 52.9 (p)52.9

12-month % change

 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.3 (p)0.6

Education and Health Services(3)

 53.3 54.1 53.8 53.7 53.2 (p)54.6

12-month % change

 5.8 6.5 4.3 7.2 6.6 (p)6.4

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 14.6 15.3 15.5 15.4 15.1 (p)14.5

12-month % change

 -2.7 -1.3 -1.9 0.0 -1.3 (p)-5.2

Other Services(3)

 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.3 (p)9.2

12-month % change

 1.1 2.2 2.2 3.3 2.2 (p)1.1

Government(3)

 81.5 81.3 81.8 80.9 80.9 (p)81.8

12-month % change

 3.3 3.2 2.6 3.5 3.6 (p)2.6

Consumer Price Index: Northeast

CPI-U, All items(4)

 323.035 324.439 325.271 325.339 326.140 327.156

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

   3.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.4

CPI-W, All items(5)

 320.621 321.997 322.808 323.160 323.954 325.038

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

   3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.5

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