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Apr
29
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2024

Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $40.65 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66.

Apr
29
Philadelphia Area Employment — March 2025

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area stood at 3,116,400.

Apr
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region was unchanged in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)4,904.5 (r)4,903.4 (r)4,903.3 4,898.5 4,897.9 (p)4,897.3

Employment(1)

 (r)4,678.9 (r)4,678.0 (r)4,678.0 4,673.3 4,672.2 (p)4,668.2

Unemployment(1)

 (r)225.5 (r)225.3 (r)225.3 225.2 225.8 (p)229.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 4.6 4.6 (p)4.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,376.6 4,376.2 4,393.8 4,382.8 4,396.5 (p)4,393.8

12-month % change

 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 (p)0.8

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 165.5 166.2 164.8 164.4 164.5 (p)163.3

12-month % change

 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 (p)-1.4

Manufacturing(3)

 256.1 256.0 256.6 256.2 256.0 (p)255.4

12-month % change

 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 (p)0.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 902.7 900.7 903.4 904.5 906.4 (p)906.3

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.1 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 (p)0.1

Information(3)

 73.6 73.2 74.0 73.7 73.5 (p)73.4

12-month % change

 -4.9 -5.9 -5.9 -5.9 -5.8 (p)-6.3

Financial Activities(3)

 271.2 271.8 272.7 271.5 270.2 (p)269.8

12-month % change

 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.2 (p)0.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 705.5 701.0 708.6 707.3 708.5 (p)707.5

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.8 -0.7 -0.9 -0.6 (p)-0.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 795.6 801.2 804.1 805.0 808.4 (p)811.1

12-month % change

 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.7 (p)4.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 408.2 409.8 411.1 409.6 407.6 (p)404.0

12-month % change

 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.1 0.5 (p)-0.5

Other Services(3)

 175.3 174.7 176.0 175.5 174.9 (p)175.9

12-month % change

 2.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.2 (p)1.5

Government(3)

 621.4 620.1 621.0 613.6 625.0 (p)625.7

12-month % change

 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 (p)1.3

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Atlantic City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Camden, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Current Employment Statistics - New Jersey Employment Table Apr 2025
Local Area Unemployment Statistics - New Jersey Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Philadelphia Area Employment — March 2025 Employment News Release Apr 2025
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — February 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2025
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlantic City-Hammonton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Jersey — 2024 Unemployment News Release Feb 2025
New York Area Employment — November 2024 Employment News Release Jan 2025
County Employment and Wages in New Jersey — Third Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2025
Women’s Earnings in New Jersey - 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2025
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City – December 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2025
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — March 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Apr 2025
Lakewood, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ocean City — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Vineland-Bridgeton — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in New Jersey — 2023 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2025
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in New Jersey — 2023 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2025
Union Members in New Jersey — 2024 Employment News Release Feb 2025
New Jersey Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Feb 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024
New York Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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