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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Pennsylvania, New Jersey > Newark, NJ-PA

Newark, NJ-PA

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Newark, NJ-PA, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New York-New Jersey Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
New York-New Jersey Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
New York Area Employment – July 2020 Employment News Release Sep 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – December 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2021
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City–February 2021 Average energy prices News Release Mar 2021
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)

 (2)1,194.4 (2)1,222.2 (2)1,190.0 1,195.5 (p)1,202.6  

Employment(1)

 (2)1,108.2 (2)1,102.9 (2)1,102.7 1,100.0 (p)1,105.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)86.2 (2)119.4 (2)87.3 95.5 (p)97.6  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)7.2 (2)9.8 (2)7.3 8.0 (p)8.1  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,127.1 1,125.1 1,124.6 1,101.2 1,105.2 (p)1,116.5

12-month % change

 -9.0 -9.8 -9.9 -10.0 -9.8 (p)-8.5

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 46.3 44.0 43.9 39.7 37.8 (p)38.9

12-month % change

 -4.3 -8.3 -6.0 -10.4 -14.3 (p)-13.2

Manufacturing(4)

 74.4 74.4 74.6 74.4 74.0 (p)75.1

12-month % change

 -3.1 -3.4 -3.5 -2.4 -2.8 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 222.9 228.1 230.5 226.2 223.6 (p)225.2

12-month % change

 -9.2 -9.2 -9.1 -8.4 -8.2 (p)-7.2

Information(4)

 21.9 21.8 21.6 21.3 21.4 (p)21.6

12-month % change

 2.8 -2.7 -3.1 -4.5 -3.6 (p)-2.3

Financial Activities(4)

 74.4 74.5 74.5 75.1 75.3 (p)75.3

12-month % change

 -4.0 -4.1 -4.7 -3.1 -2.7 (p)-3.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 230.3 230.4 230.1 224.5 224.3 (p)225.5

12-month % change

 -5.5 -5.1 -4.9 -5.8 -5.1 (p)-5.0

Education and Health Services(4)

 179.3 178.4 179.0 175.1 178.7 (p)181.2

12-month % change

 -8.8 -10.0 -9.7 -10.6 -9.8 (p)-8.1

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 71.6 68.3 65.8 63.6 65.8 (p)69.2

12-month % change

 -29.6 -32.4 -35.4 -35.5 -33.4 (p)-27.8

Other Services(4)

 41.8 41.5 41.0 40.9 41.7 (p)41.7

12-month % change

 -22.3 -23.3 -24.4 -24.0 -22.1 (p)-20.3

Government(4)

 164.2 163.7 163.6 160.4 162.6 (p)162.8

12-month % change

 -5.5 -6.7 -6.1 -5.8 -7.1 (p)-6.9

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 284.121 283.291 284.350 285.525 286.474 287.481

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

   1.7 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.4 2.0

CPI-W, All items(6)

 278.297 277.747 278.844 279.909 280.994 281.761

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   1.8 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.7 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(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) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary