New Jersey
| Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2007 |
Nov 2007 |
Dec 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
| Labor Force Data |
| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
4,460.3 (5) |
4,462.6 (5) |
4,463.8 (5) |
4,491.2 |
4,507.7 |
4,495.5 (P) |
| Employment (1) |
 |
4,274.8 (5) |
4,274.6 (5) |
4,275.8 (5) |
4,287.1 |
4,291.3 |
4,278.5 (P) |
| Unemployment (1) |
 |
185.5 (5) |
188.1 (5) |
188.0 (5) |
204.1 |
216.3 |
217.0 (P) |
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
 |
4.2 (5) |
4.2 (5) |
4.2 (5) |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 (P) |
| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
 |
4,073.8 |
4,076.0 |
4,082.6 |
4,074.0 |
4,071.9 |
4,072.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 (P) |
| Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
 |
0.0 |
-5.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 (P) |
| Construction (3) |
 |
171.0 |
170.8 |
170.1 |
169.3 |
168.9 |
168.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Construction |
 |
-1.7 |
-1.6 |
-2.4 |
-2.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.6 (P) |
| Manufacturing (3) |
 |
310.6 |
309.9 |
309.7 |
309.7 |
308.7 |
308.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
 |
-3.1 |
-3.1 |
-2.6 |
-2.4 |
-2.2 |
-2.0 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
 |
875.2 |
877.2 |
879.9 |
877.3 |
874.2 |
875.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 (P) |
| Information (3) |
 |
98.1 |
98.0 |
98.3 |
98.7 |
97.8 |
97.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 (P) |
| Financial Activities (3) |
 |
271.8 |
270.9 |
270.2 |
269.3 |
269.2 |
269.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
 |
-2.5 |
-2.7 |
-2.8 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
-2.8 (P) |
| Professional & Business Services (3) |
 |
610.9 |
611.1 |
612.8 |
609.0 |
609.5 |
608.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 (P) |
| Education & Health Services (3) |
 |
583.8 |
584.7 |
585.9 |
586.5 |
587.9 |
587.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- EHS |
 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.7 (P) |
| Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
 |
339.7 |
339.6 |
340.8 |
339.3 |
340.1 |
341.4 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 (P) |
| Other Services (3) |
 |
163.8 |
163.8 |
164.5 |
164.8 |
165.2 |
165.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 (P) |
| Government (3) |
 |
647.2 |
648.4 |
648.8 |
648.5 |
648.9 |
649.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 (P) |
| Mass layoffs |
| Layoff events, all industries |
 |
16 |
50 |
93 |
35 |
35 |
34 |
| 12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
-3 |
8 |
-1 |
| 12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
-7.9 |
29.6 |
-2.9 |
| Initial claimants, all industries |
 |
1,327 |
6,234 |
8,389 |
2,613 |
3,439 |
4,007 |
| 12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
 |
284 |
-963 |
441 |
-124 |
881 |
478 |
| 12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
 |
27.2 |
-13.4 |
5.5 |
-4.5 |
34.4 |
13.5 |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) Percent
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
Data extracted on: May 13, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note:
More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available
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New Jersey includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Camden, NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- Edison-New Brunswick, NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
- Newark-Union, NJ-PA (Metropolitan Division)
- Ocean City, NJ
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Trenton-Ewing, NJ
- Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ
- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (Metropolitan Division)
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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