New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	New Jersey
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Total Nonfarm
2012	3,876.5	3,886.4	3,893.9	3,881.2	3,887.6	3,895.0	3,883.6	3,894.0	3,903.2	3,908.3	3,907.7	3,932.2
2013	3,930.0	3,939.4	3,947.0	(P) 3,950.3
Construction
2012	134.6	135.6	132.6	130.1	128.6	128.3	127.7	127.8	128.2	130.1	130.0	130.8
2013	132.8	132.4	133.6	(P) 133.3
Manufacturing
2012	246.8	246.9	247.2	246.1	246.1	245.9	244.7	244.4	244.1	243.8	244.0	245.1
2013	247.3	247.5	250.2	(P) 249.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	820.9	822.3	823.7	819.4	823.3	823.6	821.5	821.2	822.4	820.4	824.2	829.1
2013	834.8	831.9	831.2	(P) 832.9
Information
2012	77.6	78.5	78.8	77.5	77.9	78.1	77.7	77.8	77.2	76.1	76.3	76.3
2013	74.1	77.0	74.9	(P) 76.5
Financial Activities
2012	248.8	248.7	248.9	248.8	248.4	248.8	248.4	248.3	248.3	249.6	249.4	251.3
2013	250.3	249.0	249.2	(P) 250.6
Professional & Business Services
2012	610.5	611.0	613.7	613.7	614.8	615.9	613.4	617.8	620.9	620.7	623.9	632.0
2013	628.3	627.8	626.7	(P) 622.0
Educational & Health Services
2012	614.2	616.9	619.2	618.0	620.2	619.9	618.5	620.4	623.0	627.3	626.2	629.1
2013	625.9	628.2	634.3	(P) 638.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	341.2	343.9	346.3	345.6	345.5	349.1	348.5	349.5	351.3	346.1	342.1	345.3
2013	343.7	346.3	349.7	(P) 351.8
Other Services
2012	162.6	162.9	163.5	163.4	164.2	164.9	165.3	165.7	166.4	166.2	165.8	166.4
2013	167.1	168.1	168.3	(P) 168.2
Government
2012	618.0	618.4	618.7	617.3	617.3	619.2	616.7	619.9	620.2	626.7	624.5	625.6
2013	624.5	630.0	627.6	(P) 626.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
	New Jersey
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Labor Force
2012	(1) 4,565,007	(1) 4,569,349	(1) 4,574,818	(1) 4,579,260	(1) 4,582,212	(1) 4,585,007	(1) 4,589,729	(1) 4,597,684	(1) 4,608,101	(1) 4,619,578	(1) 4,630,366	(1) 4,640,283
2013	4,647,713	4,636,210	4,614,886	(P) 4,610,505
Employment
2012	(1) 4,146,462	(1) 4,149,996	(1) 4,151,622	(1) 4,150,083	(1) 4,146,499	(1) 4,143,917	(1) 4,145,410	(1) 4,152,568	(1) 4,163,854	(1) 4,176,432	(1) 4,187,865	(1) 4,198,415
2013	4,204,686	4,204,488	4,199,701	(P) 4,211,048
Unemployment
2012	(1) 418,545	(1) 419,353	(1) 423,196	(1) 429,177	(1) 435,713	(1) 441,090	(1) 444,319	(1) 445,116	(1) 444,247	(1) 443,146	(1) 442,501	(1) 441,868
2013	443,027	431,722	415,185	(P) 399,457
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.3	(1) 9.4	(1) 9.5	(1) 9.6	(1) 9.7	(1) 9.7	(1) 9.6	(1) 9.6	(1) 9.6	(1) 9.5
2013	9.5	9.3	9.0	(P) 8.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment. (P) Preliminary

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