New Jersey

New Jersey
Data Series	July 2020	Aug 2020	Sept 2020	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)4,604.6	(r)4,519.5	(r)4,376.6	(r)4,378.8	(r)4,500.4	(r)4,377.3
Employment(1)	(r)4,001.1	(r)4,020.5	(r)4,035.4	(r)4,043.3	(r)4,042.0	(r)4,039.6
Unemployment(1)	(r)603.5	(r)499.0	(r)341.3	(r)335.4	(r)458.4	(r)337.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)13.1	(r)11.0	(r)7.8	(r)7.7	(r)10.2	(r)7.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	3,754.0	3,818.0	3,892.1	3,889.2	3,897.7	(p)3,890.0
12-month % change	-10.5	-9.1	-7.3	-7.7	-7.6	(p)-8.0
Mining and Logging(3)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.4
12-month % change	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-6.7
Construction(3)	147.2	146.2	149.4	150.8	146.8	(p)149.9
12-month % change	-7.7	-8.9	-7.0	-6.1	-8.5	(p)-6.0
Manufacturing(3)	240.3	241.2	241.5	242.9	244.0	(p)244.3
12-month % change	-4.6	-3.8	-3.8	-2.8	-3.4	(p)-3.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	827.7	838.8	848.7	845.5	860.1	(p)860.3
12-month % change	-6.7	-5.5	-4.4	-4.8	-3.6	(p)-3.8
Information(3)	62.9	63.2	64.0	64.6	65.5	(p)64.2
12-month % change	-6.7	-7.1	-5.5	-4.3	-2.1	(p)-3.5
Financial Activities(3)	239.3	241.2	242.7	246.6	248.3	(p)246.4
12-month % change	-5.2	-4.6	-3.8	-1.7	-1.1	(p)-1.9
Professional & Business Services(3)	621.9	622.8	629.6	631.0	631.3	(p)634.2
12-month % change	-9.0	-9.0	-8.1	-8.4	-8.6	(p)-8.4
Education & Health Services(3)	648.8	660.4	666.1	668.8	671.1	(p)669.5
12-month % change	-9.5	-8.0	-7.3	-7.5	-7.3	(p)-7.6
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	259.6	270.9	293.8	300.3	296.1	(p)287.2
12-month % change	-34.0	-31.1	-25.1	-24.4	-26.0	(p)-28.3
Other Services(3)	148.8	153.7	157.3	158.2	156.9	(p)157.1
12-month % change	-14.4	-11.7	-9.5	-10.2	-10.3	(p)-10.0
Government(3)	556.0	578.1	597.5	579.0	576.1	(p)575.5
12-month % change	-8.8	-4.8	-1.7	-4.7	-4.8	(p)-5.5
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

Data extracted on: March 05, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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