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New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Total Nonfarm |
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2019 |
4,186.0 | 4,185.2 | 4,190.2 | 4,193.4 | 4,186.9 | 4,192.0 | 4,196.5 | 4,198.3 | 4,199.0 | 4,211.5 | 4,219.2 | 4,226.4 |
2020 |
4,240.8 | 4,241.9 | 4,166.8 | 3,410.6 | 3,499.5 | 3,622.0 | 3,754.0 | 3,818.0 | 3,892.1 | 3,889.2 | (p)3,896.3 | |
Construction |
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2019 |
159.8 | 158.9 | 159.6 | 160.0 | 159.4 | 159.1 | 159.5 | 160.4 | 160.7 | 160.6 | 160.4 | 159.5 |
2020 |
162.9 | 166.6 | 166.2 | 121.9 | 136.9 | 144.1 | 147.2 | 146.2 | 149.4 | 150.8 | (p)147.0 | |
Manufacturing |
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2019 |
251.5 | 251.5 | 252.2 | 252.1 | 251.9 | 251.7 | 251.8 | 250.8 | 251.0 | 250.0 | 252.5 | 252.1 |
2020 |
252.6 | 253.0 | 253.0 | 216.6 | 235.7 | 239.0 | 240.3 | 241.2 | 241.5 | 242.9 | (p)243.5 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2019 |
887.6 | 886.1 | 887.3 | 885.2 | 884.4 | 885.6 | 886.8 | 887.9 | 887.6 | 888.4 | 891.8 | 894.1 |
2020 |
895.9 | 894.6 | 889.8 | 737.4 | 753.9 | 794.2 | 827.7 | 838.8 | 848.7 | 845.5 | (p)859.8 | |
Information |
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2019 |
67.6 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 66.9 | 66.5 |
2020 |
66.3 | 66.4 | 65.7 | 62.2 | 61.4 | 61.5 | 62.9 | 63.2 | 64.0 | 64.6 | (p)65.5 | |
Financial Activities |
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2019 |
252.8 | 252.6 | 252.5 | 252.7 | 252.6 | 252.9 | 252.5 | 252.8 | 252.4 | 250.9 | 251.1 | 251.2 |
2020 |
252.0 | 253.5 | 250.6 | 237.6 | 238.4 | 236.8 | 239.3 | 241.2 | 242.7 | 246.6 | (p)248.7 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2019 |
681.5 | 682.3 | 682.7 | 685.9 | 683.2 | 683.9 | 683.7 | 684.7 | 685.2 | 688.8 | 690.7 | 692.7 |
2020 |
693.2 | 690.3 | 680.2 | 592.1 | 599.0 | 604.6 | 621.9 | 622.8 | 629.6 | 631.0 | (p)631.5 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2019 |
713.8 | 713.9 | 715.4 | 716.0 | 715.6 | 716.7 | 716.7 | 718.0 | 718.7 | 723.1 | 724.1 | 724.8 |
2020 |
728.8 | 730.6 | 721.0 | 600.0 | 603.2 | 632.8 | 648.8 | 660.4 | 666.1 | 668.8 | (p)671.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2019 |
394.3 | 394.7 | 395.2 | 394.2 | 393.9 | 393.4 | 393.1 | 392.9 | 392.2 | 397.1 | 399.9 | 400.4 |
2020 |
402.2 | 404.0 | 379.5 | 145.1 | 175.3 | 209.4 | 259.6 | 270.9 | 293.8 | 300.3 | (p)293.9 | |
Other Services |
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2019 |
172.5 | 172.8 | 173.0 | 173.7 | 173.6 | 173.5 | 173.9 | 174.1 | 173.9 | 176.1 | 174.9 | 174.5 |
2020 |
175.2 | 173.5 | 171.9 | 115.3 | 118.2 | 126.0 | 148.8 | 153.7 | 157.3 | 158.2 | (p)156.8 | |
Government |
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2019 |
603.2 | 604.2 | 603.9 | 604.9 | 603.5 | 606.3 | 609.7 | 607.2 | 608.1 | 607.5 | 605.4 | 609.1 |
2020 |
610.2 | 607.9 | 587.4 | 581.0 | 576.1 | 572.2 | 556.0 | 578.1 | 597.5 | 579.0 | (p)576.4 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Labor Force |
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2019 |
4,456,587 | 4,457,146 | 4,455,781 | 4,455,716 | 4,459,791 | 4,469,516 | 4,486,272 | 4,505,661 | 4,523,734 | 4,536,222 | 4,537,131 | 4,535,046 |
2020 |
4,551,684 | 4,564,128 | 4,588,196 | 4,483,327 | 4,531,245 | 4,548,773 | 4,589,169 | 4,578,368 | 4,325,103 | 4,401,919 | (p)4,526,235 | |
Employment |
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2019 |
4,291,177 | 4,295,671 | 4,299,568 | 4,304,824 | 4,312,707 | 4,323,243 | 4,336,736 | 4,350,169 | 4,361,752 | 4,369,115 | 4,368,963 | 4,367,342 |
2020 |
4,379,423 | 4,390,255 | 4,419,828 | 3,751,422 | 3,835,528 | 3,782,601 | 3,937,803 | 4,068,399 | 4,035,347 | 4,051,425 | (p)4,063,590 | |
Unemployment |
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2019 |
165,410 | 161,475 | 156,213 | 150,892 | 147,084 | 146,273 | 149,536 | 155,492 | 161,982 | 167,107 | 168,168 | 167,704 |
2020 |
172,261 | 173,873 | 168,368 | 731,905 | 695,717 | 766,172 | 651,366 | 509,969 | 289,756 | 350,494 | (p)462,645 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2019 |
3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
2020 |
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 8.0 | (p)10.2 | |
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Footnotes |
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