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New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
3,854.5 | 3,869.6 | 3,906.4 | 3,963.9 | 4,009.1 | 4,077.1 | 4,057.6 | 4,042.8 | 4,066.1 | 4,106.8 | 4,143.8 | 4,159.0 | 4,021.4 |
2022 |
4,035.3 | 4,081.9 | 4,118.4 | 4,164.3 | 4,215.0 | 4,304.3 | 4,262.8 | 4,257.6 | 4,258.3 | 4,272.5 | 4,302.5 | (p)4,303.5 | |
Mining & Logging |
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2021 |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
2022 |
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 | |
Construction |
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2021 |
146.8 | 142.4 | 148.9 | 155.8 | 158.9 | 160.7 | 162.6 | 162.5 | 162.6 | 165.1 | 161.5 | 162.4 | 157.5 |
2022 |
150.2 | 150.3 | 154.8 | 157.6 | 159.4 | 160.6 | 160.6 | 162.5 | 159.7 | 158.9 | 157.8 | (p)153.4 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
237.5 | 237.8 | 239.3 | 239.2 | 239.9 | 241.8 | 241.3 | 241.1 | 240.5 | 241.1 | 242.1 | 243.6 | 240.4 |
2022 |
239.0 | 241.8 | 243.9 | 245.4 | 244.8 | 249.0 | 249.2 | 248.4 | 246.5 | 245.7 | 246.0 | (p)246.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
853.9 | 842.1 | 844.0 | 846.8 | 854.1 | 867.4 | 866.6 | 865.4 | 867.1 | 880.7 | 900.2 | 909.4 | 866.5 |
2022 |
882.5 | 884.9 | 888.0 | 888.8 | 897.0 | 912.7 | 909.3 | 911.5 | 911.3 | 921.5 | 935.9 | (p)945.8 | |
Information |
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2021 |
68.0 | 68.9 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 70.6 | 71.4 | 72.9 | 72.6 | 71.7 | 70.9 | 70.9 | 69.6 | 70.5 |
2022 |
68.3 | 69.1 | 68.7 | 69.7 | 70.2 | 71.6 | 70.8 | 70.5 | 71.5 | 70.8 | 70.5 | (p)70.0 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
247.4 | 247.9 | 248.6 | 249.4 | 250.2 | 253.1 | 254.5 | 254.6 | 251.7 | 252.1 | 253.6 | 255.4 | 251.5 |
2022 |
255.2 | 255.7 | 256.6 | 256.8 | 260.5 | 261.6 | 262.4 | 262.1 | 260.1 | 258.2 | 259.8 | (p)259.5 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
654.0 | 657.3 | 661.9 | 677.1 | 682.6 | 690.1 | 695.2 | 688.8 | 688.1 | 702.4 | 710.8 | 710.5 | 684.9 |
2022 |
678.9 | 689.2 | 698.0 | 708.9 | 715.0 | 722.9 | 724.8 | 723.7 | 720.2 | 723.0 | 730.2 | (p)723.2 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
676.8 | 684.5 | 691.2 | 694.0 | 695.9 | 695.8 | 682.4 | 676.4 | 691.1 | 700.7 | 708.5 | 708.4 | 692.1 |
2022 |
696.2 | 708.7 | 712.5 | 715.6 | 720.0 | 723.2 | 717.6 | 716.2 | 722.9 | 732.5 | 740.7 | (p)745.8 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
266.0 | 270.1 | 281.0 | 301.9 | 327.2 | 359.0 | 382.2 | 380.4 | 359.1 | 346.3 | 343.4 | 345.7 | 330.2 |
2022 |
327.4 | 332.3 | 343.3 | 363.0 | 388.8 | 434.5 | 444.6 | 438.7 | 406.8 | 391.1 | 384.0 | (p)380.4 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
142.9 | 143.6 | 145.2 | 148.4 | 150.6 | 154.0 | 155.8 | 155.6 | 153.3 | 155.7 | 158.1 | 159.6 | 151.9 |
2022 |
156.6 | 160.8 | 161.4 | 164.1 | 167.6 | 171.9 | 172.9 | 172.3 | 169.4 | 171.2 | 174.4 | (p)175.2 | |
Government |
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2021 |
559.9 | 573.7 | 576.2 | 580.1 | 577.8 | 582.5 | 542.8 | 544.1 | 579.6 | 590.5 | 593.4 | 593.0 | 574.5 |
2022 |
579.7 | 587.8 | 589.9 | 593.0 | 590.3 | 594.9 | 549.2 | 550.3 | 588.5 | 598.2 | 601.8 | (p)602.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
4,626,722 | 4,657,496 | 4,661,726 | 4,641,403 | 4,643,132 | 4,711,626 | 4,739,260 | 4,686,989 | 4,629,616 | 4,643,268 | 4,641,588 | 4,650,220 | 4,661,087 |
2022 |
4,601,700 | 4,610,851 | 4,642,587 | 4,629,212 | 4,640,918 | 4,674,044 | 4,692,497 | 4,719,714 | 4,691,164 | 4,756,029 | 4,732,244 | (p)4,731,550 | |
Employment |
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2021 |
4,264,875 | 4,295,937 | 4,321,628 | 4,329,752 | 4,338,973 | 4,375,118 | 4,410,554 | 4,387,043 | 4,366,599 | 4,411,847 | 4,430,276 | 4,452,161 | 4,365,397 |
2022 |
4,374,816 | 4,403,541 | 4,449,122 | 4,464,430 | 4,482,536 | 4,503,708 | 4,516,332 | 4,544,112 | 4,561,668 | 4,617,365 | 4,590,656 | (p)4,584,473 | |
Unemployment |
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2021 |
361,847 | 361,559 | 340,098 | 311,651 | 304,159 | 336,508 | 328,706 | 299,946 | 263,017 | 231,421 | 211,312 | 198,059 | 295,690 |
2022 |
226,884 | 207,310 | 193,465 | 164,782 | 158,382 | 170,336 | 176,165 | 175,602 | 129,496 | 138,664 | 141,588 | (p)147,077 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
2022 |
4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | (p)3.1 | |
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Footnotes |
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