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News Releases:
Sep
15
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2023

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA), for the year ended March 2023.

Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — August 2023

Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent in August.

New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
New Jersey
Data Series Back
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2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,814.9 4,833.0 4,850.7 4,867.4 4,875.8 (p)4,877.5

Employment(1)

 4,644.2 4,662.5 4,676.0 4,684.9 4,685.8 (p)4,674.3

Unemployment(1)

 170.7 170.6 174.7 182.5 190.0 (p)203.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.9 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,316.5 4,326.0 4,337.7 4,334.1 4,329.9 (p)4,342.2

12-month % change

 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.6 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 (p)1.8

12-month % change

 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 (p)5.9

Construction(3)

 166.6 166.6 165.8 166.5 168.1 (p)167.7

12-month % change

 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.9 2.4 (p)1.9

Manufacturing(3)

 253.4 253.2 253.2 252.7 252.6 (p)253.4

12-month % change

 2.1 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 (p)0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 919.7 922.3 921.6 921.1 921.9 (p)921.5

12-month % change

 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.7 (p)0.4

Information(3)

 77.0 76.5 77.2 77.6 77.6 (p)78.2

12-month % change

 3.6 1.6 1.3 1.7 0.8 (p)0.9

Financial Activities(3)

 258.0 259.0 259.3 258.9 259.3 (p)259.7

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 (p)-0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 721.5 725.3 725.1 719.5 713.9 (p)715.4

12-month % change

 -0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 -2.1 (p)-1.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 767.5 771.0 776.7 778.3 780.0 (p)781.4

12-month % change

 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.4 (p)6.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 398.0 397.8 399.7 401.3 396.5 (p)398.2

12-month % change

 7.0 6.5 6.2 5.8 3.6 (p)3.5

Other Services(3)

 167.6 168.3 169.6 170.1 167.9 (p)169.0

12-month % change

 2.4 2.7 3.2 3.2 1.5 (p)1.7

Government(3)

 585.5 584.2 587.7 586.3 590.3 (p)595.9

12-month % change

 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.6 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Atlantic City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Bergen, NJ Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Camden, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Newark, NJ-PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Trenton Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Vineland Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
New York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Allentown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Current Employment Statistics - New Jersey Employment Table Sep 2023
Local Area Unemployment Statistics - New Jersey Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Philadelphia Area Employment — July 2023 Employment News Release Aug 2023
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – July 2023 Average energy prices News Release Aug 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlantic City-Hammonton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey — 2021 Unemployment News Release Mar 2022
New York Area Employment — July 2023 Employment News Release Aug 2023
County Employment and Wages in New Jersey — Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Women’s Earnings in New Jersey - 2020 Pay News Release Nov 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2023
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City — June 2023 Average energy prices News Release Jul 2023
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in the New York Area – 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2018
Middlesex, NJ Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Jersey City-White Plains — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ocean City — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Vineland-Bridgeton — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in New Jersey — 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2015
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Jersey — 2020 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2023
Union Members in New Jersey — 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in New Jersey — Third Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2023
New Jersey Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2023 Employment, Unemployment News Release Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023