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News Releases:
Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – February 2024

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

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – February 2024

Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 1.6 percent for the two months ending in February 2024.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City – February 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area was up 0.2 percent in February and 2.9 percent from a year ago.

New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
New Jersey
Data Series Back
Data
Aug
2023
Sept
2023
Oct
2023
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)4,836.5 (r)4,833.8 (r)4,832.1 (r)4,831.8 (r)4,832.3 (p)4,824.8

Employment(1)

(r)4,611.1 (r)4,603.9 (r)4,599.6 (r)4,599.6 (r)4,600.8 (p)4,592.4

Unemployment(1)

(r)225.4 (r)229.9 (r)232.5 (r)232.2 (r)231.5 (p)232.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)4.7 (r)4.8 (r)4.8 (r)4.8 (r)4.8 (p)4.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

4,319.8 4,341.5 4,343.5 4,353.2 4,366.3 (p)4,387.1

12-month % change

1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 (p)2.2

Mining and Logging(3)

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.4

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

165.8 166.0 165.0 163.6 167.7 (p)170.1

12-month % change

0.6 0.7 0.5 -0.5 2.1 (p)2.9

Manufacturing(3)

255.9 256.6 255.6 255.1 255.0 (p)255.5

12-month % change

1.3 1.6 1.3 0.9 0.7 (p)0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

908.8 914.2 913.6 914.1 918.0 (p)920.3

12-month % change

-0.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 (p)1.2

Information(3)

77.4 78.0 76.5 76.1 76.9 (p)77.2

12-month % change

-1.0 -0.4 -2.5 -3.9 -2.8 (p)-3.0

Financial Activities(3)

269.4 270.0 270.1 270.4 270.3 (p)269.8

12-month % change

1.5 1.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 (p)1.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

713.5 719.9 721.9 723.1 722.9 (p)731.8

12-month % change

-1.8 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 (p)1.2

Education & Health Services(3)

755.1 759.5 761.9 766.5 770.4 (p)773.4

12-month % change

5.6 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.2 (p)5.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

401.5 404.0 405.7 409.1 408.5 (p)408.0

12-month % change

4.9 5.3 6.2 6.1 5.1 (p)3.6

Other Services(3)

171.5 171.7 173.3 174.0 174.5 (p)176.7

12-month % change

3.3 2.8 4.3 4.2 4.1 (p)4.7

Government(3)

599.4 600.1 598.4 599.7 600.6 (p)602.9

12-month % change

2.3 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.3 (p)1.4

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

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