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News Releases:
Aug
04
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — December 2022

Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent for the second consecutive month in December.

Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.1 percent in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
31
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA), for the year ended December 2022.

New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
New Jersey
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)4,907.1 (r)4,904.5 (r)4,903.4 (r)4,903.3 4,898.5 (p)4,898.1

Employment(1)

 (r)4,681.3 (r)4,678.9 (r)4,678.0 (r)4,678.0 4,673.3 (p)4,672.2

Unemployment(1)

 (r)225.9 (r)225.5 (r)225.3 (r)225.3 225.2 (p)225.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 4.6 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,375.4 4,376.6 4,376.2 4,393.8 (p)4,387.7  

12-month % change

 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 (p)0.8  

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.5  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)7.1  

Construction(3)

 165.3 165.5 166.2 164.8 (p)164.8  

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 (p)-0.5  

Manufacturing(3)

 255.9 256.1 256.0 256.6 (p)257.2  

12-month % change

 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 (p)1.0  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 904.2 902.7 900.7 903.4 (p)903.6  

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.0 -1.1 -0.8 (p)-0.6  

Information(3)

 76.1 73.6 73.2 74.0 (p)73.5  

12-month % change

 -2.7 -4.9 -5.9 -5.9 (p)-6.1  

Financial Activities(3)

 269.9 271.2 271.8 272.7 (p)273.3  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.1 (p)1.2  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 707.8 705.5 701.0 708.6 (p)712.4  

12-month % change

 -1.8 -1.5 -1.8 -0.7 (p)-0.1  

Education & Health Services(3)

 792.8 795.6 801.2 804.1 (p)805.4  

12-month % change

 4.6 5.1 5.0 4.9 (p)4.7  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 406.3 408.2 409.8 411.1 (p)410.8  

12-month % change

 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 (p)1.4  

Other Services(3)

 173.2 175.3 174.7 176.0 (p)176.2  

12-month % change

 1.0 2.1 1.3 1.6 (p)2.0  

Government(3)

 622.4 621.4 620.1 621.0 (p)609.0  

12-month % change

 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.0 (p)-0.5  

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
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Current Employment Statistics - New Jersey Employment Table Apr 2025
Local Area Unemployment Statistics - New Jersey Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2025
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Philadelphia Area Employment — November 2022 Employment News Release Dec 2022
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 – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2022 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2022
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 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
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 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2022
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 — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City — December 2022 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2023
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in the New York Area – 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2018
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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 Jan 2023
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 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Union Members in New Jersey — 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023