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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > New Jersey > Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Newark, NJ-PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2025
Consumer Price Index - New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (1967 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2025
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
New York Area Employment — July 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Newark, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Newark, NJ
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (m)1,129.6 (m)1,130.9 1,147.3 (p)1,160.9    

Employment(1)

 (m)1,078.3 (m)1,080.8 1,089.4 (p)1,100.9    

Unemployment(1)

 (m)51.3 (m)50.1 57.9 (p)60.0    

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (m)4.5 (m)4.4 5.0 (p)5.2    

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,062.1 1,065.5 1,037.3 1,043.0 (p)1,046.4  

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 (p)0.1  

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 40.8 38.9 37.0 36.2 (p)37.1  

12-month % change

 -0.5 -3.2 -2.1 -4.7 (p)-4.4  

Manufacturing(3)

 64.8 64.8 64.4 64.2 (p)65.0  

12-month % change

 1.7 1.1 1.7 0.8 (p)1.4  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 204.7 207.2 201.9 201.2 (p)200.8  

12-month % change

 -1.6 -0.8 -1.1 -0.3 (p)-0.4  

Information(3)

 18.5 18.4 18.0 18.0 (p)18.0  

12-month % change

 -1.1 -3.2 -5.8 -7.2 (p)-7.2  

Financial Activities(3)

 70.7 71.3 69.8 69.6 (p)69.4  

12-month % change

 1.1 1.6 0.0 -0.1 (p)-1.0  

Professional and Business Services(3)

 187.4 187.8 181.9 182.3 (p)183.5  

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.6 -2.1 -1.7 (p)-2.0  

Education and Health Services(3)

 183.3 184.2 182.9 184.8 (p)185.5  

12-month % change

 4.6 4.5 6.2 5.4 (p)4.8  

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 85.3 85.4 81.5 80.0 (p)80.6  

12-month % change

 -0.6 -1.4 -1.3 -2.2 (p)-3.4  

Other Services(3)

 45.1 45.6 45.2 45.2 (p)45.6  

12-month % change

 3.0 3.2 3.9 3.2 (p)2.9  

Government(3)

 161.5 161.9 154.7 161.5 (p)160.9  

12-month % change

 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.0 (p)0.9  

Consumer Price Index: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

CPI-U, All items(4)

 338.535 338.610 341.144 342.333 342.508 344.047

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   4.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.9

CPI-W, All items(5)

 332.629 332.829 335.448 336.648 337.269 338.206

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   4.1 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary