Robust 15,800 job gain followed an upward revision of more than 5,000 to March Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.5%, slightly above U.S. average The labor force participation rate higher than any time since mid-2013 MORRISTOWN, NJ - On May 18th, New…

2,600 loss of jobs follows a comparable loss in February Unemployment rate unchanged at 3.5%, matching the U.S. average The state’s workforce rises sharply for a third straight month On April 20th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development…

Increase in job count offset by downward revision to January job gains Disappointing drop in Leisure and Hospitality sector Another uptick in unemployment, again the result of growth in the labor force On March 23rd, New Jersey’s Department of Labor…

  January’s increase in jobs among nation’s highest Substantial upward revisions to 2022 jobs count Rise in unemployment rate to 3.4% in January attributable to a marked increase in the labor force size On March 13th, New Jersey’s Department of…

New figures show state hit a record-low unemployment rate last summer Labor force, employment totals substantially higher than originally reported On March 1st, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued revised 2022 numbers on the labor force, total employment,…

Overall increase of 1,400 from November swelled by 1,300 gain in government Marked losses in construction and professional and business services may have been weather-related Unemployment (3.4%) remains below national average (3.5%), and labor force continues to grow  On January…

Private-sector jobs fall for first time since the worst of the pandemic Sharp drop in the unemployment rate reflects decline in labor force, as well as increase in numbers working Sharp decline in construction, as government jobs grow MORRISTOWN, NJ…

Unemployment rises 0.3% to 4.0% as increase in resident employment insufficient to offset the labor market increase August saw a new record high set for jobs in the state New Jersey’s labor force count rose 27,700 to a 2-year high…

On the heels of unusually sharp losses in the spring of 2020, New Jersey’s private-sector job gains outpaced the nation coming out of the pandemic  Recovery in resident employment, and the labor force, has been weaker than the nation, possibly…

Losses in government and leisure and hospitality prevent state from matching its old high. Unemployment rate moves down 0.2% to 3.7%, versus 3.5% U.S. average On August 18th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the monthly jobs…