September unemployment rate was the highest since January 2022. Job increase of 10,900 was the best since February. Total number of NJ residents working is estimated to have dropped by more than 8,000. The greatly-delayed September data on New Jersey’s…

Output and income growth trailed nation in Q2 after relatively better performance in Q1. New Jersey’s GDP grew at 2.8% compared to New York’s 4.0. Level of income revised up. The numbers on New Jersey’s Gross State Product (GDP) and…

Unemployment rate hits 5 percent for the first time in 3 ½ years; employment and the labor force keep moving down. Moderate job growth for a second straight month. New Jersey’s 5% unemployment rate remains notably above the nation’s 4.3%.…

Unemployment rate stuck at 4.9%, with drops in both the labor force and employment. Sharp 13,100 gain in private employment partly offset by a downward revision to June and a large cut in public jobs. New Jersey’s July labor market…

Unemployment rate up to 4.9% with employment and the labor force both falling. Number of jobs down 9,700. Statistical issues probably magnified the job loss, but May’s soft number revised down. New Jersey labor market numbers continue to be poor.…

Real GDP declined at a 1.0% annual rate, under the national rate. Personal income rose at a 6.5% rate, in line with the nation. New Jersey’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have declined at a 1.0% annual…

Unemployment rate at 4.8% for second straight month; resident employment and labor force decline. Number of jobs unchanged, after downward revision to April. New Jersey’s job report for May shows very little change from recent months. The unemployment rate remained…