Unemployment rate moved up to 4.7%, though employment and labor force expanded. Sharp loss of 10,300 jobs, and June’s drop revised up. On August 15th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly Jobs Report for July 2024. Dr.…

Total count of jobs edged down; May increase revised down. Unemployment rate unchanged at 4.6%, but there were increases in the labor force and employment. On July 18th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly Jobs Report for…

Jobs grew a sharp 16,500—the largest gain since September. Leisure and hospitality were strong segments. The unemployment rate fell for a second straight month, edging down to 4.6% but still .6% above the national rate. New Jersey’s labor force and…

Payrolls decline by 10,900, with March increase marked down. Job losses noted in Leisure & Hospitality and Professional & Business services. Unemployment rate finally edges down. On May 16th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly…

Solid 13,800 increase in the number of jobs, with gains widespread across industries. Unemployment rate mired at 4.8% with little change in the labor force. On April  18th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly Jobs Report for…

Job count falls for the first time since July; January’s large increase cut more than half. Unemployment rate remains 4.8% for the sixth straight month. On March 21st, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly Jobs…

Unemployment rate remains mired at 4.8%--one of the highest rates in the nation--with drops in both the labor force and employment of residents. But, the state’s job count up a strong 20,800—one of the highest gains in the nation. Revisions…