Unemployment climbs to 8.2% as state sheds 5,200 jobs Atlantic County suffered highest job losses in the nation 2019-2020 Public workforce declines likely due to Census ending Labor force recovers some of September’s massive decline On November 19th, New Jersey’s…

Unemployment rate decline driven by shrinking workforce, falls to 6.7%, Gain of 60,200 jobs fueled, in part, by temporary Census jobs Labor Force collapses by 229,000 in September, participation rate falls 3.3% to 61.4% On October 15th, New Jersey’s Department…

State’s economy contracts by 35.6% in Q2, ranks 43rd in the U.S. Decline driven by weakness in health care, wholesale and retail trade, and transportation and warehousing On October 2nd, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its report…

State records “spectacular” 63% increase in annual income rate driven by CARES Act stimulus as earnings of those working and business owners fell by 31.5% during lockdown On September 24th, the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis issued its report…

NJ unemployment rate well above US average Rate of hiring falls below pace of June and July results State regains less than half of jobs lost in shutdown White Collar professions remain weak, down 10% since 2019 On September 17th,…

Unemployment Rate 3.5% Above U.S. Average Since April NJ regained 341K jobs, less than half of 831K jobs lost Feb. to April Indoor Dining Ban Keeps Hospitality Sector at 2/3 of 2019 employment Leisure and Hospitality led July gains, aided…

On July 16th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the monthly jobs report for June 2020. Dr. Charles Steindel, former Chief Economist of the State of New Jersey and current Resident Scholar, Anisfield School of Business at…