All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 38.40 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.5% (Apr 2020) to 49.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.
All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
38.40 thousands
−0.8
August 2026
37.50 thousands
7.1
July 2026
37.30 thousands
8.1
June 2026
39.20 thousands
5.7
May 2026
39.20 thousands
7.1
April 2026
38.30 thousands
8.5
March 2026
37.30 thousands
6.0
February 2026
37.20 thousands
3.9
January 2026
37.20 thousands
4.8
December 2025
39.50 thousands
2.3
November 2025
39.20 thousands
1.3
October 2025
39.10 thousands
1.0
September 2025
38.70 thousands
1.8
August 2025
35.00 thousands
0.3
July 2025
34.50 thousands
−2.5
June 2025
37.10 thousands
−3.6
May 2025
36.60 thousands
−4.7
April 2025
35.30 thousands
−6.1
March 2025
35.20 thousands
−9.0
February 2025
35.80 thousands
−7.3
January 2025
35.50 thousands
−8.3
December 2024
38.60 thousands
−8.1
November 2024
38.70 thousands
−6.3
October 2024
38.70 thousands
−5.4
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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.