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New Jersey Labor Force

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-NJ.LF.M.SA

Latest (y/y)0.2%September 2025
Previous (y/y)0.05%August 2025
Level4,928,382 thousandsSeptember 2026

New Jersey Labor Force was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.05% in August 2025.

The level stood at 4,928,382 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (Sep 2020) to 4.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

New Jersey Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−6%−4%−2%0%2%4%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New Jersey Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New Jersey Labor Force, level (thousands)4.0M4.2M4.4M4.6M4.8M5.0M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New Jersey Labor Force, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20264,928,382 thousands—
August 20264,918,096 thousands—
July 20264,910,645 thousands—
June 20264,908,203 thousands—
May 20264,909,153 thousands—
April 20264,903,423 thousands—
March 20264,906,727 thousands—
February 20264,912,328 thousands—
January 20264,918,046 thousands—
December 20254,919,038 thousands—
November 20254,919,896 thousands—
September 20254,915,086 thousands0.2
August 20254,909,106 thousands0.05
July 20254,903,658 thousands−0.1
June 20254,899,596 thousands−0.2
May 20254,897,944 thousands−0.2
April 20254,897,988 thousands−0.05
March 20254,898,440 thousands0.07
February 20254,898,132 thousands0.2
January 20254,896,874 thousands0.2
December 20244,896,083 thousands0.2
November 20244,897,135 thousands0.3
October 20244,900,103 thousands0.3
September 20244,903,661 thousands0.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high4.5% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−4.4% (Sep 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-NJ.LF.M.SA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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National figure

United States Civilian Labor Force

FAQ

Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-NJ.LF.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “New Jersey Labor Force”.