# New Jersey Labor Force

New Jersey Labor Force was up 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,923,400 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Sep 2020) to 4.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/new-jersey-labor-force-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,923,400 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,964,886 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,971,421 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,936,635 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,917,284 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,895,585 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,903,059 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,880,497 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,862,054 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,900,403 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,918,239 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,886,509 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 4,924,658 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 4,956,807 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 4,937,516 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 4,873,350 thousands | 0.01 |
| April 2025 | 4,900,864 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 4,905,949 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 4,892,551 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 4,865,122 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 4,883,002 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,882,488 thousands | −0.02 |
| October 2024 | 4,895,347 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2024 | 4,859,526 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```