# New Jersey Labor Force

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.LF.M.SA`
- 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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,928,382 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,918,096 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,910,645 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,908,203 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,909,153 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,903,423 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,906,727 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,912,328 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,918,046 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,919,038 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,919,896 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,915,086 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,909,106 thousands | 0.05 |
| July 2025 | 4,903,658 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2025 | 4,899,596 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,897,944 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 4,897,988 thousands | −0.05 |
| March 2025 | 4,898,440 thousands | 0.07 |
| February 2025 | 4,898,132 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,896,874 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,896,083 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,897,135 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 4,900,103 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2024 | 4,903,661 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

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

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