# Nonfarm payroll employment in New Jersey

Nonfarm payroll employment in New Jersey was 4,359,600 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-34`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/new-jersey
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-34

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 4,359,600 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 4,361,300 |
| 2026-06 | 4,383,200 |
| 2026-05 | 4,387,400 |
| 2026-04 | 4,386,000 |
| 2026-03 | 4,378,900 |
| 2026-02 | 4,375,800 |
| 2026-01 | 4,384,000 |
| 2025-12 | 4,380,500 |
| 2025-11 | 4,375,100 |
| 2025-10 | 4,373,400 |
| 2025-09 | 4,373,800 |
| 2025-08 | 4,369,500 |
| 2025-07 | 4,377,200 |
| 2025-06 | 4,379,100 |
| 2025-05 | 4,391,300 |
| 2025-04 | 4,380,800 |
| 2025-03 | 4,377,600 |
| 2025-02 | 4,377,300 |
| 2025-01 | 4,374,100 |
| 2024-12 | 4,375,400 |
| 2024-11 | 4,370,800 |
| 2024-10 | 4,369,100 |
| 2024-09 | 4,365,700 |
| 2024-08 | 4,350,800 |
| 2024-07 | 4,348,400 |
| 2024-06 | 4,359,600 |
| 2024-05 | 4,351,100 |
| 2024-04 | 4,349,300 |
| 2024-03 | 4,350,800 |
| 2024-02 | 4,345,600 |
| 2024-01 | 4,340,100 |
| 2023-12 | 4,342,600 |
| 2023-11 | 4,333,900 |
| 2023-10 | 4,328,000 |
| 2023-09 | 4,337,900 |
| 2023-08 | 4,324,600 |
| 2023-07 | 4,317,300 |
| 2023-06 | 4,322,300 |
| 2023-05 | 4,310,900 |
| 2023-04 | 4,288,400 |
| 2023-03 | 4,303,500 |
| 2023-02 | 4,301,700 |
| 2023-01 | 4,298,800 |
| 2022-12 | 4,281,000 |
| 2022-11 | 4,277,400 |
| 2022-10 | 4,266,400 |
| 2022-09 | 4,265,600 |
| 2022-08 | 4,268,400 |
| 2022-07 | 4,261,000 |
| 2022-06 | 4,228,000 |
| 2022-05 | 4,229,800 |
| 2022-04 | 4,225,400 |
| 2022-03 | 4,218,200 |
| 2022-02 | 4,208,500 |
| 2022-01 | 4,170,500 |
| 2021-12 | 4,168,800 |
| 2021-11 | 4,147,500 |
| 2021-10 | 4,131,300 |
| 2021-09 | 4,073,000 |
| 2021-08 | 4,058,000 |
| 2021-07 | 4,050,600 |
| 2021-06 | 4,004,200 |
| 2021-05 | 3,995,000 |
| 2021-04 | 3,983,500 |
| 2021-03 | 3,958,400 |
| 2021-02 | 3,941,800 |
| 2021-01 | 3,935,900 |
| 2020-12 | 3,909,300 |
| 2020-11 | 3,905,200 |
| 2020-10 | 3,900,500 |
| 2020-09 | 3,869,600 |
| 2020-08 | 3,780,100 |
| 2020-07 | 3,705,200 |
| 2020-06 | 3,576,500 |
| 2020-05 | 3,516,000 |
| 2020-04 | 3,501,600 |
| 2020-03 | 4,195,600 |
| 2020-02 | 4,225,300 |
| 2020-01 | 4,219,500 |
| 2019-12 | 4,212,300 |
| 2019-11 | 4,215,500 |
| 2019-10 | 4,203,200 |
| 2019-09 | 4,201,400 |
| 2019-08 | 4,201,400 |
| 2019-07 | 4,206,100 |
| 2019-06 | 4,200,600 |
| 2019-05 | 4,193,800 |
| 2019-04 | 4,196,200 |
| 2019-03 | 4,192,900 |
| 2019-02 | 4,187,400 |
| 2019-01 | 4,187,800 |
| 2018-12 | 4,181,900 |
| 2018-11 | 4,184,200 |
| 2018-10 | 4,175,900 |
| 2018-09 | 4,165,300 |
| 2018-08 | 4,164,200 |
| 2018-07 | 4,165,300 |
| 2018-06 | 4,164,000 |
| 2018-05 | 4,157,800 |
| 2018-04 | 4,151,300 |
| 2018-03 | 4,148,100 |
| 2018-02 | 4,151,300 |
| 2018-01 | 4,139,000 |
| 2017-12 | 4,148,100 |
| 2017-11 | 4,141,800 |
| 2017-10 | 4,141,100 |
| 2017-09 | 4,139,900 |
| 2017-08 | 4,129,300 |
| 2017-07 | 4,124,100 |
| 2017-06 | 4,128,600 |
| 2017-05 | 4,121,300 |
| 2017-04 | 4,106,700 |
| 2017-03 | 4,107,000 |
| 2017-02 | 4,107,200 |
| 2017-01 | 4,102,400 |
| 2016-12 | 4,099,200 |
| 2016-11 | 4,093,900 |
| 2016-10 | 4,090,000 |
| 2016-09 | 4,092,000 |
| 2016-08 | 4,079,600 |
| 2016-07 | 4,077,800 |
| 2016-06 | 4,058,400 |
| 2016-05 | 4,054,600 |
| 2016-04 | 4,055,900 |
| 2016-03 | 4,053,900 |
| 2016-02 | 4,043,700 |
| 2016-01 | 4,034,600 |
| 2015-12 | 4,039,600 |
| 2015-11 | 4,038,700 |
| 2015-10 | 4,031,200 |
| 2015-09 | 4,020,200 |
| 2015-08 | 4,019,000 |
| 2015-07 | 4,013,400 |
| 2015-06 | 4,003,200 |
| 2015-05 | 4,002,600 |
| 2015-04 | 3,986,900 |
| 2015-03 | 3,985,700 |
| 2015-02 | 3,983,200 |
| 2015-01 | 3,979,700 |
| 2014-12 | 3,987,600 |
| 2014-11 | 3,982,900 |
| 2014-10 | 3,976,000 |
| 2014-09 | 3,976,300 |
| 2014-08 | 3,971,600 |
| 2014-07 | 3,971,600 |
| 2014-06 | 3,967,600 |
| 2014-05 | 3,970,700 |
| 2014-04 | 3,962,600 |
| 2014-03 | 3,941,200 |
| 2014-02 | 3,939,800 |
| 2014-01 | 3,943,500 |
| 2013-12 | 3,944,800 |
| 2013-11 | 3,949,200 |
| 2013-10 | 3,945,200 |
| 2013-09 | 3,943,600 |
| 2013-08 | 3,943,800 |
| 2013-07 | 3,934,700 |
| 2013-06 | 3,932,400 |
| 2013-05 | 3,923,600 |
| 2013-04 | 3,919,000 |
| 2013-03 | 3,933,100 |
| 2013-02 | 3,927,800 |
| 2013-01 | 3,922,300 |
| 2012-12 | 3,905,700 |
| 2012-11 | 3,885,300 |
| 2012-10 | 3,902,500 |
| 2012-09 | 3,898,800 |
| 2012-08 | 3,891,600 |
| 2012-07 | 3,885,800 |
| 2012-06 | 3,890,500 |
| 2012-05 | 3,881,300 |
| 2012-04 | 3,874,100 |
| 2012-03 | 3,894,100 |
| 2012-02 | 3,883,200 |
| 2012-01 | 3,875,500 |
| 2011-12 | 3,862,700 |
| 2011-11 | 3,859,400 |
| 2011-10 | 3,856,500 |
| 2011-09 | 3,854,900 |
| 2011-08 | 3,846,500 |
| 2011-07 | 3,852,700 |
| 2011-06 | 3,839,500 |
| 2011-05 | 3,840,400 |
| 2011-04 | 3,844,200 |
| 2011-03 | 3,839,000 |
| 2011-02 | 3,838,500 |
| 2011-01 | 3,835,000 |
| 2010-12 | 3,841,200 |
| 2010-11 | 3,840,600 |
| 2010-10 | 3,844,000 |
| 2010-09 | 3,835,600 |
| 2010-08 | 3,847,800 |
| 2010-07 | 3,854,500 |
| 2010-06 | 3,865,000 |
| 2010-05 | 3,869,100 |
| 2010-04 | 3,859,600 |
| 2010-03 | 3,844,800 |
| 2010-02 | 3,841,800 |
| 2010-01 | 3,855,000 |
| 2009-12 | 3,864,500 |
| 2009-11 | 3,864,400 |
| 2009-10 | 3,862,400 |
| 2009-09 | 3,872,300 |
| 2009-08 | 3,877,700 |
| 2009-07 | 3,879,900 |
| 2009-06 | 3,893,300 |
| 2009-05 | 3,905,300 |
| 2009-04 | 3,901,600 |
| 2009-03 | 3,923,500 |
| 2009-02 | 3,946,400 |
| 2009-01 | 3,960,900 |
| 2008-12 | 3,977,400 |
| 2008-11 | 3,996,200 |
| 2008-10 | 4,016,100 |
| 2008-09 | 4,033,900 |
| 2008-08 | 4,042,600 |
| 2008-07 | 4,055,000 |
| 2008-06 | 4,068,200 |
| 2008-05 | 4,073,900 |
| 2008-04 | 4,082,900 |
| 2008-03 | 4,093,500 |
| 2008-02 | 4,095,000 |
| 2008-01 | 4,096,900 |
| 2007-12 | 4,089,000 |
| 2007-11 | 4,087,300 |
| 2007-10 | 4,089,200 |
| 2007-09 | 4,075,900 |
| 2007-08 | 4,086,300 |
| 2007-07 | 4,085,400 |
| 2007-06 | 4,087,600 |
| 2007-05 | 4,086,700 |
| 2007-04 | 4,077,900 |
| 2007-03 | 4,077,100 |
| 2007-02 | 4,070,800 |
| 2007-01 | 4,080,600 |
| 2006-12 | 4,085,600 |
| 2006-11 | 4,079,100 |
| 2006-10 | 4,077,000 |
| 2006-09 | 4,075,200 |
| 2006-08 | 4,079,400 |
| 2006-07 | 4,074,800 |
| 2006-06 | 4,075,000 |
| 2006-05 | 4,074,000 |
| 2006-04 | 4,075,100 |
| 2006-03 | 4,079,700 |
| 2006-02 | 4,072,000 |
| 2006-01 | 4,067,400 |
| 2005-12 | 4,057,600 |
| 2005-11 | 4,056,600 |
| 2005-10 | 4,048,100 |
| 2005-09 | 4,054,300 |
| 2005-08 | 4,051,300 |
| 2005-07 | 4,049,600 |
| 2005-06 | 4,045,800 |
| 2005-05 | 4,042,100 |
| 2005-04 | 4,041,500 |
| 2005-03 | 4,023,800 |
| 2005-02 | 4,029,800 |
| 2005-01 | 4,025,700 |
| 2004-12 | 4,026,900 |
| 2004-11 | 4,022,500 |
| 2004-10 | 4,014,800 |
| 2004-09 | 4,013,200 |
| 2004-08 | 4,008,400 |
| 2004-07 | 4,004,800 |
| 2004-06 | 4,003,200 |
| 2004-05 | 3,998,300 |
| 2004-04 | 3,986,200 |
| 2004-03 | 3,992,600 |
| 2004-02 | 3,985,900 |
| 2004-01 | 3,981,500 |
| 2003-12 | 3,988,100 |
| 2003-11 | 3,991,400 |
| 2003-10 | 3,990,100 |
| 2003-09 | 3,988,600 |
| 2003-08 | 3,986,400 |
| 2003-07 | 3,987,100 |
| 2003-06 | 3,974,100 |
| 2003-05 | 3,980,100 |
| 2003-04 | 3,975,000 |
| 2003-03 | 3,968,400 |
| 2003-02 | 3,974,100 |
| 2003-01 | 3,985,100 |
| 2002-12 | 3,979,100 |
| 2002-11 | 3,980,000 |
| 2002-10 | 3,974,500 |
| 2002-09 | 3,972,500 |
| 2002-08 | 3,971,400 |
| 2002-07 | 3,967,300 |
| 2002-06 | 3,986,600 |
| 2002-05 | 3,993,700 |
| 2002-04 | 3,998,200 |
| 2002-03 | 4,011,200 |
| 2002-02 | 4,012,300 |
| 2002-01 | 4,009,200 |
| 2001-12 | 3,996,300 |
| 2001-11 | 3,999,000 |
| 2001-10 | 4,003,300 |
| 2001-09 | 4,004,400 |
| 2001-08 | 4,002,400 |
| 2001-07 | 4,005,100 |
| 2001-06 | 4,025,500 |
| 2001-05 | 4,024,600 |
| 2001-04 | 4,022,000 |
| 2001-03 | 4,011,800 |
| 2001-02 | 4,016,700 |
| 2001-01 | 4,013,100 |
| 2000-12 | 4,036,700 |
| 2000-11 | 4,023,500 |
| 2000-10 | 4,015,300 |
| 2000-09 | 4,019,400 |
| 2000-08 | 4,009,200 |
| 2000-07 | 4,011,900 |
| 2000-06 | 4,006,800 |
| 2000-05 | 4,001,900 |
| 2000-04 | 3,999,600 |
| 2000-03 | 3,992,500 |
| 2000-02 | 3,977,200 |
| 2000-01 | 3,977,400 |
| 1999-12 | 3,961,900 |
| 1999-11 | 3,949,600 |
| 1999-10 | 3,942,900 |
| 1999-09 | 3,924,900 |
| 1999-08 | 3,926,200 |
| 1999-07 | 3,923,000 |
| 1999-06 | 3,908,000 |
| 1999-05 | 3,899,000 |
| 1999-04 | 3,898,400 |
| 1999-03 | 3,890,200 |
| 1999-02 | 3,884,100 |
| 1999-01 | 3,870,700 |
| 1998-12 | 3,856,500 |
| 1998-11 | 3,847,200 |
| 1998-10 | 3,841,800 |
| 1998-09 | 3,827,200 |
| 1998-08 | 3,818,300 |
| 1998-07 | 3,814,000 |
| 1998-06 | 3,812,500 |
| 1998-05 | 3,813,400 |
| 1998-04 | 3,798,000 |
| 1998-03 | 3,792,700 |
| 1998-02 | 3,792,900 |
| 1998-01 | 3,789,700 |
| 1997-12 | 3,778,000 |
| 1997-11 | 3,771,100 |
| 1997-10 | 3,762,200 |
| 1997-09 | 3,759,000 |
| 1997-08 | 3,739,700 |
| 1997-07 | 3,743,000 |
| 1997-06 | 3,733,900 |
| 1997-05 | 3,727,600 |
| 1997-04 | 3,718,800 |
| 1997-03 | 3,710,300 |
| 1997-02 | 3,703,900 |
| 1997-01 | 3,696,000 |
| 1996-12 | 3,686,600 |
| 1996-11 | 3,680,700 |
| 1996-10 | 3,671,900 |
| 1996-09 | 3,668,000 |
| 1996-08 | 3,663,300 |
| 1996-07 | 3,656,600 |
| 1996-06 | 3,654,100 |
| 1996-05 | 3,648,700 |
| 1996-04 | 3,632,600 |
| 1996-03 | 3,634,200 |
| 1996-02 | 3,629,700 |
| 1996-01 | 3,603,700 |
| 1995-12 | 3,622,900 |
| 1995-11 | 3,622,800 |
| 1995-10 | 3,625,700 |
| 1995-09 | 3,623,900 |
| 1995-08 | 3,619,500 |
| 1995-07 | 3,606,400 |
| 1995-06 | 3,604,300 |
| 1995-05 | 3,613,000 |
| 1995-04 | 3,615,400 |
| 1995-03 | 3,610,200 |
| 1995-02 | 3,604,700 |
| 1995-01 | 3,607,800 |
| 1994-12 | 3,605,800 |
| 1994-11 | 3,600,100 |
| 1994-10 | 3,594,500 |
| 1994-09 | 3,588,000 |
| 1994-08 | 3,585,700 |
| 1994-07 | 3,576,400 |
| 1994-06 | 3,565,300 |
| 1994-05 | 3,565,100 |
| 1994-04 | 3,555,500 |
| 1994-03 | 3,535,100 |
| 1994-02 | 3,516,700 |
| 1994-01 | 3,525,400 |
| 1993-12 | 3,533,600 |
| 1993-11 | 3,526,400 |
| 1993-10 | 3,522,800 |
| 1993-09 | 3,508,500 |
| 1993-08 | 3,508,800 |
| 1993-07 | 3,503,900 |
| 1993-06 | 3,506,900 |
| 1993-05 | 3,504,800 |
| 1993-04 | 3,499,900 |
| 1993-03 | 3,491,300 |
| 1993-02 | 3,506,500 |
| 1993-01 | 3,501,100 |
| 1992-12 | 3,481,800 |
| 1992-11 | 3,484,000 |
| 1992-10 | 3,481,400 |
| 1992-09 | 3,470,200 |
| 1992-08 | 3,479,400 |
| 1992-07 | 3,481,700 |
| 1992-06 | 3,466,900 |
| 1992-05 | 3,464,800 |
| 1992-04 | 3,464,400 |
| 1992-03 | 3,471,000 |
| 1992-02 | 3,481,200 |
| 1992-01 | 3,480,700 |
| 1991-12 | 3,488,300 |
| 1991-11 | 3,493,300 |
| 1991-10 | 3,493,200 |
| 1991-09 | 3,498,400 |
| 1991-08 | 3,501,500 |
| 1991-07 | 3,506,400 |
| 1991-06 | 3,515,100 |
| 1991-05 | 3,526,100 |
| 1991-04 | 3,536,100 |
| 1991-03 | 3,547,500 |
| 1991-02 | 3,555,300 |
| 1991-01 | 3,566,400 |
| 1990-12 | 3,571,700 |
| 1990-11 | 3,582,100 |
| 1990-10 | 3,600,800 |
| 1990-09 | 3,627,800 |
| 1990-08 | 3,652,300 |
| 1990-07 | 3,660,500 |
| 1990-06 | 3,670,500 |
| 1990-05 | 3,678,900 |
| 1990-04 | 3,687,800 |
| 1990-03 | 3,714,500 |
| 1990-02 | 3,713,200 |
| 1990-01 | 3,714,600 |