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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey was -0.2% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.6 pts from August 2025. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026-0.2% Provisional
Change on August 2025-0.6 pts
Rank43rd of 51US states ranked
Series high13.8April 2021
Series low-16.6April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey, January 1991 to August 2026

-20-10010201991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-082026-08: -0.2 %-20-10010201991-012002-122014-112026-082026-08: -0.2 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-08-0.2 Provisional
2026-07-0.4
2026-060.1
2026-05-0.1
2026-040.1
2026-030
2026-020
2026-010.2
2025-120.1
2025-110.1
2025-100.1
2025-090.2
2025-080.4
2025-070.7
2025-060.4
2025-050.9
2025-040.7
2025-030.6
2025-020.7
2025-010.8
2024-120.8
2024-110.9
2024-100.9
2024-090.6
2024-080.6
2024-070.7
2024-060.9
2024-050.9
2024-041.4
2024-031.1
2024-021
2024-011
2023-121.4
2023-111.3
2023-101.4
2023-091.7
2023-081.3
2023-071.3
2023-062.2
2023-051.9
2023-041.5
2023-032
2023-022.2
2023-013.1
2022-122.7
2022-113.1
2022-103.3
2022-094.7
2022-085.2
2022-075.2
2022-065.6
2022-055.9
2022-046.1
2022-036.6
2022-026.8
2022-016
2021-126.6
2021-116.2
2021-105.9
2021-095.3
2021-087.4
2021-079.3
2021-0612
2021-0513.6
2021-0413.8
2021-03-5.7
2021-02-6.7
2021-01-6.7
2020-12-7.2
2020-11-7.4
2020-10-7.2
2020-09-7.9
2020-08-10
2020-07-11.9
2020-06-14.9
2020-05-16.2
2020-04-16.6
2020-030.1
2020-020.9
2020-010.8
2019-120.7
2019-110.7
2019-100.7
2019-090.9
2019-080.9
2019-071
2019-060.9
2019-050.9
2019-041.1
2019-031.1
2019-020.9
2019-011.2
2018-120.8
2018-111
2018-100.8
2018-090.6
2018-080.8
2018-071
2018-060.9
2018-050.9
2018-041.1
2018-031
2018-021.1
2018-010.9
2017-121.2
2017-111.2
2017-101.2
2017-091.2
2017-081.2
2017-071.1
2017-061.7
2017-051.6
2017-041.3
2017-031.3
2017-021.6
2017-011.7
2016-121.5
2016-111.4
2016-101.5
2016-091.8
2016-081.5
2016-071.6
2016-061.4
2016-051.3
2016-041.7
2016-031.7
2016-021.5
2016-011.4
2015-121.3
2015-111.4
2015-101.4
2015-091.1
2015-081.2
2015-071.1
2015-060.9
2015-050.8
2015-040.6
2015-031.1
2015-021.1
2015-010.9
2014-121.1
2014-110.9
2014-100.8
2014-090.8
2014-080.7
2014-070.9
2014-060.9
2014-051.2
2014-041.1
2014-030.2
2014-020.3
2014-010.5
2013-121
2013-111.6
2013-101.1
2013-091.1
2013-081.3
2013-071.3
2013-061.1
2013-051.1
2013-041.2
2013-031
2013-021.1
2013-011.2
2012-121.1
2012-110.7
2012-101.2
2012-091.1
2012-081.2
2012-070.9
2012-061.3
2012-051.1
2012-040.8
2012-031.4
2012-021.2
2012-011.1
2011-120.6
2011-110.5
2011-100.3
2011-090.5
2011-080
2011-070
2011-06-0.7
2011-05-0.7
2011-04-0.4
2011-03-0.2
2011-02-0.1
2011-01-0.5
2010-12-0.6
2010-11-0.6
2010-10-0.5
2010-09-0.9
2010-08-0.8
2010-07-0.7
2010-06-0.7
2010-05-0.9
2010-04-1.1
2010-03-2
2010-02-2.7
2010-01-2.7
2009-12-2.8
2009-11-3.3
2009-10-3.8
2009-09-4
2009-08-4.1
2009-07-4.3
2009-06-4.3
2009-05-4.1
2009-04-4.4
2009-03-4.2
2009-02-3.6
2009-01-3.3
2008-12-2.7
2008-11-2.2
2008-10-1.8
2008-09-1
2008-08-1.1
2008-07-0.7
2008-06-0.5
2008-05-0.3
2008-040.1
2008-030.4
2008-020.6
2008-010.4
2007-120.1
2007-110.2
2007-100.3
2007-090
2007-080.2
2007-070.3
2007-060.3
2007-050.3
2007-040.1
2007-03-0.1
2007-020
2007-010.3
2006-120.7
2006-110.6
2006-100.7
2006-090.5
2006-080.7
2006-070.6
2006-060.7
2006-050.8
2006-040.8
2006-031.4
2006-021
2006-011
2005-120.8
2005-110.8
2005-100.8
2005-091
2005-081.1
2005-071.1
2005-061.1
2005-051.1
2005-041.4
2005-030.8
2005-021.1
2005-011.1
2004-121
2004-110.8
2004-100.6
2004-090.6
2004-080.6
2004-070.4
2004-060.7
2004-050.5
2004-040.3
2004-030.6
2004-020.3
2004-01-0.1
2003-120.2
2003-110.3
2003-100.4
2003-090.4
2003-080.4
2003-070.5
2003-06-0.3
2003-05-0.3
2003-04-0.6
2003-03-1.1
2003-02-1
2003-01-0.6
2002-12-0.4
2002-11-0.5
2002-10-0.7
2002-09-0.8
2002-08-0.8
2002-07-0.9
2002-06-1
2002-05-0.8
2002-04-0.6
2002-030
2002-02-0.1
2002-01-0.1
2001-12-1
2001-11-0.6
2001-10-0.3
2001-09-0.4
2001-08-0.2
2001-07-0.2
2001-060.5
2001-050.6
2001-040.6
2001-030.5
2001-021
2001-010.9
2000-121.9
2000-111.9
2000-101.8
2000-092.4
2000-082.1
2000-072.3
2000-062.5
2000-052.6
2000-042.6
2000-032.6
2000-022.4
2000-012.8
1999-122.7
1999-112.7
1999-102.6
1999-092.6
1999-082.8
1999-072.9
1999-062.5
1999-052.2
1999-042.6
1999-032.6
1999-022.4
1999-012.1
1998-122.1
1998-112
1998-102.1
1998-091.8
1998-082.1
1998-071.9
1998-062.1
1998-052.3
1998-042.1
1998-032.2
1998-022.4
1998-012.5
1997-122.5
1997-112.5
1997-102.5
1997-092.5
1997-082.1
1997-072.4
1997-062.2
1997-052.2
1997-042.4
1997-032.1
1997-022
1997-012.6
1996-121.8
1996-111.6
1996-101.3
1996-091.2
1996-081.2
1996-071.4
1996-061.4
1996-051
1996-040.5
1996-030.7
1996-020.7
1996-01-0.1
1995-120.5
1995-110.6
1995-100.9
1995-091
1995-080.9
1995-070.8
1995-061.1
1995-051.3
1995-041.7
1995-032.1
1995-022.5
1995-012.3
1994-122
1994-112.1
1994-102
1994-092.3
1994-082.2
1994-072.1
1994-061.7
1994-051.7
1994-041.6
1994-031.3
1994-020.3
1994-010.7
1993-121.5
1993-111.2
1993-101.2
1993-091.1
1993-080.8
1993-070.6
1993-061.2
1993-051.2
1993-041
1993-030.6
1993-020.7
1993-010.6
1992-12-0.2
1992-11-0.3
1992-10-0.3
1992-09-0.8
1992-08-0.6
1992-07-0.7
1992-06-1.4
1992-05-1.7
1992-04-2
1992-03-2.2
1992-02-2.1
1992-01-2.4
1991-12-2.3
1991-11-2.5
1991-10-3
1991-09-3.6
1991-08-4.1
1991-07-4.2
1991-06-4.2
1991-05-4.2
1991-04-4.1
1991-03-4.5
1991-02-4.3
1991-01-4

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
New Jersey-0.2
United States0.3

New Jersey compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1.1 %Alaska: 1.3 %Arizona: 0.6 %Arkansas: 0.6 %California: 0.8 %Colorado: 0.2 %Connecticut: 0.9 %Delaware: 0.1 %District of Columbia: -3.6 %Florida: 0.6 %Georgia: -0.1 %Hawaii: 0.2 %Idaho: 0.9 %Illinois: 0.2 %Indiana: -0.5 %Iowa: 0 %Kansas: 0.5 %Kentucky: -0.1 %Louisiana: 1.6 %Maine: -0.1 %Maryland: -0.2 %Massachusetts: 0.2 %Michigan: 0.2 %Minnesota: 1.5 %Mississippi: 0.4 %Missouri: 1.1 %Montana: -0.9 %Nebraska: 0.2 %Nevada: 1.3 %New Hampshire: 0.2 %New Jersey: -0.2 %New Mexico: 1.6 %New York: 0 %North Carolina: 1.3 %North Dakota: 0.5 %Ohio: 0.2 %Oklahoma: 0.7 %Oregon: -0.8 %Pennsylvania: 0.6 %Rhode Island: 0.1 %South Carolina: 1.6 %South Dakota: 0.2 %Tennessee: 0.5 %Texas: 1.1 %Utah: 1 %Vermont: -0.4 %Virginia: -0.9 %Washington: 0.4 %West Virginia: -0.3 %Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wyoming: 0.8 %
  • Under -0.6
  • -0.6 to -0.2
  • -0.2 to 0
  • 0 to 0.3
  • 0.3 to 0.8
  • 0.8 and over
Payroll job growth, 12-month change, August 2026, %. New Jersey is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, New Jersey, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, New Jersey, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, New Jersey, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/new-jersey.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, New Jersey, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey was -0.2% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is down 0.6 pts from August 2025. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in New Jersey?

13.8% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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