Unemployment rate: New Jersey
Latest value, 2026-08
4.3% Provisional
Definition
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties.
Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not.
Evolution
Value
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 4.3 |
| 2026-07 | 4.4 |
| 2026-06 | 4.5 |
| 2026-05 | 4.7 |
| 2026-04 | 4.8 |
| 2026-03 | 4.9 |
| 2026-02 | 5.1 |
| 2026-01 | 5.2 |
| 2025-12 | 5.4 |
| 2025-11 | 5.4 |
| 2025-09 | 5.5 |
| 2025-08 | 5.5 |
| 2025-07 | 5.5 |
| 2025-06 | 5.4 |
| 2025-05 | 5.2 |
| 2025-04 | 5.1 |
| 2025-03 | 5.1 |
| 2025-02 | 5 |
| 2025-01 | 4.9 |
| 2024-12 | 4.8 |
| 2024-11 | 4.8 |
| 2024-10 | 4.7 |
| 2024-09 | 4.7 |
| 2024-08 | 4.7 |
| 2024-07 | 4.7 |
| 2024-06 | 4.6 |
| 2024-05 | 4.6 |
| 2024-04 | 4.6 |
| 2024-03 | 4.5 |
| 2024-02 | 4.5 |
| 2024-01 | 4.5 |
| 2023-12 | 4.5 |
| 2023-11 | 4.5 |
| 2023-10 | 4.5 |
| 2023-09 | 4.5 |
| 2023-08 | 4.5 |
| 2023-07 | 4.4 |
| 2023-06 | 4.3 |
| 2023-05 | 4.2 |
| 2023-04 | 4.2 |
| 2023-03 | 4.1 |
| 2023-02 | 4 |
| 2023-01 | 3.9 |
| 2022-12 | 3.8 |
| 2022-11 | 3.7 |
| 2022-10 | 3.5 |
| 2022-09 | 3.3 |
| 2022-08 | 3.1 |
| 2022-07 | 3.3 |
| 2022-06 | 3.6 |
| 2022-05 | 3.8 |
| 2022-04 | 4.1 |
| 2022-03 | 4.3 |
| 2022-02 | 4.7 |
| 2022-01 | 5.2 |
| 2021-12 | 5.5 |
| 2021-11 | 5.6 |
| 2021-10 | 5.9 |
| 2021-09 | 6.2 |
| 2021-08 | 6.7 |
Comparison with related places
| Place | 2026-08 |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4.3 |
| United States | 4.1 |
| Michigan | 5 |
| Virginia | 3.6 |
| Washington | 4.9 |
| North Carolina | 3.5 |
| Georgia | 3.2 |
How to cite
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by state, seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.3.AllStatesS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Get this figure from your agent
Call get_value through the MCP server or the REST API.
get_value {"indicator":"unemployment_rate","place":"us-state-34"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=unemployment_rate&place=us-state-34Other indicators for New Jersey
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- Employment-population ratio
- Real GDP growth
- Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars
- House prices, annual change
- US house price index, Q1 1991 = 100
- Labor force participation rate
- Median age
- Median household income
- Population
- Poverty rate (US official measure)