New Jersey is getting $11.25 million from the Biden administration to upgrade its aged unemployment infrastructure, according to a Thursday announcement. The funds will support the use of the state's ...

New Jersey has opened 2026 with the state's highest unemployment rate since the COVID-19 pandemic, posing an added challenge as Gov. Mikie Sherrill takes on the state's affordability crisis. The ...

New Jersey's economy lost nearly 26,000 jobs in July, after losing 4,200 in June. Experts say that reflects a larger trend as ...

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in New Jersey last week compared with the week prior.

Preliminary data shows New Jersey down 25,600 jobs in July with unemployment at 4.4 percent. The state labor department says ...

June was a rocky month for the state’s jobs market. “New Jersey labor market numbers continue to be poor,” said Charles Steindel, former New Jersey chief economist, in his analysis for thinktank ...

The state’s unemployment rate was 4.6% as of February, just up from 4.4% that same month last year. New Jersey netted nearly 46,000 new jobs in 2024, or a 1.1% increase, ranking the state 20th in job ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective December 8, 2025, New Jersey employers must report all employee separations (layoffs, terminations, resignations, or retirements) electronically through the state’s ...