New Jersey's 5.0% unemployment rate for August was above the national average of 4.3% and the highest since January 2022.

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 ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New Jersey dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to ...

New Jersey is increasing the maximum weekly unemployment benefits by $21 starting on Jan. 1, 2025, the state Labor Department announced Tuesday. There also will be changes in the taxable wage base for ...