The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced unemployment insurance claims data for the week ...

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 ...

Madison, NJ -- July 2, 2024 -- Iona College and NYU grad Colin Logsdon checks LinkedIn as he works on his resume while he’s set up at the Sunday Motor Co., a coffee shop in Madison.The Chatham ...

In April, the Garden State added 4,800 jobs. The state labor department released the April jobs report May 15, based on preliminary market estimates produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...