New Jersey Job Growth

There were 3,881,100 jobs in New Jersey in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 4,143,920 employed persons for the month. New Jersey added 400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,803 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Jersey job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	3,881,100	+400	+36,400
CPS	4,143,920	+4,803	+78,678

New Jersey Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for New Jersey as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in New Jersey

CES employment peaked in January 2008 for New Jersey at 4,094,600. Since then 213,500 jobs have been lost in New Jersey according to the employer survey. From a trough of 3,828,900 in January 2011, New Jersey has gained 52,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New Jersey reached a maximum of 4,284,811 in February 2008. 140,891 jobs have been lost in New Jersey since then according to the household survey. From a January 2011 low of 4,060,672, New Jersey has added 83,248 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	3,881,100	400	4,143,920	4,803
November 2011	3,880,700	10,000	4,139,117	11,912
October 2011	3,870,700	4,500	4,127,205	23,876
September 2011	3,866,200	-5,000	4,103,329	23,223
August 2011	3,871,200	-2,500	4,080,106	11,556
July 2011	3,873,700	2,600	4,068,550	-683
June 2011	3,871,100	8,800	4,069,233	-15,080
May 2011	3,862,300	2,900	4,084,313	1,179
April 2011	3,859,400	12,500	4,083,134	7,284
March 2011	3,846,900	4,300	4,075,850	9,498
February 2011	3,842,600	13,700	4,066,352	5,680
January 2011	3,828,900	-15,800	4,060,672	-4,570
December 2010	3,844,700	-7,200	4,065,242	-337