Trenton, New Jersey Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Trenton fell 0.3 percentage points in May 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the New Jersey rate. The unemployment rate in Trenton peaked in March 2010 at 8.6% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Trenton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
New Jersey	4.4%	-0.1	-0.1
Trenton	3.5%	-0.3	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Trenton, New Jersey, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Trenton, New Jersey Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Trenton peaked in June 2012 at 16,546. There are now 9,572 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Trenton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Trenton, New Jersey) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Trenton	6,974	-632	-908

Number of Unemployed Persons

Trenton, New Jersey Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Jersey Unemployment Rate	Trenton Unemployment Rate	Trenton Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.4%	3.5%	6,974
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	3.8%	7,606
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	3.9%	7,800
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	3.9%	7,867
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.9%	7,840
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.2%	8,320
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.2%	8,390
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.2%	8,427
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.2%	8,461
August 2017	4.4%	4.7%	4.2%	8,364
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	4.1%	8,069