New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007
RESIDENT EMPLOYMENT
SERIES 2
ORIGINAL SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,867,100 2,879,800 2,915,000 2,941,800 2,963,900 3,001,500 3,027,800 3,029,700 2,953,600 2,984,300 2,997,700 3,000,400
1977 2,941,800 2,962,800 2,994,800 3,031,600 3,053,300 3,116,700 3,128,400 3,126,800 3,068,100 3,106,100 3,127,200 3,157,400
1978 3,096,100 3,094,200 3,117,600 3,159,500 3,175,700 3,248,600 3,262,400 3,280,000 3,229,500 3,277,200 3,299,500 3,303,400
1979 3,256,100 3,272,400 3,292,200 3,288,600 3,296,300 3,359,700 3,382,700 3,367,400 3,326,600 3,346,500 3,352,600 3,372,300
1980 3,304,900 3,315,100 3,314,000 3,304,800 3,303,000 3,353,500 3,373,300 3,364,700 3,306,700 3,335,500 3,342,400 3,340,200
1981 3,293,100 3,303,600 3,329,000 3,345,100 3,356,400 3,376,100 3,402,300 3,388,800 3,314,100 3,343,700 3,334,200 3,309,900
1982 3,254,300 3,260,700 3,283,800 3,291,500 3,327,200 3,359,900 3,379,800 3,372,300 3,310,600 3,317,100 3,313,100 3,304,100
1983 3,253,400 3,259,000 3,282,600 3,313,700 3,333,200 3,426,300 3,475,700 3,490,400 3,438,300 3,455,600 3,485,800 3,497,600
1984 3,441,700 3,474,000 3,504,500 3,537,900 3,584,500 3,635,100 3,640,600 3,611,200 3,555,700 3,576,000 3,581,400 3,588,700
1985 3,531,900 3,542,300 3,574,400 3,587,400 3,604,000 3,647,700 3,684,300 3,684,800 3,639,500 3,660,300 3,669,400 3,667,400
1986 3,621,500 3,621,300 3,647,400 3,659,000 3,682,300 3,758,100 3,777,000 3,771,500 3,710,600 3,734,700 3,746,700 3,748,400
1987 3,697,700 3,713,500 3,745,400 3,762,300 3,803,800 3,846,600 3,869,000 3,875,100 3,786,300 3,822,200 3,830,800 3,829,600
1988 3,771,900 3,778,800 3,779,100 3,803,300 3,798,300 3,872,800 3,882,000 3,877,200 3,804,500 3,822,600 3,835,700 3,835,800
1989 3,794,300 3,798,800 3,813,600 3,814,100 3,826,400 3,880,300 3,885,800 3,875,600 3,802,700 3,833,300 3,850,500 3,848,400
1990 3,809,000 3,827,400 3,849,300 3,848,800 3,878,500 3,939,600 3,935,100 3,908,300 3,849,000 3,859,700 3,842,900 3,831,900
1991 3,743,300 3,749,200 3,755,000 3,785,400 3,772,900 3,841,500 3,841,300 3,806,900 3,766,500 3,769,500 3,753,200 3,734,700
1992 3,680,600 3,678,700 3,700,300 3,709,200 3,705,700 3,754,200 3,757,300 3,739,500 3,678,600 3,690,700 3,705,300 3,713,600
1993 3,643,300 3,667,100 3,685,400 3,689,400 3,732,800 3,788,700 3,786,200 3,775,800 3,707,700 3,738,100 3,757,000 3,755,700
1994 3,703,800 3,715,900 3,725,300 3,739,600 3,772,600 3,821,800 3,836,100 3,842,800 3,793,500 3,829,900 3,842,700 3,855,600
1995 3,777,500 3,811,700 3,828,700 3,835,300 3,843,000 3,889,700 3,903,000 3,875,300 3,830,200 3,863,000 3,855,900 3,842,600
1996 3,793,700 3,821,800 3,852,000 3,866,600 3,906,700 3,964,500 3,989,800 3,991,600 3,951,600 3,987,700 3,989,200 3,994,300
1997 3,938,800 3,968,500 3,999,200 4,013,000 4,040,000 4,075,800 4,092,800 4,075,500 4,017,700 4,038,800 4,058,500 4,053,700
1998 3,986,100 4,003,500 4,016,600 4,027,900 4,049,400 4,091,100 4,084,400 4,068,900 4,036,400 4,052,700 4,066,900 4,080,800
1999 4,034,400 4,051,800 4,062,800 4,063,000 4,090,100 4,123,000 4,131,800 4,125,300 4,071,300 4,100,700 4,119,200 4,139,100
2000 4,087,600 4,109,700 4,123,600 4,142,300 4,127,200 4,178,000 4,155,700 4,148,500 4,093,700 4,123,900 4,126,700 4,146,700
2001 4,089,000 4,093,800 4,105,700 4,117,000 4,116,800 4,157,400 4,162,300 4,127,600 4,096,600 4,114,600 4,113,000 4,116,500
2002 4,055,000 4,093,900 4,096,600 4,099,600 4,113,600 4,148,800 4,148,400 4,144,400 4,121,600 4,134,600 4,122,300 4,128,300
2003 4,069,900 4,083,100 4,086,400 4,101,900 4,099,300 4,138,100 4,130,200 4,125,400 4,082,100 4,117,500 4,129,800 4,137,200
2004 4,088,800 4,104,400 4,112,900 4,131,400 4,137,700 4,189,200 4,202,700 4,199,800 4,147,000 4,180,400 4,197,700 4,198,400
2005 4,142,600 4,157,400 4,178,200 4,206,000 4,221,100 4,271,600 4,282,500 4,285,000 4,236,900 4,273,800 4,266,800 4,272,400
2006 4,221,000 4,233,200 4,253,200 4,259,500 4,269,500 4,320,400 4,320,700 4,320,000 4,267,700 4,307,300 4,310,800 4,319,900
2007 4,244,300 4,248,600 4,265,800 4,259,300 4,265,400 4,314,400 4,310,000 4,292,800 4,261,000 4,277,200 4,297,100 4,282,800
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,932,200 2,938,200 2,944,900 2,950,500 2,953,600 2,953,500 2,963,900 2,973,600 2,978,400 2,982,400 2,992,500 2,999,200
1977 3,005,500 3,014,800 3,027,200 3,040,600 3,054,400 3,065,300 3,073,800 3,081,200 3,095,600 3,105,400 3,117,300 3,133,700
1978 3,142,000 3,147,300 3,158,000 3,173,000 3,187,600 3,202,000 3,218,600 3,236,900 3,251,600 3,264,700 3,278,900 3,283,300
1979 3,294,900 3,305,500 3,313,600 3,316,300 3,323,400 3,331,500 3,332,400 3,336,500 3,341,900 3,339,700 3,336,200 3,341,200
1980 3,341,400 3,341,500 3,335,800 3,330,700 3,326,200 3,325,200 3,323,200 3,322,100 3,320,400 3,327,300 3,330,000 3,334,200
1981 3,339,600 3,341,600 3,343,800 3,346,800 3,346,400 3,344,900 3,346,600 3,342,600 3,342,000 3,340,200 3,335,500 3,326,400
1982 3,319,800 3,313,100 3,312,600 3,308,900 3,311,400 3,311,900 3,313,800 3,314,800 3,316,300 3,315,900 3,317,100 3,318,700
1983 3,326,300 3,330,500 3,339,200 3,353,100 3,365,000 3,378,800 3,394,200 3,408,700 3,427,900 3,444,100 3,460,600 3,483,000
1984 3,501,300 3,518,700 3,531,500 3,553,300 3,565,400 3,569,700 3,572,900 3,575,600 3,580,500 3,586,600 3,586,100 3,589,600
1985 3,594,300 3,599,300 3,602,800 3,608,000 3,614,200 3,619,400 3,628,900 3,636,400 3,640,700 3,642,900 3,651,000 3,655,400
1986 3,661,100 3,669,200 3,675,200 3,684,400 3,693,900 3,701,500 3,711,600 3,719,300 3,728,100 3,736,500 3,746,200 3,751,600
1987 3,761,700 3,770,500 3,783,800 3,790,800 3,798,900 3,801,300 3,805,300 3,810,000 3,807,600 3,816,100 3,818,500 3,818,000
1988 3,816,400 3,818,500 3,818,600 3,821,500 3,818,200 3,820,400 3,823,300 3,824,900 3,823,200 3,819,400 3,825,600 3,832,100
1989 3,837,300 3,838,000 3,837,000 3,829,300 3,828,200 3,827,400 3,827,300 3,829,800 3,836,000 3,835,900 3,844,100 3,853,600
1990 3,861,000 3,872,400 3,878,200 3,873,400 3,876,700 3,879,500 3,877,200 3,872,800 3,862,800 3,853,100 3,842,900 3,829,400
1991 3,813,700 3,803,200 3,796,700 3,790,800 3,781,500 3,778,600 3,773,000 3,767,400 3,763,900 3,756,900 3,749,800 3,744,300
1992 3,738,700 3,734,000 3,728,500 3,718,700 3,707,400 3,701,500 3,698,900 3,694,300 3,694,900 3,698,300 3,697,200 3,701,300
1993 3,705,000 3,707,400 3,706,300 3,710,600 3,722,000 3,728,800 3,727,600 3,731,100 3,735,600 3,745,500 3,753,000 3,754,100
1994 3,756,100 3,754,500 3,761,500 3,768,500 3,771,900 3,784,000 3,795,800 3,806,900 3,813,000 3,818,400 3,821,300 3,827,700
1995 3,828,700 3,833,700 3,839,100 3,841,400 3,844,300 3,847,800 3,845,200 3,846,900 3,854,000 3,859,200 3,858,200 3,857,400
1996 3,868,300 3,874,400 3,883,300 3,890,700 3,907,200 3,919,900 3,931,300 3,945,400 3,955,200 3,967,600 3,977,900 3,988,300
1997 4,000,200 4,013,000 4,018,600 4,026,900 4,029,500 4,033,900 4,040,600 4,038,500 4,040,900 4,043,600 4,044,800 4,041,800
1998 4,040,700 4,040,000 4,040,300 4,040,700 4,044,600 4,047,200 4,043,200 4,045,400 4,052,000 4,054,400 4,054,200 4,062,000
1999 4,071,800 4,079,300 4,079,000 4,085,400 4,086,200 4,085,900 4,094,300 4,100,000 4,097,200 4,103,300 4,111,300 4,118,800
2000 4,122,300 4,127,200 4,132,600 4,136,000 4,134,300 4,135,800 4,131,700 4,130,700 4,129,100 4,128,600 4,127,100 4,128,200
2001 4,125,400 4,121,200 4,118,200 4,117,400 4,115,600 4,117,300 4,115,900 4,114,500 4,114,800 4,115,800 4,117,700 4,116,800
2002 4,123,900 4,124,900 4,123,900 4,118,900 4,117,000 4,114,000 4,112,400 4,113,000 4,115,300 4,113,200 4,114,900 4,115,800
2003 4,102,300 4,098,800 4,097,900 4,100,400 4,102,200 4,099,200 4,105,200 4,109,600 4,113,400 4,118,900 4,123,300 4,129,600
2004 4,128,600 4,134,300 4,141,400 4,145,100 4,149,400 4,153,900 4,158,900 4,164,700 4,168,700 4,174,200 4,182,500 4,188,700
2005 4,194,500 4,200,000 4,206,300 4,218,100 4,225,200 4,234,600 4,240,700 4,244,900 4,251,600 4,256,800 4,260,000 4,261,500
2006 4,267,800 4,273,300 4,281,700 4,280,600 4,280,700 4,283,900 4,288,000 4,290,100 4,287,700 4,289,300 4,289,700 4,290,500
2007 4,285,300 4,281,400 4,275,500 4,275,000 4,275,800 4,278,400 4,274,300 4,274,200 4,273,800 4,274,800 4,274,600 4,275,800