| New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007 | |||||||||||||
| WEEKS CLAIMED (WEEKLY AVERAGE) & INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | |||||||||||||
| SERIES 28 | |||||||||||||
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED WEEKS CLAIMED (WEEKLY AVERAGE) | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 142.7 | 136.7 | 136.0 | 138.8 | 140.3 | 141.2 | 140.8 | 142.8 | 142.6 | 144.2 | 141.6 | 136.6 | |
| 1977 | 132.5 | 138.8 | 129.1 | 128.2 | 124.7 | 123.4 | 120.3 | 117.2 | 119.9 | 118.7 | 119.7 | 118.9 | |
| 1978 | 117.6 | 119.1 | 117.9 | 113.7 | 111.2 | 114.4 | 121.8 | 120.7 | 117.6 | 118.2 | 119.0 | 123.2 | |
| 1979 | 124.2 | 127.4 | 126.5 | 125.2 | 122.5 | 121.1 | 123.5 | 126.2 | 126.0 | 126.2 | 128.9 | 127.4 | |
| 1980 | 127.8 | 126.2 | 124.2 | 134.3 | 140.0 | 145.4 | 146.2 | 143.8 | 141.6 | 139.1 | 133.1 | 128.9 | |
| 1981 | 129.3 | 125.7 | 126.2 | 123.2 | 123.2 | 122.1 | 124.2 | 125.6 | 126.6 | 123.6 | 130.0 | 137.9 | |
| 1982 | 135.7 | 138.1 | 136.8 | 142.3 | 141.8 | 141.8 | 139.0 | 138.3 | 138.6 | 141.1 | 140.0 | 137.4 | |
| 1983 | 127.6 | 127.9 | 125.0 | 121.9 | 117.2 | 113.3 | 106.9 | 104.3 | 100.9 | 98.0 | 97.2 | 96.7 | |
| 1984 | 96.0 | 95.4 | 94.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 91.0 | 92.1 | 93.5 | 94.6 | 93.9 | 94.1 | 91.8 | |
| 1985 | 91.4 | 95.1 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 93.6 | 93.1 | 93.7 | 91.5 | 93.2 | 94.3 | 93.2 | 93.0 | |
| 1986 | 94.1 | 89.7 | 88.6 | 86.7 | 85.9 | 85.9 | 84.7 | 83.7 | 82.1 | 78.4 | 76.4 | 76.4 | |
| 1987 | 75.5 | 78.5 | 74.7 | 73.4 | 72.1 | 70.0 | 69.2 | 69.1 | 67.6 | 64.3 | 65.5 | 68.4 | |
| 1988 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 68.6 | 68.5 | 68.5 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 69.7 | 69.1 | 70.0 | 70.8 | |
| 1989 | 73.6 | 75.0 | 77.8 | 77.7 | 79.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 85.3 | 86.0 | 88.1 | 89.0 | 92.1 | |
| 1990 | 98.4 | 95.6 | 95.0 | 96.1 | 97.4 | 100.8 | 103.4 | 107.1 | 111.8 | 115.6 | 119.3 | 124.5 | |
| 1991 | 127.0 | 131.7 | 134.7 | 135.6 | 135.6 | 135.7 | 136.0 | 134.6 | 137.1 | 143.6 | 138.6 | 138.0 | |
| 1992 | 137.7 | 134.8 | 135.2 | 135.4 | 134.7 | 132.5 | 131.1 | 128.3 | 126.1 | 121.6 | 118.4 | 115.5 | |
| 1993 | 109.1 | 106.0 | 108.5 | 111.8 | 110.5 | 110.7 | 107.9 | 107.8 | 107.7 | 109.3 | 109.0 | 108.5 | |
| 1994 | 109.0 | 110.6 | 110.3 | 108.0 | 107.2 | 105.4 | 106.9 | 106.2 | 104.5 | 103.3 | 102.2 | 100.6 | |
| 1995 | 101.2 | 101.6 | 103.8 | 104.3 | 106.0 | 108.2 | 109.3 | 106.1 | 112.8 | 111.0 | 112.4 | 111.0 | |
| 1996 | 112.5 | 112.4 | 111.6 | 110.9 | 108.6 | 104.7 | 106.5 | 107.0 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 104.9 | 104.8 | |
| 1997 | 102.4 | 100.3 | 98.1 | 96.8 | 95.3 | 94.7 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 89.5 | 91.0 | 90.7 | 91.9 | |
| 1998 | 92.5 | 91.2 | 90.6 | 90.0 | 89.8 | 90.5 | 90.8 | 89.0 | 85.9 | 88.4 | 90.2 | 90.7 | |
| 1999 | 92.6 | 93.2 | 93.4 | 95.0 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 89.5 | 90.4 | 88.4 | 87.1 | 85.7 | 85.1 | |
| 2000 | 83.1 | 88.9 | 83.6 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 85.3 | 86.9 | 84.3 | 82.6 | 83.5 | 84.7 | |
| 2001 | 87.9 | 90.1 | 92.9 | 95.5 | 100.5 | 106.5 | 110.3 | 115.7 | 118.5 | 129.2 | 134.8 | 132.7 | |
| 2002 | 131.8 | 130.8 | 131.8 | 134.4 | 136.8 | 134.1 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 132.7 | 134.0 | 132.1 | 128.6 | |
| 2003 | 127.1 | 128.9 | 131.5 | 132.1 | 133.2 | 131.3 | 132.9 | 131.3 | 132.0 | 130.9 | 130.2 | 130.2 | |
| 2004 | 129.5 | 128.8 | 126.3 | 126.9 | 124.2 | 124.0 | 120.4 | 119.3 | 118.3 | 117.0 | 116.5 | 116.1 | |
| 2005 | 116.2 | 117.0 | 117.0 | 113.0 | 113.3 | 112.6 | 112.3 | 111.6 | 110.0 | 110.4 | 108.6 | 109.1 | |
| 2006 | 108.5 | 105.8 | 105.2 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 105.1 | 111.1 | 109.9 | 110.1 | 108.7 | 110.1 | 109.4 | |
| 2007 | 109.5 | 111.3 | 112.0 | 112.6 | 112.2 | 110.0 | 112.5 | 111.6 | 111.5 | 112.6 | 113.5 | 114.7 | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | |
| 1977 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | |
| 1978 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | |
| 1979 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | |
| 1980 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | |
| 1982 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
| 1983 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| 1984 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | |
| 1985 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 1986 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |
| 1987 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 1988 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | |
| 1989 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | |
| 1990 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | |
| 1991 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| 1992 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | |
| 1993 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| 1994 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | |
| 1996 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | |
| 1997 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |
| 1998 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| 1999 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
| 2000 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | |
| 2001 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| 2002 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| 2003 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
| 2005 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |
| 2006 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 2007 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |