| New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007 | |||||||||||||
| INITIAL CLAIMS -- WEEKLY AVERAGE | |||||||||||||
| (NUMBER) | |||||||||||||
| SERIES 29 | |||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 18,980 | 15,384 | 13,909 | 13,423 | 12,729 | 14,098 | 15,431 | 12,391 | 12,692 | 13,934 | 13,792 | 18,424 | |
| 1977 | 21,677 | 21,840 | 12,742 | 12,098 | 11,331 | 13,265 | 14,225 | 11,290 | 11,428 | 12,449 | 12,748 | 18,406 | |
| 1978 | 19,947 | 13,877 | 12,537 | 11,641 | 10,917 | 15,611 | 16,393 | 11,237 | 10,791 | 13,591 | 14,024 | 20,175 | |
| 1979 | 20,913 | 16,275 | 14,365 | 16,475 | 12,274 | 16,670 | 17,989 | 12,747 | 12,920 | 14,833 | 16,095 | 22,542 | |
| 1980 | 19,898 | 16,193 | 15,164 | 16,278 | 16,539 | 20,648 | 17,923 | 13,781 | 12,514 | 13,258 | 13,829 | 20,125 | |
| 1981 | 20,272 | 14,297 | 13,126 | 12,587 | 11,821 | 15,512 | 15,719 | 11,650 | 12,200 | 13,485 | 16,740 | 22,934 | |
| 1982 | 21,466 | 16,689 | 14,425 | 13,754 | 12,586 | 16,037 | 17,694 | 13,409 | 13,033 | 14,790 | 15,668 | 20,556 | |
| 1983 | 20,107 | 14,453 | 13,090 | 11,824 | 10,904 | 13,266 | 12,607 | 9,866 | 9,294 | 10,945 | 12,019 | 16,320 | |
| 1984 | 16,791 | 11,909 | 9,939 | 10,785 | 10,042 | 11,472 | 11,571 | 9,528 | 8,476 | 10,193 | 10,965 | 14,685 | |
| 1985 | 16,523 | 11,495 | 9,755 | 10,634 | 8,441 | 10,794 | 11,656 | 8,279 | 9,247 | 8,990 | 9,302 | 13,974 | |
| 1986 | 15,089 | 10,039 | 9,399 | 8,743 | 7,797 | 9,206 | 10,924 | 7,615 | 7,213 | 7,530 | 7,732 | 12,366 | |
| 1987 | 14,106 | 10,174 | 7,695 | 8,187 | 6,458 | 8,058 | 9,157 | 6,191 | 5,808 | 6,508 | 7,721 | 11,708 | |
| 1988 | 15,089 | 8,696 | 7,207 | 7,989 | 6,495 | 8,247 | 10,473 | 6,597 | 6,089 | 7,079 | 7,346 | 12,071 | |
| 1989 | 13,666 | 9,038 | 8,555 | 8,902 | 7,410 | 9,632 | 11,606 | 8,435 | 7,611 | 9,275 | 9,875 | 14,302 | |
| 1990 | 16,647 | 11,950 | 9,753 | 10,130 | 8,918 | 11,232 | 12,133 | 9,902 | 9,402 | 11,291 | 12,074 | 16,561 | |
| 1991 | 20,031 | 15,360 | 12,501 | 13,286 | 10,382 | 13,050 | 13,946 | 10,591 | 10,195 | 12,162 | 12,640 | 17,898 | |
| 1992 | 18,215 | 14,189 | 11,554 | 11,785 | 9,979 | 12,133 | 13,422 | 9,607 | 9,288 | 10,076 | 10,270 | 13,649 | |
| 1993 | 15,550 | 10,883 | 10,211 | 11,378 | 9,373 | 10,192 | 11,475 | 8,510 | 7,728 | 9,677 | 9,824 | 13,163 | |
| 1994 | 16,815 | 11,483 | 9,857 | 10,107 | 8,768 | 10,413 | 12,365 | 8,512 | 7,962 | 10,070 | 10,133 | 13,792 | |
| 1995 | 15,623 | 12,171 | 9,868 | 11,289 | 9,248 | 12,135 | 11,823 | 9,012 | 8,589 | 10,160 | 10,619 | 14,376 | |
| 1996 | 16,709 | 11,518 | 10,721 | 10,158 | 8,482 | 10,764 | 11,457 | 8,694 | 8,458 | 9,247 | 9,665 | 13,783 | |
| 1997 | 14,498 | 10,476 | 8,525 | 10,025 | 8,063 | 10,924 | 10,040 | 8,033 | 7,350 | 8,412 | 9,328 | 13,255 | |
| 1998 | 13,804 | 9,522 | 8,475 | 9,456 | 7,584 | 11,053 | 9,297 | 7,468 | 6,952 | 8,318 | 8,955 | 12,567 | |
| 1999 | 13,546 | 9,600 | 8,793 | 9,236 | 6,951 | 9,724 | 9,129 | 7,680 | 6,643 | 7,238 | 8,109 | 11,388 | |
| 2000 | 13,868 | 9,355 | 7,316 | 8,735 | 7,177 | 10,467 | 8,398 | 7,616 | 6,483 | 7,351 | 8,611 | 13,289 | |
| 2001 | 14,108 | 9,239 | 8,130 | 10,256 | 8,052 | 12,184 | 10,728 | 8,490 | 8,321 | 11,610 | 11,345 | 15,185 | |
| 2002 | 15,583 | 12,259 | 10,051 | 13,925 | 9,926 | 12,875 | 10,793 | 9,270 | 9,256 | 9,825 | 10,658 | 14,721 | |
| 2003 | 14,602 | 12,479 | 9,705 | 11,371 | 9,240 | 12,866 | 11,605 | 8,822 | 9,179 | 9,145 | 10,639 | 16,317 | |
| 2004 | 15,582 | 11,226 | 8,951 | 10,589 | 7,959 | 12,942 | 9,703 | 8,853 | 8,332 | 8,690 | 10,683 | 15,247 | |
| 2005 | 14,797 | 10,123 | 9,390 | 9,334 | 8,020 | 12,260 | 9,826 | 8,231 | 7,885 | 9,212 | 9,881 | 14,921 | |
| 2006 | 13,034 | 9,451 | 7,927 | 10,564 | 7,638 | 12,675 | 10,521 | 8,617 | 7,736 | 8,535 | 10,883 | 13,813 | |
| 2007 | 13,850 | 10,515 | 8,609 | 11,080 | 8,087 | 12,320 | 10,299 | 8,600 | 8,138 | 9,136 | 11,304 | 14,785 | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 13,768 | 14,147 | 14,821 | 15,405 | 15,463 | 14,554 | 14,765 | 15,369 | 15,312 | 15,507 | 14,532 | 13,110 | |
| 1977 | 15,664 | 20,539 | 13,689 | 13,842 | 13,878 | 13,270 | 13,331 | 14,002 | 14,000 | 13,753 | 13,478 | 13,245 | |
| 1978 | 14,349 | 13,332 | 13,587 | 13,267 | 13,450 | 15,159 | 15,120 | 13,942 | 13,377 | 15,015 | 14,770 | 14,625 | |
| 1979 | 15,029 | 15,894 | 15,741 | 18,683 | 15,227 | 15,812 | 16,386 | 15,801 | 16,208 | 16,451 | 16,780 | 16,409 | |
| 1980 | 14,365 | 15,930 | 16,637 | 18,430 | 20,515 | 19,436 | 16,314 | 17,099 | 15,773 | 14,769 | 14,194 | 14,623 | |
| 1981 | 14,720 | 14,140 | 14,431 | 14,155 | 14,596 | 14,665 | 14,412 | 14,381 | 15,475 | 15,037 | 17,041 | 16,674 | |
| 1982 | 15,508 | 16,469 | 15,880 | 15,353 | 15,501 | 15,370 | 16,387 | 16,522 | 16,610 | 16,505 | 15,900 | 14,945 | |
| 1983 | 14,328 | 14,210 | 14,442 | 13,111 | 13,463 | 12,940 | 11,671 | 12,137 | 11,947 | 12,255 | 12,297 | 11,919 | |
| 1984 | 11,701 | 11,643 | 10,968 | 11,836 | 12,479 | 11,369 | 10,639 | 11,801 | 11,025 | 11,532 | 11,364 | 10,723 | |
| 1985 | 11,228 | 11,209 | 10,823 | 11,504 | 10,562 | 10,826 | 10,599 | 10,297 | 12,193 | 10,339 | 9,851 | 10,189 | |
| 1986 | 9,990 | 9,770 | 10,452 | 9,330 | 9,856 | 9,301 | 9,818 | 9,546 | 9,639 | 8,791 | 8,339 | 8,972 | |
| 1987 | 9,178 | 9,836 | 8,559 | 8,705 | 8,229 | 8,210 | 8,154 | 7,769 | 7,816 | 7,650 | 8,434 | 8,515 | |
| 1988 | 9,741 | 8,317 | 7,986 | 8,467 | 8,336 | 8,439 | 9,335 | 8,281 | 8,226 | 8,273 | 8,027 | 8,830 | |
| 1989 | 8,848 | 8,527 | 9,475 | 9,435 | 9,518 | 9,872 | 10,420 | 10,529 | 10,241 | 10,695 | 10,754 | 10,607 | |
| 1990 | 11,202 | 10,819 | 10,665 | 10,580 | 11,101 | 11,431 | 11,232 | 12,298 | 12,335 | 12,406 | 12,848 | 13,127 | |
| 1991 | 13,619 | 13,948 | 13,756 | 13,561 | 12,982 | 13,453 | 12,990 | 13,097 | 13,165 | 13,407 | 13,601 | 13,876 | |
| 1992 | 12,563 | 12,610 | 12,381 | 12,397 | 12,474 | 11,937 | 12,663 | 12,003 | 12,115 | 11,069 | 10,972 | 10,745 | |
| 1993 | 10,816 | 10,007 | 11,060 | 11,597 | 11,645 | 10,205 | 10,734 | 10,420 | 10,252 | 10,711 | 10,262 | 10,406 | |
| 1994 | 11,718 | 10,675 | 10,851 | 10,292 | 10,633 | 10,409 | 11,705 | 10,514 | 10,400 | 11,156 | 10,802 | 10,750 | |
| 1995 | 10,636 | 11,493 | 11,062 | 11,584 | 11,309 | 11,622 | 11,273 | 11,189 | 11,406 | 11,077 | 11,412 | 11,177 | |
| 1996 | 11,467 | 10,614 | 12,212 | 9,938 | 10,593 | 10,325 | 10,917 | 10,738 | 11,211 | 10,377 | 10,213 | 10,306 | |
| 1997 | 10,097 | 10,142 | 9,805 | 10,016 | 10,062 | 10,048 | 9,785 | 9,897 | 9,549 | 9,655 | 9,992 | 9,878 | |
| 1998 | 9,551 | 9,318 | 9,641 | 9,520 | 9,577 | 9,742 | 9,242 | 9,102 | 9,269 | 9,627 | 9,387 | 9,377 | |
| 1999 | 9,480 | 9,457 | 10,145 | 9,056 | 8,720 | 8,631 | 9,167 | 9,127 | 8,936 | 8,494 | 8,304 | 8,538 | |
| 2000 | 9,764 | 8,769 | 8,596 | 8,741 | 8,829 | 9,112 | 8,554 | 9,245 | 8,523 | 8,464 | 9,129 | 9,949 | |
| 2001 | 9,954 | 9,000 | 9,534 | 10,120 | 9,974 | 10,598 | 10,957 | 10,357 | 10,791 | 13,762 | 11,785 | 11,060 | |
| 2002 | 10,959 | 12,185 | 11,924 | 13,429 | 12,555 | 11,193 | 11,042 | 11,381 | 11,837 | 11,542 | 11,063 | 10,492 | |
| 2003 | 10,617 | 12,508 | 11,467 | 11,260 | 11,597 | 10,900 | 11,974 | 10,997 | 11,459 | 10,931 | 10,921 | 11,575 | |
| 2004 | 11,349 | 11,019 | 10,652 | 10,287 | 10,132 | 11,045 | 9,948 | 10,752 | 10,670 | 10,449 | 10,519 | 10,875 | |
| 2005 | 10,886 | 10,290 | 11,315 | 9,156 | 10,253 | 10,325 | 10,214 | 10,029 | 10,035 | 10,960 | 9,864 | 10,507 | |
| 2006 | 9,519 | 9,664 | 9,743 | 10,332 | 9,975 | 10,464 | 10,746 | 10,483 | 10,056 | 10,045 | 10,720 | 9,889 | |
| 2007 | 10,244 | 10,784 | 10,516 | 10,639 | 10,627 | 10,272 | 10,403 | 10,557 | 10,643 | 10,850 | 10,932 | 10,474 | |