| New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007 | |||||||||||||
| UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| SERIES 3 | |||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 364,700 | 359,000 | 346,700 | 329,300 | 326,500 | 351,700 | 371,500 | 345,100 | 337,600 | 335,300 | 346,200 | 342,400 | |
| 1977 | 378,600 | 379,800 | 362,000 | 321,600 | 297,800 | 326,700 | 323,000 | 299,500 | 295,100 | 276,800 | 277,200 | 252,900 | |
| 1978 | 282,700 | 276,900 | 262,500 | 237,800 | 238,900 | 254,200 | 278,400 | 239,900 | 245,200 | 232,000 | 231,300 | 237,500 | |
| 1979 | 264,200 | 269,700 | 263,600 | 225,100 | 229,100 | 247,500 | 262,400 | 252,500 | 239,000 | 238,200 | 231,600 | 225,500 | |
| 1980 | 261,100 | 253,100 | 249,200 | 239,500 | 261,400 | 274,000 | 302,400 | 274,400 | 253,000 | 256,600 | 257,800 | 249,900 | |
| 1981 | 302,400 | 287,400 | 285,600 | 258,000 | 268,500 | 271,300 | 278,100 | 251,600 | 244,400 | 247,400 | 264,600 | 278,300 | |
| 1982 | 326,900 | 331,600 | 320,900 | 300,300 | 306,800 | 310,500 | 329,900 | 298,900 | 299,800 | 306,500 | 324,500 | 319,700 | |
| 1983 | 353,800 | 346,600 | 332,200 | 293,700 | 291,800 | 304,400 | 318,800 | 290,200 | 270,300 | 254,500 | 250,600 | 247,200 | |
| 1984 | 274,600 | 264,500 | 259,300 | 234,700 | 231,500 | 227,300 | 255,000 | 231,700 | 219,100 | 210,100 | 201,200 | 200,700 | |
| 1985 | 235,300 | 236,400 | 235,500 | 213,800 | 210,400 | 222,200 | 234,600 | 192,400 | 195,600 | 201,300 | 203,700 | 200,100 | |
| 1986 | 234,500 | 235,100 | 215,700 | 193,400 | 208,500 | 208,900 | 219,600 | 183,100 | 178,900 | 172,700 | 163,700 | 149,600 | |
| 1987 | 186,200 | 184,200 | 175,700 | 151,200 | 161,300 | 165,600 | 178,900 | 152,700 | 149,900 | 149,100 | 142,100 | 138,300 | |
| 1988 | 180,000 | 168,000 | 161,200 | 129,500 | 148,900 | 149,700 | 169,700 | 145,900 | 141,800 | 140,300 | 140,600 | 144,000 | |
| 1989 | 179,700 | 167,700 | 148,500 | 145,300 | 147,200 | 164,100 | 183,000 | 163,500 | 165,800 | 169,100 | 176,100 | 166,500 | |
| 1990 | 208,700 | 206,600 | 197,800 | 187,600 | 192,800 | 193,400 | 217,500 | 198,400 | 211,000 | 215,500 | 226,400 | 235,000 | |
| 1991 | 272,400 | 279,000 | 281,900 | 257,900 | 274,900 | 275,800 | 284,700 | 263,100 | 259,600 | 268,700 | 278,300 | 288,700 | |
| 1992 | 336,600 | 349,500 | 335,900 | 318,200 | 345,000 | 369,800 | 385,400 | 349,900 | 340,500 | 325,000 | 327,700 | 325,700 | |
| 1993 | 354,700 | 349,800 | 335,800 | 314,200 | 313,500 | 314,500 | 323,500 | 293,200 | 281,100 | 277,100 | 265,200 | 265,100 | |
| 1994 | 310,200 | 309,100 | 309,800 | 281,600 | 272,800 | 282,600 | 299,600 | 271,800 | 259,800 | 254,200 | 244,100 | 234,700 | |
| 1995 | 286,100 | 271,600 | 268,000 | 265,100 | 266,800 | 273,900 | 295,900 | 267,000 | 253,300 | 240,900 | 246,100 | 251,400 | |
| 1996 | 292,500 | 283,600 | 286,900 | 265,700 | 264,300 | 253,100 | 281,600 | 240,300 | 233,400 | 229,000 | 235,000 | 233,800 | |
| 1997 | 272,200 | 258,800 | 250,700 | 219,100 | 224,200 | 236,600 | 250,800 | 216,400 | 213,200 | 196,500 | 186,600 | 191,800 | |
| 1998 | 234,200 | 230,800 | 229,400 | 187,100 | 190,200 | 195,700 | 213,700 | 181,700 | 177,300 | 171,000 | 166,600 | 166,100 | |
| 1999 | 204,600 | 206,700 | 205,900 | 190,600 | 190,700 | 213,800 | 231,800 | 192,100 | 184,600 | 167,400 | 160,900 | 153,000 | |
| 2000 | 183,600 | 183,500 | 168,900 | 142,000 | 147,700 | 150,000 | 176,900 | 159,600 | 147,200 | 141,300 | 146,900 | 142,100 | |
| 2001 | 179,700 | 174,000 | 171,500 | 156,500 | 160,400 | 179,700 | 194,600 | 189,700 | 186,700 | 198,100 | 208,300 | 218,600 | |
| 2002 | 264,100 | 263,800 | 265,300 | 248,100 | 245,200 | 259,600 | 273,000 | 246,600 | 240,100 | 240,800 | 248,900 | 247,000 | |
| 2003 | 282,200 | 278,200 | 270,800 | 249,900 | 250,900 | 274,600 | 284,700 | 250,300 | 244,200 | 232,800 | 229,400 | 218,000 | |
| 2004 | 260,600 | 249,200 | 247,800 | 218,100 | 209,500 | 223,500 | 239,600 | 202,600 | 192,000 | 184,900 | 182,400 | 175,500 | |
| 2005 | 210,300 | 220,900 | 209,600 | 179,100 | 180,100 | 194,300 | 217,000 | 190,400 | 194,100 | 185,100 | 204,200 | 199,600 | |
| 2006 | 226,400 | 234,400 | 221,700 | 211,400 | 209,200 | 216,600 | 243,100 | 211,600 | 198,400 | 176,700 | 184,200 | 176,100 | |
| 2007 | 214,900 | 207,400 | 195,600 | 179,700 | 179,700 | 191,300 | 216,400 | 182,500 | 180,600 | 169,900 | 175,100 | 183,500 | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 344,700 | 335,700 | 340,700 | 343,700 | 343,400 | 345,400 | 345,300 | 347,600 | 350,600 | 353,900 | 354,100 | 350,900 | |
| 1977 | 358,000 | 358,200 | 343,400 | 335,500 | 322,600 | 314,800 | 304,000 | 299,400 | 299,000 | 291,300 | 286,200 | 278,700 | |
| 1978 | 265,800 | 264,900 | 254,200 | 252,400 | 251,500 | 253,600 | 250,300 | 245,600 | 245,400 | 243,400 | 239,400 | 250,900 | |
| 1979 | 249,400 | 252,600 | 252,100 | 242,500 | 246,000 | 243,400 | 242,300 | 248,100 | 243,700 | 243,300 | 242,700 | 242,400 | |
| 1980 | 238,000 | 238,300 | 246,000 | 252,300 | 264,100 | 268,100 | 274,300 | 275,300 | 267,500 | 268,300 | 270,600 | 269,700 | |
| 1981 | 274,600 | 268,400 | 269,900 | 268,200 | 265,500 | 260,600 | 263,300 | 266,100 | 265,100 | 267,700 | 278,300 | 289,700 | |
| 1982 | 300,200 | 302,200 | 307,700 | 313,300 | 313,900 | 312,000 | 312,700 | 313,200 | 317,400 | 324,200 | 331,900 | 327,600 | |
| 1983 | 327,300 | 328,400 | 320,800 | 308,700 | 303,600 | 299,500 | 292,200 | 288,600 | 280,400 | 271,000 | 270,700 | 262,900 | |
| 1984 | 253,900 | 249,700 | 249,900 | 244,000 | 240,700 | 229,900 | 227,200 | 228,300 | 228,500 | 223,000 | 216,300 | 218,400 | |
| 1985 | 210,800 | 220,400 | 223,400 | 222,400 | 212,300 | 213,700 | 212,400 | 204,400 | 209,900 | 213,600 | 220,700 | 217,400 | |
| 1986 | 220,500 | 212,600 | 200,600 | 200,100 | 204,000 | 201,400 | 200,700 | 192,600 | 189,600 | 189,000 | 179,500 | 173,200 | |
| 1987 | 166,000 | 167,900 | 164,900 | 164,200 | 165,700 | 164,100 | 160,700 | 159,900 | 160,900 | 156,500 | 151,800 | 152,300 | |
| 1988 | 157,100 | 149,900 | 149,900 | 145,900 | 150,900 | 150,500 | 150,300 | 150,600 | 151,700 | 152,900 | 152,700 | 157,500 | |
| 1989 | 152,500 | 150,200 | 144,500 | 150,200 | 152,200 | 161,600 | 166,000 | 174,100 | 177,100 | 186,300 | 183,900 | 177,900 | |
| 1990 | 184,600 | 182,200 | 186,400 | 194,400 | 198,200 | 202,200 | 205,000 | 211,200 | 221,200 | 227,900 | 234,900 | 242,200 | |
| 1991 | 251,000 | 257,400 | 263,200 | 265,900 | 267,900 | 269,400 | 271,000 | 274,500 | 277,600 | 289,000 | 294,400 | 303,800 | |
| 1992 | 311,200 | 321,800 | 328,400 | 337,500 | 349,400 | 355,200 | 358,700 | 355,100 | 353,300 | 349,900 | 347,700 | 341,400 | |
| 1993 | 326,600 | 323,600 | 326,900 | 327,900 | 318,100 | 308,500 | 300,800 | 298,200 | 296,500 | 289,300 | 284,900 | 286,700 | |
| 1994 | 285,500 | 288,900 | 292,500 | 284,600 | 283,500 | 279,500 | 275,500 | 272,300 | 271,200 | 269,400 | 265,200 | 262,000 | |
| 1995 | 265,500 | 265,800 | 263,400 | 266,100 | 269,900 | 271,200 | 269,600 | 266,300 | 260,200 | 259,600 | 263,000 | 265,400 | |
| 1996 | 269,700 | 267,700 | 266,700 | 265,600 | 256,100 | 254,800 | 254,600 | 254,300 | 254,400 | 252,700 | 252,400 | 250,100 | |
| 1997 | 246,700 | 239,300 | 233,500 | 227,200 | 228,600 | 229,100 | 226,200 | 222,200 | 221,600 | 217,100 | 212,300 | 213,200 | |
| 1998 | 211,800 | 208,900 | 205,900 | 203,400 | 197,200 | 193,000 | 192,800 | 189,300 | 186,800 | 184,000 | 184,600 | 186,000 | |
| 1999 | 189,500 | 187,400 | 196,600 | 197,200 | 200,900 | 204,400 | 201,500 | 197,000 | 191,100 | 184,700 | 179,000 | 172,700 | |
| 2000 | 163,800 | 164,300 | 154,500 | 154,400 | 153,000 | 150,100 | 156,300 | 161,100 | 158,800 | 157,200 | 160,000 | 156,200 | |
| 2001 | 155,800 | 154,300 | 157,300 | 166,500 | 171,500 | 179,000 | 181,400 | 193,200 | 201,600 | 211,000 | 219,500 | 226,400 | |
| 2002 | 234,200 | 241,000 | 246,900 | 249,400 | 253,000 | 257,000 | 256,300 | 257,500 | 261,400 | 264,700 | 262,600 | 258,500 | |
| 2003 | 257,200 | 259,400 | 263,500 | 259,400 | 258,200 | 260,000 | 263,300 | 257,700 | 255,200 | 248,900 | 242,700 | 240,500 | |
| 2004 | 236,500 | 233,600 | 228,800 | 228,900 | 218,600 | 214,900 | 215,500 | 211,300 | 206,700 | 202,500 | 196,900 | 191,600 | |
| 2005 | 192,900 | 197,100 | 196,200 | 189,400 | 189,800 | 193,600 | 197,000 | 201,100 | 200,600 | 203,000 | 209,800 | 214,000 | |
| 2006 | 214,600 | 212,400 | 211,300 | 214,800 | 212,200 | 211,800 | 213,700 | 214,100 | 210,100 | 200,900 | 199,300 | 194,800 | |
| 2007 | 191,800 | 192,600 | 193,600 | 193,100 | 190,300 | 189,300 | 189,400 | 187,700 | 187,200 | 185,500 | 188,100 | 188,000 | |