| New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007 | |||||||||||||
| LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE (%) | |||||||||||||
| SERIES 4 | |||||||||||||
| ORIGINAL SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 60.3 | 60.4 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 61.2 | 62.3 | 63.1 | 62.6 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 61.9 | 61.8 | |
| 1977 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 61.9 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 62.9 | 61.7 | 62.0 | 62.4 | 62.4 | |
| 1978 | 61.8 | 61.6 | 61.7 | 61.9 | 62.2 | 63.7 | 64.4 | 63.9 | 63.1 | 63.6 | 64.0 | 64.1 | |
| 1979 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 64.2 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 64.9 | 65.6 | 65.1 | 64.1 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.6 | |
| 1980 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 63.5 | 63.8 | 64.8 | 65.6 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 63.8 | |
| 1981 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 63.8 | 64.1 | 64.4 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 63.3 | 63.1 | |
| 1982 | 62.9 | 63.1 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 63.7 | 64.3 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.4 | 63.1 | |
| 1983 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 64.6 | 65.6 | 65.3 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 64.4 | 64.5 | |
| 1984 | 63.9 | 64.3 | 64.7 | 64.8 | 65.4 | 66.2 | 66.7 | 65.8 | 64.6 | 64.8 | 64.7 | 64.8 | |
| 1985 | 64.4 | 64.6 | 65.1 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 66.0 | 66.8 | 66.0 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.5 | |
| 1986 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 64.9 | 65.5 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 66.4 | 65.2 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.2 | |
| 1987 | 64.9 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 65.3 | 66.1 | 66.8 | 67.4 | 67.0 | 65.5 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.9 | |
| 1988 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 65.2 | 65.4 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 66.0 | |
| 1989 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 67.0 | 67.5 | 67.0 | 65.8 | 66.4 | 66.8 | 66.6 | |
| 1990 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 67.2 | 66.9 | 67.4 | 68.3 | 68.6 | 67.8 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 67.0 | |
| 1991 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 67.0 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.1 | |
| 1992 | 66.0 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.1 | 66.5 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 66.1 | |
| 1993 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.4 | 66.1 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 66.4 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.4 | |
| 1994 | 65.3 | 65.5 | 65.6 | 65.4 | 65.8 | 66.7 | 67.2 | 66.8 | 65.7 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.2 | |
| 1995 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 67.2 | 67.8 | 66.8 | 65.8 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 65.8 | |
| 1996 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.9 | 67.6 | 68.4 | 67.7 | 66.9 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.4 | |
| 1997 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 67.6 | 67.3 | 67.8 | 68.5 | 68.9 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.1 | |
| 1998 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 66.5 | 66.8 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 66.8 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 66.6 | |
| 1999 | 66.4 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 66.6 | 67.0 | 67.8 | 68.2 | 67.4 | 66.4 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.9 | |
| 2000 | 66.5 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.5 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 66.8 | 65.7 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.3 | |
| 2001 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.8 | 67.0 | 66.3 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.4 | |
| 2002 | 66.1 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 66.9 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.4 | 66.5 | |
| 2003 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.2 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 65.7 | |
| 2004 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 66.4 | 66.9 | 66.2 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 65.8 | 65.7 | |
| 2005 | 65.3 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 66.9 | 67.4 | 67.0 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 66.8 | 66.8 | |
| 2006 | 66.4 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 67.5 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.8 | |
| 2007 | 66.2 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.8 | 67.1 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 66.1 | 66.0 | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES | |||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | |
| 1976 | 61.2 | 61.0 | 61.2 | 61.3 | 61.3 | 61.3 | 61.5 | 61.6 | 61.7 | 61.8 | 61.9 | 62.0 | |
| 1977 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 62.2 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.5 | |
| 1978 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.3 | 62.4 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 63.1 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 64.0 | |
| 1979 | 64.1 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.2 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.3 | |
| 1980 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | |
| 1981 | 64.2 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 63.9 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 63.6 | |
| 1982 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 63.5 | |
| 1983 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 64.1 | 64.3 | 64.5 | |
| 1984 | 64.6 | 64.8 | 65.0 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.0 | 65.1 | |
| 1985 | 65.0 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 65.4 | 65.3 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 65.7 | 65.6 | |
| 1986 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.7 | |
| 1987 | 65.7 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.0 | |
| 1988 | 66.0 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 66.1 | |
| 1989 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.8 | |
| 1990 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 67.2 | 67.1 | |
| 1991 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 | |
| 1992 | 66.5 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.1 | |
| 1993 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.9 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.8 | |
| 1994 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.2 | |
| 1995 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.3 | |
| 1996 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.5 | 67.5 | |
| 1997 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.3 | 67.3 | |
| 1998 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.5 | 66.6 | |
| 1999 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 66.8 | |
| 2000 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.2 | |
| 2001 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.5 | |
| 2002 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.5 | 66.5 | |
| 2003 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 65.9 | 66.0 | |
| 2004 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | |
| 2005 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.1 | 66.2 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 66.5 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.8 | 66.8 | |
| 2006 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 67.1 | 66.9 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.6 | |
| 2007 | 66.5 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 66.0 | 65.9 | 65.9 | 65.9 | |