New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007
NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
(THOUSANDS)
SERIES7
ORIGINAL    SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,669.3 2,670.3 2,698.4 2,717.6 2,743.0 2,795.1 2,803.1 2,811.6 2,780.3 2,771.9 2,791.9 2,793.1
1977 2,718.4 2,716.8 2,758.4 2,801.0 2,835.5 2,894.0 2,889.2 2,895.8 2,871.7 2,880.4 2,886.2 2,895.4
1978 2,829.4 2,827.4 2,867.1 2,933.1 2,966.4 3,027.4 3,029.4 3,040.1 3,005.0 3,003.7 3,013.6 3,000.7
1979 2,939.6 2,938.9 2,975.6 2,980.5 3,028.9 3,084.4 3,076.7 3,080.1 3,047.6 3,051.7 3,053.9 3,058.0
1980 2,992.7 2,996.4 3,024.8 3,044.2 3,063.1 3,107.0 3,093.5 3,094.6 3,063.4 3,078.3 3,080.7 3,086.1
1981 3,017.9 3,018.6 3,044.2 3,081.3 3,095.0 3,149.2 3,149.0 3,147.1 3,128.0 3,122.3 3,121.2 3,113.6
1982 3,038.0 3,023.1 3,039.9 3,066.9 3,094.5 3,146.6 3,136.6 3,140.5 3,117.2 3,106.1 3,103.4 3,100.0
1983 3,038.5 3,031.4 3,062.2 3,106.6 3,138.4 3,200.4 3,231.2 3,225.2 3,225.3 3,231.7 3,239.6 3,250.9
1984 3,199.9 3,210.3 3,239.4 3,297.2 3,334.8 3,390.3 3,388.4 3,376.9 3,360.6 3,377.5 3,386.4 3,388.5
1985 3,317.6 3,314.9 3,342.2 3,382.1 3,409.5 3,459.2 3,464.9 3,468.6 3,438.3 3,452.0 3,460.6 3,459.8
1986 3,382.3 3,382.4 3,415.7 3,456.6 3,479.5 3,522.7 3,537.5 3,531.6 3,508.9 3,544.5 3,546.7 3,548.8
1987 3,480.6 3,476.4 3,514.6 3,548.6 3,568.9 3,620.9 3,623.3 3,618.8 3,592.5 3,614.8 3,623.6 3,632.8
1988 3,539.7 3,550.0 3,589.9 3,623.7 3,642.9 3,699.6 3,697.9 3,692.9 3,673.1 3,679.4 3,703.2 3,715.7
1989 3,634.4 3,641.3 3,670.9 3,672.0 3,688.8 3,744.3 3,720.2 3,710.1 3,706.5 3,689.5 3,697.3 3,701.9
1990 3,615.7 3,620.2 3,650.7 3,642.7 3,666.2 3,711.3 3,665.8 3,653.1 3,622.7 3,599.2 3,591.2 3,582.4
1991 3,469.7 3,464.6 3,483.9 3,493.3 3,514.7 3,551.4 3,511.2 3,502.2 3,493.0 3,493.6 3,505.2 3,501.4
1992 3,388.5 3,392.4 3,410.1 3,428.3 3,456.4 3,503.9 3,489.1 3,480.3 3,466.3 3,486.0 3,496.0 3,496.9
1993 3,411.1 3,419.2 3,431.9 3,466.0 3,497.9 3,545.9 3,512.5 3,510.5 3,507.1 3,527.1 3,539.7 3,547.2
1994 3,433.8 3,430.6 3,476.8 3,523.3 3,560.1 3,611.2 3,586.2 3,588.9 3,588.1 3,599.3 3,614.2 3,620.8
1995 3,515.2 3,520.8 3,555.0 3,580.5 3,610.2 3,653.0 3,615.0 3,621.0 3,623.5 3,630.4 3,639.3 3,643.1
1996 3,511.0 3,547.2 3,580.7 3,599.6 3,646.5 3,699.5 3,667.1 3,666.0 3,667.6 3,676.1 3,697.2 3,708.8
1997 3,605.7 3,622.6 3,658.8 3,688.4 3,727.9 3,781.4 3,754.1 3,741.2 3,757.6 3,769.6 3,785.0 3,801.8
1998 3,695.6 3,707.9 3,737.6 3,771.5 3,813.5 3,857.2 3,822.1 3,812.0 3,820.5 3,844.1 3,856.2 3,877.1
1999 3,780.6 3,802.9 3,839.1 3,876.1 3,901.2 3,954.0 3,931.0 3,919.3 3,918.8 3,943.2 3,962.0 3,985.0
2000 3,887.9 3,896.4 3,942.9 3,975.9 4,006.9 4,060.6 4,020.0 4,002.5 4,014.9 4,017.6 4,042.4 4,066.5
2001 3,922.5 3,931.9 3,957.0 3,994.2 4,026.2 4,073.3 4,008.6 3,990.9 3,995.1 4,010.2 4,023.7 4,032.5
2002 3,932.8 3,940.2 3,968.8 3,982.7 4,007.4 4,042.7 3,982.8 3,970.8 3,974.7 3,983.2 4,006.5 4,014.6
2003 3,908.0 3,898.5 3,922.2 3,956.5 3,993.1 4,032.1 4,003.2 3,986.4 3,991.5 4,006.7 4,019.9 4,027.9
2004 3,905.8 3,907.6 3,944.2 3,969.9 4,014.9 4,063.0 4,023.0 4,005.1 4,014.9 4,026.9 4,050.2 4,064.0
2005 3,946.0 3,951.3 3,975.3 4,024.8 4,057.6 4,111.9 4,066.0 4,048.7 4,054.4 4,059.1 4,082.2 4,091.9
2006 3,984.6 3,992.5 4,028.4 4,050.8 4,090.9 4,143.4 4,091.5 4,076.5 4,075.3 4,088.1 4,107.4 4,122.3
2007 3,993.6 3,989.4 4,020.6 4,050.1 4,100.6 4,157.0 4,098.7 4,079.4 4,073.3 4,093.7 4,108.5 4,121.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,733.2 2,741.1 2,746.1 2,739.4 2,742.1 2,743.6 2,758.7 2,765.4 2,761.2 2,755.6 2,775.8 2,784.7
1977 2,783.4 2,788.6 2,806.5 2,821.3 2,832.5 2,839.7 2,842.7 2,848.1 2,855.7 2,865.3 2,872.4 2,888.7
1978 2,895.2 2,899.4 2,915.6 2,951.6 2,961.2 2,970.6 2,981.8 2,992.1 2,991.5 2,990.2 3,001.2 2,994.8
1979 3,005.2 3,009.6 3,024.1 2,998.2 3,021.9 3,027.2 3,030.7 3,032.7 3,034.6 3,039.2 3,042.1 3,052.2
1980 3,056.6 3,065.8 3,073.4 3,061.8 3,055.4 3,051.3 3,048.3 3,048.3 3,050.3 3,066.1 3,068.8 3,079.7
1981 3,080.0 3,086.6 3,093.0 3,099.4 3,088.2 3,094.7 3,104.8 3,102.0 3,113.3 3,109.1 3,108.5 3,106.7
1982 3,099.0 3,091.2 3,089.6 3,085.3 3,087.7 3,093.3 3,091.8 3,097.0 3,101.9 3,091.7 3,090.2 3,092.4
1983 3,099.6 3,100.2 3,112.7 3,124.1 3,131.8 3,147.6 3,185.7 3,183.4 3,210.6 3,215.8 3,224.9 3,242.4
1984 3,262.5 3,280.3 3,290.2 3,313.3 3,327.8 3,338.0 3,342.4 3,337.1 3,347.9 3,361.0 3,370.3 3,377.6
1985 3,381.5 3,386.1 3,391.6 3,395.9 3,402.6 3,408.3 3,418.9 3,431.4 3,429.2 3,436.0 3,442.6 3,446.0
1986 3,447.0 3,452.7 3,461.7 3,469.3 3,473.5 3,472.9 3,492.7 3,497.1 3,502.0 3,529.6 3,527.6 3,531.6
1987 3,545.7 3,545.1 3,556.0 3,561.9 3,564.3 3,570.9 3,581.1 3,586.6 3,585.7 3,601.8 3,604.5 3,613.3
1988 3,605.3 3,616.0 3,627.4 3,638.3 3,639.0 3,648.6 3,660.0 3,663.1 3,664.7 3,668.0 3,683.8 3,694.2
1989 3,700.7 3,705.0 3,706.4 3,688.2 3,684.3 3,692.0 3,686.9 3,682.8 3,696.4 3,678.6 3,677.1 3,678.5
1990 3,691.7 3,690.1 3,695.0 3,664.3 3,657.5 3,654.0 3,640.2 3,633.4 3,609.6 3,579.2 3,561.0 3,550.6
1991 3,543.7 3,532.0 3,526.6 3,513.6 3,506.0 3,495.2 3,486.2 3,483.1 3,480.6 3,473.8 3,475.4 3,470.3
1992 3,460.8 3,458.9 3,452.3 3,448.0 3,447.7 3,447.7 3,465.2 3,462.3 3,454.6 3,466.0 3,466.3 3,465.9
1993 3,483.0 3,486.0 3,474.1 3,485.3 3,488.4 3,489.1 3,489.3 3,492.1 3,495.4 3,506.8 3,509.8 3,515.7
1994 3,506.5 3,498.4 3,518.7 3,542.8 3,549.5 3,552.3 3,564.0 3,571.4 3,576.3 3,579.9 3,584.7 3,588.7
1995 3,589.3 3,589.4 3,596.5 3,599.6 3,597.8 3,592.3 3,593.1 3,604.6 3,611.8 3,612.5 3,611.5 3,611.2
1996 3,585.4 3,615.5 3,620.4 3,617.1 3,632.7 3,637.8 3,644.9 3,651.4 3,657.0 3,659.7 3,671.4 3,676.4
1997 3,680.3 3,690.1 3,697.0 3,704.0 3,713.0 3,719.8 3,731.3 3,729.0 3,748.7 3,754.0 3,760.9 3,768.4
1998 3,769.7 3,774.4 3,774.2 3,784.4 3,798.2 3,796.7 3,798.7 3,802.7 3,813.7 3,829.2 3,832.9 3,842.6
1999 3,854.2 3,871.0 3,876.9 3,885.6 3,883.8 3,891.4 3,909.0 3,914.5 3,914.9 3,930.3 3,939.6 3,945.7
2000 3,963.1 3,964.7 3,981.7 3,985.7 3,989.6 3,999.1 3,998.2 3,999.4 4,009.7 4,003.4 4,014.4 4,024.0
2001 3,996.0 4,000.3 3,997.2 4,003.5 4,008.3 4,010.9 3,991.4 3,989.0 3,990.0 3,994.9 3,993.3 3,989.0
2002 4,006.1 4,010.1 4,008.9 3,993.0 3,989.3 3,980.4 3,964.3 3,968.4 3,968.9 3,968.8 3,976.5 3,973.5
2003 3,982.7 3,969.7 3,964.8 3,969.4 3,974.2 3,968.7 3,983.8 3,982.8 3,985.6 3,990.4 3,987.0 3,985.3
2004 3,981.9 3,980.7 3,988.7 3,984.5 3,995.0 3,996.9 4,001.6 4,001.1 4,008.6 4,010.7 4,017.2 4,020.7
2005 4,023.8 4,026.5 4,021.2 4,040.6 4,036.3 4,042.8 4,043.5 4,044.1 4,049.1 4,044.0 4,049.3 4,048.0
2006 4,063.2 4,068.8 4,075.0 4,067.2 4,068.1 4,071.6 4,068.2 4,071.7 4,071.1 4,073.9 4,075.0 4,077.9
2007 4,071.9 4,066.3 4,067.2 4,067.3 4,077.0 4,083.2 4,074.8 4,073.4 4,070.1 4,073.8 4,076.0 4,082.6