New Jersey Economic Indicators: Historical Data Series, 1976-2007
PRIVATE SECTOR NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT
(THOUSANDS)
SERIES 8
ORIGINAL    SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,198.3 2,197.6 2,221.3 2,239.1 2,268.2 2,315.1 2,313.5 2,321.2 2,315.7 2,291.0 2,301.1 2,297.7
1977 2,227.6 2,220.3 2,256.9 2,298.9 2,334.4 2,388.4 2,370.4 2,380.9 2,384.0 2,375.3 2,376.8 2,380.8
1978 2,316.9 2,311.9 2,346.4 2,408.5 2,440.8 2,495.0 2,489.4 2,503.8 2,499.0 2,488.0 2,489.2 2,477.8
1979 2,425.5 2,420.4 2,456.6 2,461.5 2,509.3 2,561.9 2,548.8 2,556.8 2,550.7 2,538.1 2,534.2 2,538.2
1980 2,474.5 2,474.2 2,497.4 2,511.7 2,528.2 2,571.6 2,552.7 2,560.1 2,549.4 2,549.5 2,546.4 2,552.8
1981 2,488.7 2,486.6 2,509.5 2,548.9 2,564.1 2,617.3 2,620.6 2,625.5 2,618.9 2,595.6 2,586.1 2,577.4
1982 2,504.5 2,494.6 2,506.7 2,534.3 2,560.1 2,609.7 2,605.7 2,616.9 2,606.1 2,583.2 2,575.8 2,572.2
1983 2,515.8 2,504.6 2,534.4 2,580.4 2,612.7 2,668.5 2,701.9 2,702.5 2,713.8 2,705.6 2,708.9 2,721.0
1984 2,674.6 2,680.3 2,706.4 2,766.3 2,805.6 2,857.8 2,866.4 2,862.3 2,850.7 2,852.4 2,854.2 2,854.9
1985 2,788.8 2,781.2 2,806.4 2,846.9 2,874.3 2,917.6 2,926.8 2,933.4 2,912.0 2,914.9 2,917.4 2,918.0
1986 2,849.6 2,842.0 2,871.1 2,911.1 2,936.1 2,975.4 3,001.6 3,001.4 2,982.1 3,001.1 2,996.6 2,999.0
1987 2,938.7 2,929.3 2,961.6 2,993.1 3,017.7 3,068.1 3,081.9 3,083.4 3,062.7 3,066.9 3,068.8 3,077.6
1988 2,994.1 2,997.0 3,030.7 3,062.6 3,084.5 3,139.3 3,149.4 3,149.8 3,128.5 3,119.3 3,135.6 3,146.9
1989 3,074.5 3,073.7 3,101.0 3,102.1 3,120.7 3,173.6 3,166.3 3,161.2 3,155.7 3,122.1 3,125.9 3,129.6
1990 3,048.9 3,043.9 3,071.4 3,057.8 3,078.0 3,119.7 3,094.3 3,090.8 3,062.3 3,023.6 3,009.8 2,999.8
1991 2,899.2 2,886.9 2,902.4 2,912.7 2,935.5 2,973.3 2,950.0 2,950.5 2,940.2 2,922.9 2,927.7 2,924.2
1992 2,822.1 2,817.0 2,830.8 2,848.7 2,882.0 2,925.5 2,919.2 2,917.0 2,913.1 2,916.1 2,919.3 2,921.2
1993 2,843.9 2,843.3 2,851.7 2,887.7 2,923.2 2,968.4 2,955.8 2,958.5 2,953.8 2,954.2 2,959.3 2,968.0
1994 2,866.7 2,858.3 2,898.4 2,943.9 2,982.4 3,029.1 3,021.6 3,031.8 3,029.7 3,023.1 3,031.6 3,036.4
1995 2,944.9 2,942.8 2,973.2 2,998.1 3,030.2 3,071.3 3,053.5 3,066.2 3,065.7 3,056.3 3,060.2 3,063.9
1996 2,946.0 2,972.8 3,001.7 3,020.6 3,070.9 3,118.8 3,105.3 3,114.4 3,110.6 3,105.0 3,120.7 3,133.3
1997 3,041.2 3,050.4 3,083.6 3,112.2 3,153.0 3,202.4 3,196.1 3,193.1 3,199.0 3,194.6 3,204.9 3,220.6
1998 3,126.6 3,131.6 3,157.4 3,192.8 3,237.8 3,279.9 3,267.2 3,265.6 3,259.0 3,267.0 3,275.1 3,295.1
1999 3,209.8 3,222.7 3,254.8 3,290.8 3,319.6 3,371.5 3,370.1 3,369.0 3,352.5 3,357.2 3,370.8 3,393.5
2000 3,307.4 3,306.1 3,346.9 3,379.8 3,406.3 3,463.7 3,451.2 3,444.9 3,439.0 3,421.2 3,439.2 3,462.4
2001 3,330.1 3,326.5 3,350.1 3,385.9 3,419.5 3,465.1 3,431.4 3,421.9 3,400.4 3,394.7 3,400.8 3,408.4
2002 3,320.8 3,317.8 3,343.0 3,358.9 3,384.4 3,421.7 3,397.7 3,395.3 3,376.2 3,362.9 3,378.7 3,387.5
2003 3,291.6 3,271.1 3,291.4 3,325.1 3,362.4 3,402.2 3,403.9 3,401.0 3,383.6 3,375.9 3,382.9 3,391.8
2004 3,281.0 3,271.3 3,303.1 3,329.6 3,375.4 3,422.0 3,414.1 3,406.7 3,391.5 3,381.9 3,399.4 3,412.6
2005 3,309.8 3,302.7 3,325.3 3,373.0 3,409.0 3,461.0 3,450.0 3,443.0 3,426.1 3,409.3 3,425.5 3,435.4
2006 3,340.7 3,336.1 3,370.0 3,392.0 3,435.5 3,486.1 3,469.4 3,465.5 3,445.1 3,433.0 3,447.6 3,462.8
2007 3,348.4 3,332.8 3,360.8 3,390.9 3,442.8 3,496.7 3,476.2 3,468.0 3,442.6 3,438.9 3,447.9 3,460.9
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES 
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1976 2,260.1 2,268.7 2,271.4 2,263.4 2,267.4 2,267.1 2,277.9 2,277.1 2,278.4 2,270.2 2,287.0 2,292.6
1977 2,289.6 2,291.7 2,307.2 2,321.6 2,331.8 2,338.2 2,335.0 2,336.6 2,348.6 2,355.9 2,364.0 2,376.3
1978 2,379.1 2,382.9 2,396.8 2,429.8 2,437.1 2,443.1 2,453.8 2,459.6 2,465.3 2,470.3 2,477.6 2,473.1
1979 2,487.1 2,490.4 2,507.1 2,482.2 2,505.1 2,509.8 2,512.9 2,512.3 2,518.1 2,521.6 2,523.6 2,533.1
1980 2,534.8 2,543.4 2,548.4 2,532.7 2,524.3 2,521.3 2,515.1 2,514.8 2,516.8 2,533.4 2,536.6 2,547.6
1981 2,547.8 2,555.3 2,561.5 2,570.2 2,561.1 2,568.5 2,580.8 2,578.9 2,585.9 2,579.1 2,576.3 2,572.5
1982 2,563.4 2,564.2 2,557.3 2,555.1 2,556.4 2,564.1 2,562.1 2,568.5 2,574.6 2,568.4 2,568.9 2,567.6
1983 2,575.4 2,576.0 2,588.8 2,601.4 2,609.0 2,621.7 2,656.3 2,653.9 2,682.9 2,688.6 2,698.2 2,715.9
1984 2,735.4 2,753.3 2,761.6 2,787.1 2,801.2 2,811.6 2,819.3 2,813.8 2,822.8 2,835.1 2,842.3 2,848.2
1985 2,850.3 2,854.7 2,860.6 2,865.7 2,870.7 2,872.5 2,878.4 2,886.2 2,887.8 2,897.5 2,904.5 2,908.4
1986 2,911.1 2,914.8 2,922.6 2,930.1 2,933.9 2,931.3 2,952.8 2,955.4 2,960.3 2,986.0 2,982.8 2,986.6
1987 3,000.0 3,000.2 3,009.5 3,014.1 3,017.1 3,024.1 3,034.3 3,038.2 3,041.1 3,053.8 3,054.6 3,063.4
1988 3,055.9 3,065.8 3,075.4 3,085.6 3,085.0 3,094.8 3,104.1 3,105.0 3,105.2 3,107.2 3,120.6 3,131.1
1989 3,136.7 3,140.5 3,143.9 3,126.2 3,122.0 3,128.8 3,124.8 3,118.3 3,130.1 3,110.7 3,110.7 3,111.9
1990 3,120.9 3,117.8 3,124.3 3,087.9 3,075.6 3,070.3 3,059.1 3,053.1 3,031.6 3,003.6 2,986.1 2,975.1
1991 2,969.3 2,958.7 2,953.9 2,941.4 2,932.6 2,924.7 2,915.0 2,913.6 2,910.6 2,903.4 2,904.6 2,900.2
1992 2,890.6 2,888.1 2,881.7 2,876.7 2,878.5 2,877.0 2,884.4 2,880.8 2,884.5 2,896.8 2,896.7 2,897.6
1993 2,912.1 2,914.7 2,902.4 2,915.1 2,918.6 2,919.3 2,921.4 2,922.1 2,925.6 2,935.2 2,936.9 2,944.4
1994 2,935.5 2,930.3 2,948.2 2,971.3 2,976.7 2,978.4 2,987.8 2,995.8 3,002.0 3,005.2 3,009.7 3,012.5
1995 3,014.9 3,015.2 3,022.4 3,025.0 3,023.0 3,019.1 3,019.7 3,030.3 3,039.1 3,040.2 3,039.9 3,040.1
1996 3,016.5 3,044.9 3,049.3 3,045.9 3,062.2 3,065.7 3,070.4 3,078.7 3,086.1 3,090.8 3,102.5 3,108.9
1997 3,112.2 3,122.2 3,130.2 3,135.9 3,143.4 3,148.9 3,159.5 3,157.7 3,176.7 3,182.1 3,188.7 3,195.5
1998 3,197.5 3,203.1 3,203.2 3,214.4 3,228.0 3,226.5 3,228.7 3,231.1 3,238.7 3,256.1 3,260.3 3,269.3
1999 3,280.7 3,296.7 3,302.4 3,309.9 3,308.2 3,315.2 3,331.5 3,335.3 3,335.1 3,348.9 3,355.8 3,363.7
2000 3,380.2 3,381.0 3,396.4 3,399.8 3,395.9 3,408.3 3,411.8 3,409.5 3,419.6 3,412.1 3,421.6 3,430.0
2001 3,401.8 3,402.6 3,401.5 3,405.8 3,408.9 3,409.3 3,392.1 3,386.2 3,381.0 3,385.2 3,382.1 3,375.9
2002 3,392.3 3,396.3 3,394.3 3,379.8 3,373.2 3,366.9 3,355.9 3,359.0 3,356.1 3,354.6 3,360.5 3,357.3
2003 3,364.6 3,351.0 3,345.2 3,349.0 3,350.9 3,346.9 3,359.7 3,362.4 3,363.4 3,366.0 3,362.1 3,360.2
2004 3,355.1 3,353.2 3,358.8 3,355.4 3,363.2 3,364.6 3,367.8 3,367.2 3,370.7 3,372.3 3,378.4 3,380.5
2005 3,384.9 3,386.7 3,382.4 3,400.1 3,395.7 3,401.4 3,402.5 3,402.6 3,405.9 3,400.7 3,404.6 3,402.9
2006 3,415.9 3,421.1 3,427.8 3,419.5 3,421.1 3,424.3 3,421.3 3,424.9 3,425.5 3,425.2 3,427.0 3,430.1
2007 3,423.1 3,418.2 3,418.9 3,419.1 3,427.7 3,433.3 3,427.6 3,426.4 3,423.5 3,426.6 3,427.6 3,433.8