New Jersey Ends 2025 With Job Gains

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January 22, 2026 | nj.gov

Preliminary employment estimates for December, produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), show New Jersey employers added 5,700 jobs in December to a seasonally adjusted level of 4,402,200 jobs. The state’s unemployment rate in December was unchanged at 5.4 percent.

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NJ SEED: Reports tell us that, “During all of 2005, the state saw payrolls increase by 9,000 jobs. That compares with 2024, when more than 30,000 jobs were created.” Slow and steady growth beats decline and negative numbers every time, but can’t do better?

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