June was a rocky month for the state’s jobs market. “New Jersey labor market numbers continue to be poor,” said Charles Steindel, former New Jersey chief economist, in his analysis for thinktank ...

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced unemployment insurance claims data for the week ...

Despite improvements in the state’s beleaguered unemployment system, over 700,000 New Jerseyans still face barriers to jobless benefits, a new report says. Now several activist groups including Make ...

In our spotlight on Business Report. New Jersey's unemployment system has come a long way since the peak of joblessness during the pandemic. But a new report finds even with those improvements, the ...

While a recently released review of New Jersey's response to COVID-19 found that state government was "unprepared for an emergency of this magnitude," a closer look was given to the way residents ...

As the government shutdown reaches its 16th day, questions and fears continue to stir as the future remains unclear. For some federal workers, the 16th day of the shutdown is also the 16th day of ...

New Jersey's economy added 12,200 jobs in December, but its unemployment rate ticked up to 4.8% from 4.7%, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Thursday in a report showing the ...

The Garden State labor market added 7,500 jobs in July, according to preliminary estimates produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Aug. 14 by the state Department of Labor and ...