How many jobs were lost in New Jersey last month?
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New Jersey lost 300 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 35th among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 6,400 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-300
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
35th
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
New Jersey’s job loss of 300 jobs in June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 1,400 gain in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), New Jersey gained jobs in 45 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 15th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (58,300) while job growth was weakest in April 2023 (-15,100).
There were 300 fewer jobs in June 2026 in New Jersey than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which New Jersey sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were health care and social assistance, professional, scientific, and technical services, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. Health care and social assistance added 2,700 jobs, more than the entire economy. Professional, scientific, and technical services gained 2,400 jobs, while administrative and support and waste management and remediation services added 1,700. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 2,700 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in New Jersey (June 2026)
How does New Jersey's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, New Jersey gained an average of 425 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 2,733, and the lowest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as 14th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 9,400 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 5,700 on average every month in 2022.
In 2025, New Jersey gained an average of 425 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among three metro areas primarily in New Jersey during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 700 jobs in the Atlantic City, NJ area to a gain of 200 jobs in the Trenton, NJ area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within New Jersey
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +3,500 | |
| 2. | +200 | |
| 3. | -100 | |
| 4. | -500 | |
| 5. | -700 | |
| 6. | -5,800 |
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