The employment landscape and labor market in New Jersey has changed relatively little over the past 12 months, but one sector has played an outsized role in driving the state’s employment gains.
From July 2023 to July 2024 (the most recent month available at this writing), New Jersey added 48,500 private sector jobs, plus an additional 10,100 in government, according to an analysis of figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, of those 48,500 private sector jobs, approximately 72% (34,900) have been in the education and health services sector.
