New Jersey's Unemployment Rate Reaches Record Low

Gains were realized in both the private (+9,600) and public (+600) sectors of the state's economy, according to statistics released by the New Jersey Department of Labor.

By John Jordan | July 19, 2019 at 07:15 AM

TRENTON—The latest job numbers for the Garden State can besummed up in two words—record setting.

Gov. Phil Murphy reported on Thursday that the state'sunemployment rate declined to a historic low of 3.5% in June—itslowest level since state-level records began being kept 43 yearsago. New Jersey's unemployment rate also fell below the nationalunemployment rate of 3.7%.

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