N.J. unemployment, jobs numbers nearly back to pre-COVID levels

New Jersey has nearly climbed back to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment and the number of jobs as of last month, new labor data shows.

Employment figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of private sector jobs in June 2022 now exceeds the number of private sector jobs in February 2020.

New Jersey reported 4.2 million jobs in June, up from 4 million a year early and nearly even with the number of jobs reported in February 2020.

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