NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

New Jersey's unemployment rate ticked down to 9.6 percent in November, representing the third consecutive monthly decline.

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Hal Wirths, Commissioner of Department of Labor and Workforce Development joined Jim this morning to give out some information that will assist unemployed residents of NJ.

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If you're filing an unemployment insurance claim online in New Jersey, you had better be who you say you are. That's the warning from Department of Labor and Workforce Development commissioner Hal Wirths.

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There are about 22,000 unemployed veterans in New Jersey. The state Department of Labor is focused on helping those brave men and women who return home from the military find work.

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Tomorrow, the state will release the unemployment figures for July. New Jersey's jobless rate has outpaced the national average for months and analysts expect that to be the case for last month as well.

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Looking for a job? The state has expanded a program to help the unemployed in New Jersey find work within a few months.

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To help New Jersey’s military veterans, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced today that nearly $190,000 in funding will be provided to the New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council’s (NJBCTC) Helmets to Hardhats program.

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Officials with the New Jersey Department of Labor are visiting boardwalks, farms and shopping malls this summer, making sure young workers are not doing more than state law allows.

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If you're one of the long-term unemployed, listen up. As part of a new federal law, New Jersey is partnering with its community colleges to help people get back in the workforce.

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