unemployment

The end of August saw dwindling claims for unemployment in New Jersey and an overall improving trend in the job market, but that was right before the recent wave of casino closings.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the total number receiving aid remained at its lowest level in more than seven years.

July was a good month for hiring in New Jersey, although the pace of hiring is still slower.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.

Officials say New Jersey's unemployment rate inched down to 6.6 percent in June, its lowest level in more than five years.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008.

New Jersey's unemployment rate for April fell to its lowest level in five years, and more people are getting "back into the game" in the state's economy.

New Jersey officials say the state unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent for April, its lowest level in more than five years.

Jim made reference to this video this morning that shows not only how America lost so many jobs, but also offers a remedy of how we can get them back.

There were minimal job losses in New Jersey’s private and public sectors in March, but for the most part the state’s employment situation remained flat according to new figures by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.