Stacker compiled a ranking of the counties with the highest unemployment in New Jersey using data from the BLS.

One of the people charged, East Orange resident Vanessa Allen, is a former New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce ...

Ten people, including a former state employee, were indicted last month for illegally collecting unemployment benefits and ...

The state’s unemployment rate was 4.6% as of February, just up from 4.4% that same month last year. New Jersey netted nearly 46,000 new jobs in 2024, or a 1.1% increase, ranking the state 20th ...

A former New Jersey state employee has been indicted for illegally collecting more than $55,000 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said Tuesday. Vanessa Allen, of East ...

New Jersey’s labor market is a paradox. Despite increased hiring and a steady unemployment rate, job creators in key ...