(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)There’s positive news about jobs and tax collections, but federal policies may pose a threat
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)There’s positive news about jobs and tax collections, but federal policies may pose a threat
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Here’s how federal and state jobs reports are compiled
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)Jobs data and interest rates look good, but concerns about some Trump policies
(Leonid Andronov/Shutterstock)Business advocate hopes next administration ‘will recognize the extreme costs of doing business’ in NJ

NJ Spotlight NewsOn May Day, workers organizations propose New Jersey Job Bridge Program
NJ Spotlight NewsCenter for Popular Democracy says certain groups are excluded from benefits

(AP Photo/David Duprey)Closely watched survey of NJ’s business climate reveals mixed bag, especially for sales, profits, wages and hiring


(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Whether state is heading for a soft landing or rocky road to recession has NJ’s top economic advisers trying to piece together the evidence


NJ Spotlight NewsInterview with New Jersey Department of Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo
NJ Spotlight NewsThe state's unemployment rate went up to 7.3% in July

From January 2014 to 2015, New Jersey gained only 49,100 jobs, well behind the six-figure totals posted by other states.

The state Department of Labor says New Jersey gained 6,700 jobs in November and unemployment dropped 0.2 percent.