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Regional - Focus

This directory contains quarterly regional analysis of the local labor areas in New Jersey. Each region and its labor areas have unique industry, labor force and demographic characteristics. Regional Focus offers insight and analysis on he changing employment situation in New Jersey's northern, central and southern labor areas, its industries and comparisons with statewide data. The articles, tables and charts illustrating employment by industry, unemployment rates, characteristics of the unemployed, and highlights of economic activity let Regional Focus develop a picture of New Jersey labor areas and insight into changes within them. Regional focus will be published on a quarterly basis.

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New Jersey Key Industry Cluster Fact Sheet

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Regional Focus - Local Area Labor Market Information: 

Regional Focus offers insight and analysis on the changing employment situation in New Jersey’s labor areas broken down by North, Central and South regions; their industries and comparable statewide data. The articles, tables and charts illustrating employment by industry, unemployment rates, characteristics of the unemployed, and highlights of economic activity let Regional Focus develop a picture of New Jersey’s labor areas and insight into changes occurring there.



The most recent issue of Regional Focus contains the most current data available at the time of publication.

Issue Date

April 2013

Northern Region 

April 2013

Central Region 

April 2013

Southern Region



Issue Date

March 2013

Northern Region 

March 2013

Central Region 

March 2013

Southern Region




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