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Basic Info

Plainfield, NJ Unemployment Rate is at 5.50%, compared to 5.10% last month and 7.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 8.21%.

Stats

Last Value 5.50%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 15:55 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 8.21%
Average Growth Rate 8.76%
Value from Last Month 5.10%
Change from Last Month 7.84%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -25.68%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
July 31, 2026 5.50%
June 30, 2026 5.10%
May 31, 2026 5.00%
April 30, 2026 5.20%
March 31, 2026 7.90%
February 28, 2026 8.80%
January 31, 2026 8.20%
December 31, 2025 6.60%
November 30, 2025 5.80%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 6.90%
August 31, 2025 7.00%
July 31, 2025 7.40%
June 30, 2025 6.70%
May 31, 2025 6.20%
April 30, 2025 6.60%
March 31, 2025 8.60%
February 28, 2025 9.50%
January 31, 2025 8.70%
December 31, 2024 6.60%
November 30, 2024 5.90%
October 31, 2024 5.50%
September 30, 2024 5.50%
August 31, 2024 6.40%
July 31, 2024 6.70%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 5.80%
May 31, 2024 5.50%
April 30, 2024 5.70%
March 31, 2024 7.60%
February 29, 2024 8.20%
January 31, 2024 8.00%
December 31, 2023 6.10%
November 30, 2023 5.00%
October 31, 2023 5.10%
September 30, 2023 5.10%
August 31, 2023 5.60%
July 31, 2023 5.60%
June 30, 2023 5.30%
May 31, 2023 5.30%
April 30, 2023 4.70%
March 31, 2023 7.10%
February 28, 2023 7.70%
January 31, 2023 7.40%
December 31, 2022 5.10%
November 30, 2022 3.90%
October 31, 2022 3.70%
September 30, 2022 3.30%
August 31, 2022 3.70%
July 31, 2022 4.10%
June 30, 2022 4.10%

Basic Info

Plainfield, NJ Unemployment Rate is at 5.50%, compared to 5.10% last month and 7.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 8.21%.

Stats

Last Value 5.50%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 15:55 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 8.21%
Average Growth Rate 8.76%
Value from Last Month 5.10%
Change from Last Month 7.84%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -25.68%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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