July 2023 Unemployment

• Morris County’s unemployment rate for July 2023 was 4.0%, up from 3.9% in June 2023 and 3.0% in July 2022.
• In July 2023, Morris County had the second lowest unemployment rate in New Jersey at 4.0%, behind only Hunterdon County at 3.7%. Cumberland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.9%.
• New Jersey’s unemployment rate for July 2023 was 4.7%, up from 4.5% in June 2023 and 3.6% in July 2022.
• Morris County’s total labor force was 278,300 in July 2023, up from 278,200 in June 2023 and 270,500 in July 2022.* Data is not seasonally adjusted.

The above is a summary of the following information:

https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/employ/uirate/lfmth.xlsx