Post on 29-Aug-2020
NAICS CLAIMS DESCRIPTION
Percentage of
Weekly Claims
Percent of Industry
Total Employment
561 1,747 Administrative and support services 5.0% 0.6%
611 1,665 Educational services 4.8% 0.6%
722 1,116 Food service and drinking places 3.2% 0.4%
621 713 Ambulatory health care services (Dr. and Dentist offices) 2.1% 0.3%
238 624 Specialty trade contractors 1.8% 0.6%
541 618 Professional, sci., and tech.services (lawyers, accts., engineers, archt, sci.research) 1.8% 0.2%
624 426 Social assistance 1.2% 0.4%
921 323 State Government 0.9% 0.2%
445 312 Food and beverage stores 0.9% 0.3%
623 309 Nursing and residential care facilities 0.9% 0.3%
485 292 Transit and ground passenger transportation 0.8% 1.1%
423 284 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 0.8% 0.3%
452 284 General Merchandise Stores 0.8% 0.4%
493 280 Warehousing and storage 0.8% 0.5%
424 259 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 0.7% 0.3%
812 227 Personal and laundry services (Hair, nail salons, barbers, dry cleaners) 0.7% 0.3%
448 220 Clothing and clothing accessory stores 0.6% 0.5%
622 217 Hospitals 0.6% 0.1%
713 196 Amusement, gambling, recreation 0.6% 0.3%
237 190 Heavy and civil engineering construction 0.5% 0.8%
Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research 8/17/20
NAICS CLAIMS DESCRIPTION
Percentage of
Total Claims
Percent of Industry
Total Employment
722 125,070 Food service and drinking places 8.6% 44.7%
561 99,740 Administrative and support services 6.8% 35.9%
621 90,799 Ambulatory health care services (Dr. and Dentist offices) 6.2% 37.4%
611 52,675 Educational services 3.6% 19.2%
812 43,011 Personal and laundry services (Hair, nail salons, barbers, dry cleaners) 2.9% 66.3%
541 41,777 Professional, sci., and tech.services (lawyers, accts., engineers, archt, sci.research) 2.9% 13.6%
238 39,718 Specialty trade contractors 2.7% 37.1%
624 36,066 Social assistance 2.5% 33.0%
721 34,683 Accommodations 2.4% 60.7%
921 31,995 State Government 2.2% 23.7%
448 29,803 Clothing and clothing accessory stores 2.0% 63.8%
441 28,410 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.9% 57.0%
423 25,434 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 1.7% 23.1%
452 25,245 General Merchandise Stores 1.7% 36.3%
713 24,032 Amusement, gambling, recreation 1.6% 33.7%
485 21,171 Transit and ground passenger transportation 1.4% 80.2%
424 19,758 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 1.4% 21.6%
445 17,320 Food and beverage stores 1.2% 15.3%
622 15,434 Hospitals 1.1% 9.4%
493 13,984 Warehousing and storage 1.0% 22.9%
New Jersey Initial Unemployment Claims by Industry - week ending 8/15/20
Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research 8/17/20
New Jersey Initial Unemployment Claims by Industry - 3/15 - 8/15/20
SIZE CLASS CLAIMS % of Total CLAIMS % of Total
Unknown 20,765 59.88% 368,076 25.17%
5 or less 1,081 3.12% 133,833 9.15%
6 to 10 658 1.90% 75,281 5.15%
11 to 25 1,316 3.80% 128,191 8.77%
26 to 50 1,233 3.56% 109,000 7.45%
51 to 100 1,258 3.63% 101,491 6.94%
101 to 500 3,262 9.41% 225,918 15.45%
Over 500 5,103 14.72% 320,538 21.92%
Week Ending 8/15/20
Claimants by Company Size Class 3Q2019
3/15/20 - 8/15/20
Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research
8/17/20
County of Residence Claims Percent of Total County of Residence Claims Percent of TotalAtlantic 999 2.9% Atlantic 69,105 4.8%Bergen 2,979 8.6% Bergen 138,317 9.7%Burlington 1,552 4.5% Burlington 64,540 4.5%Camden 2,084 6.0% Camden 81,803 5.7%Cape May 230 0.7% Cape May 14,958 1.0%Cumberland 572 1.6% Cumberland 21,724 1.5%Essex 3,945 11.4% Essex 125,176 8.8%Gloucester 1091 3.1% Gloucester 44,909 3.1%Hudson 2,774 8.0% Hudson 98,149 6.9%Hunterdon 279 0.8% Hunterdon 14,840 1.0%Mercer 1,393 4.0% Mercer 50,287 3.5%Middlesex 2,787 8.0% Middlesex 124,574 8.7%Monmouth 1,917 5.5% Monmouth 98,215 6.9%Morris 1,300 3.7% Morris 66,442 4.6%Ocean 1,793 5.2% Ocean 95,353 6.7%Passaic 2,499 7.2% Passaic 102,443 7.2%Salem 261 0.8% Salem 8,271 0.6%Somerset 968 2.8% Somerset 42,736 3.0%Sussex 413 1.2% Sussex 23,163 1.6%Union 2,041 5.9% Union 85,000 5.9%Warren 283 0.8% Warren 14,849 1.0%New Jersey Total 32,160 92.7% New Jersey Total 1,384,854 94.7%
Out-of-State Filers 2,516 7.3% Out-of-State Filers 77,501 5.3%
Grand Total 34,676 100.0% Grand Total 1,462,355 100.0%
N. J. Initial Unemployment Claims by County
week ending 8/15/20
Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic
& Demographic Research 8/17/20
N. J. Initial Unemployment Claims by County
3/15 - 8/15/2020
Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic
& Demographic Research 8/17/20
Initial Claims PercentTotal Claimants 34,676 100%
Initial Claims PercentGender 34,676 100% Age of Claimant 34,676 100%Male 17,089 49.3% Under 25 7,567 21.8%Female 17,587 50.7% 25-34 8,143 23.5%
35-44 6,037 17.4%Race 34,676 100% 45-54 5,569 16.1%White 17,798 51.3% 55-64 4,873 14.1%Black 8,027 23.1% 65 and over 2,487 7.2%Asian 2,098 6.1%Other 391 1.1%Chose Not To Answer 6,362 18.3% Occupation 34,676 100%
Management 2,424 7.0%Ethnicity 34,676 100% Business and financial 1,040 3.0%Hispanic 8,191 23.6% Professional and related 6,432 18.5%Non-Hispanic 22,558 65.1% Services 8,455 24.4%Chose Not To Answer 3,927 11.3% Sales and related 3,477 10.0%
Office and admin support 4,066 11.7%Educational Attainment 34,676 100% Farming, fishing and forestry 59 0.2%Less Than High School 5,685 16.4% Construction and extraction 1,984 5.7%High School Graduate 11,989 34.6% Installation, maint. and repair 851 2.5%Some College Incld Assoc Deg 8,352 24.1% Production 1,979 5.7%Bachelors Degree and More 8,650 24.9% Transp and material moving 3,871 11.2%
Military 38 0.1%Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research, 8/17/2020
Initial Claims Percent
Total Claimants 1,462,355 100%
Initial Claims Percent
Gender 1,462,355 100% Age of Claimant 1,462,355 100%
Male 677,863 46.4% Under 25 219,961 15.0%Female 784,492 53.6% 25-34 326,656 22.3%
35-44 265,848 18.2%Race 1,462,355 100% 45-54 266,614 18.2%White 860,836 58.9% 55-64 260,493 17.8%Black 225,523 15.4% 65 and over 122,783 8.4%Asian 115,223 7.9%Other 14,271 1.0%Chose Not To Answer 246,502 16.9% Occupation 1,462,355 100%
Management 105,039 7.2%Ethnicity 1,462,355 100% Business and financial 39,266 2.7%Hispanic 329,754 22.5% Professional and related 240,076 16.4%Non-Hispanic 990,340 67.7% Services 371,729 25.4%Chose Not To Answer 142,261 9.7% Sales and related 170,988 11.7%
Office and admin support 185,639 12.7%Educational Attainment 1,462,355 100% Farming, fishing and forestry 1,719 0.1%Less Than High School 215,991 14.8% Construction and extraction 70,270 4.8%High School Graduate 498,886 34.1% Installation, maint. and repair 46,348 3.2%Some College Incld Assoc Deg 368,933 25.2% Production 82,440 5.6%Bachelors Degree and More 378,545 25.9% Transp and material moving 147,853 10.1%
Military 988 0.1%Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research, 8/17/2020
Characteristics of UI Initial Claimants
Characteristics of UI Initial Claimants
3/15 - 8/15/2020
Week ending August 15, 2020
37,477
39,064
31,746
29,674
26,472
29,36126,552
24,083 23,574
22,279
22,966
22,021
21,99221,287
19,817
19,933
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Construction Continued Claims
29,570
31,559
26,002 24,150
22,256
24,85323,090
21,806
21,687
21,130
21,377
21,003
21,03720,549
19,39318,979
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Manufacturing Continued Claims
27,841
29,748
25,21024,186 23,346
25,80924,471
23,790 23,641
22,668
22,748
21,805
21,821
21,329
20,062
19,475
15,000
17,000
19,000
21,000
23,000
25,000
27,000
29,000
31,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Wholesale Trade Continued Claims
103,203
109,045
80,426 77,62772,566
78,45374,261
69,700
65,529
60,532
58,350
54,965
55,21452,988
48,959 48,825
15,000
25,000
35,000
45,000
55,000
65,000
75,000
85,000
95,000
105,000
115,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Retail Trade Continued Claims
35,886
39,089
32,494
32,108
31,146
34,942
34,362
34,232
34,359
33,629
34,149
33,100
33,99633,234
31,807 31,777
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Transportation/Warehousing Continued Claims
5,252
5,665
4,608
4,896
4,765
5,471
5,2175,018
5,396
5,151 5,056
5,0695,401
5,139
4,702
4,762
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Information Continued Claims
655,344
691,857
540,118
530,180
500,644
553,335
527,891505,143 498,334
471,914 468,145
450,156
453,670441,334
413,772413,172
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
550,000
600,000
650,000
700,000
750,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Total Continued Claims
93,045
99,333
78,860
77,401
74,589
86,619
82,883
78,213
79,120
77,193
77,862
76,154
76,560 75,460
72,116
72,526
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Professional & Business Services Continued Claims
15,585
17,042
14,564
14,627
14,311
16,469
15,915
15,211
15,324
14,85514,823
14,193
14,59414,380
13,632
13,916
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
17,000
18,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Financial Activities Continued Claims
114,830
120,347
95,079
93,207
86,546
93,290
87,36482,752
82,242
79,819
79,792
77,044
77,69076,077
69,861
69,966
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
120,000
130,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Education & Health Services Continued Claims
21,710
22,149
15,371
15,431
14,316
15,44715,002 14,706 14,333
13,71413,533
12,841
13,06112,713
12,045
12,095
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation Continued Claims
113,637
120,985
92,502
93,230
88,831
97,94195,097
92,482 90,629
86,637
84,994
81,149
81,20278,127
73,329
73,266
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Accommodations & Food Services Continued Claims
50,60650,999
38,019
38,294
36,368
38,72637,846 37,453
36,565
28,44126,262
24,812
24,79923,922
22,275 21,812
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Other Services Continued Claims
6,3866,536
4,948
5,055
4,857
5,5245,503
5,412
5,652
5,571
5,912
5,737
6,0485,879
5,558
5,600
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/20 6/27 7/4 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/15
Public Administration Continued Claims