Unemployment

A new report finds the practice is widespread and it may be growing

New Jersey's unemployment rate increased for the fifth month in a row in July to 5.2 percent. But the news was not all bad.

With the national economy continuing to improve, a growing number of states have started reducing the amount of unemployment benefits their residents can receive.

Too many people are waiting too long to get their unemployment insurance benefits according to State Sen. Shirley Turner (D-Trenton).

It's very rare for good news to come out of a hearing on the New Jersey state budget, but that's what happened Thursday when New Jersey's labor commissioner testified before the Senate Budget Committee.

July was a good month for hiring in New Jersey, although the pace of hiring is still slower.

New Jersey's unemployment rate for April fell to its lowest level in five years, and more people are getting "back into the game" in the state's economy.

The unemployment rate among veterans was higher last year in New Jersey than any other state.

Showing no change from the month prior, New Jersey's unemployment rate held at 7.1 percent in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New federal data indicates the unemployment rate in New Jersey dropped to 7.1 percent in January, the lowest rate in more than five years.