NAICS CLAIMS DESCRIPTION

Percentage of

Weekly Claims

Percent of Industry

Total Employment

561 1,717 Administrative and support services 6.1% 0.6%

611 1,511 Educational services 5.4% 0.6%

921 1,510 State Government 5.4% 1.1%

722 1,047 Food service and drinking places 3.7% 0.4%

621 680 Ambulatory health care services (Dr. and Dentist offices) 2.4% 0.3%

541 665 Professional, sci., and tech.services (lawyers, accts., engineers, archt, sci.research) 2.4% 0.2%

238 572 Specialty trade contractors 2.0% 0.5%

624 458 Social assistance 1.6% 0.4%

623 342 Nursing and residential care facilities 1.2% 0.3%

445 315 Food and beverage stores 1.1% 0.3%

485 314 Transit and ground passenger transportation 1.1% 1.2%

423 301 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 1.1% 0.3%

493 291 Warehousing and storage 1.0% 0.5%

452 284 General Merchandise Stores 1.0% 0.4%

622 245 Hospitals 0.9% 0.1%

424 237 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 0.8% 0.3%

448 222 Clothing and clothing accessory stores 0.8% 0.5%

237 198 Heavy and civil engineering construction 0.7% 0.8%

551 195 Management of companies 0.7% 0.2%

812 192 Personal and laundry services (Hair, nail salons, barbers, dry cleaners) 0.7% 0.3%

Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research 8/24/20

NAICS CLAIMS DESCRIPTION

Percentage of

Total Claims

Percent of Industry

Total Employment

722 126,117 Food service and drinking places 8.5% 45.0%

561 101,457 Administrative and support services 6.8% 36.5%

621 91,479 Ambulatory health care services (Dr. and Dentist offices) 6.1% 37.7%

611 54,186 Educational services 3.6% 19.8%

812 43,203 Personal and laundry services (Hair, nail salons, barbers, dry cleaners) 2.9% 66.6%

541 42,442 Professional, sci., and tech.services (lawyers, accts., engineers, archt, sci.research) 2.8% 13.9%

238 40,290 Specialty trade contractors 2.7% 37.6%

624 36,524 Social assistance 2.5% 33.4%

721 34,863 Accommodations 2.3% 61.0%

921 33,505 State Government 2.2% 24.8%

448 30,025 Clothing and clothing accessory stores 2.0% 64.3%

441 28,538 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.9% 57.2%

423 25,735 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 1.7% 23.4%

452 25,529 General Merchandise Stores 1.7% 36.7%

713 24,218 Amusement, gambling, recreation 1.6% 33.9%

485 21,485 Transit and ground passenger transportation 1.4% 81.4%

424 19,995 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods 1.3% 21.8%

445 17,635 Food and beverage stores 1.2% 15.6%

622 15,679 Hospitals 1.1% 9.5%

493 14,275 Warehousing and storage 1.0% 23.3%

New Jersey Initial Unemployment Claims by Industry - week ending 8/22/20

Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research 8/24/20

New Jersey Initial Unemployment Claims by Industry - 3/15 - 8/22/20

SIZE CLASS CLAIMS % of Total CLAIMS % of Total

Unknown 13,017 46.56% 381,093 25.57%

5 or less 1,067 3.82% 134,900 9.05%

6 to 10 624 2.23% 75,905 5.09%

11 to 25 1,289 4.61% 129,480 8.69%

26 to 50 1,198 4.29% 110,198 7.39%

51 to 100 1,313 4.70% 102,804 6.90%

101 to 500 3,425 12.25% 229,343 15.39%

Over 500 6,024 21.55% 326,562 21.91%

Week Ending 8/22/20

Claimants by Company Size Class 3Q2019

3/15/20 - 8/22/20

Prepared by: NJDOL, Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research

8/24/20

County of Residence Claims Percent of Total County of Residence Claims Percent of Total

Atlantic 818 2.9% Atlantic 69,923 4.7%

Bergen 2,116 7.6% Bergen 140,433 9.4%

Burlington 1,393 5.0% Burlington 65,933 4.4%

Camden 1,817 6.5% Camden 83,620 5.6%

Cape May 210 0.8% Cape May 15,168 1.0%

Cumberland 482 1.7% Cumberland 22,206 1.5%

Essex 2,964 10.6% Essex 128,140 8.6%

Gloucester 887 3.2% Gloucester 45,796 3.1%

Hudson 1,882 6.7% Hudson 100,031 6.7%

Hunterdon 265 0.9% Hunterdon 15,105 1.0%

Mercer 1,414 5.1% Mercer 51,701 3.5%

Middlesex 2,282 8.2% Middlesex 126,856 8.5%

Monmouth 1,493 5.3% Monmouth 99,708 6.7%

Morris 1,010 3.6% Morris 67,452 4.5%

Ocean 1,418 5.1% Ocean 96,771 6.5%

Passaic 1,948 7.0% Passaic 104,391 7.0%

Salem 210 0.8% Salem 8,481 0.6%

Somerset 848 3.0% Somerset 43,584 2.9%

Sussex 345 1.2% Sussex 23,508 1.6%

Union 1,708 6.1% Union 86,708 5.8%

Warren 289 1.0% Warren 15,138 1.0%

New Jersey Total 25,799 92.3% New Jersey Total 1,410,653 94.7%

Out-of-State Filers 2,158 7.7% Out-of-State Filers 79,659 5.3%

Grand Total 27,957 100.0% Grand Total 1,490,312 100.0%

N. J. Initial Unemployment Claims by County

week ending 8/22/20

N. J. Initial Unemployment Claims by County

3/15 - 8/22/2020

Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of

Economic & Demographic Research 8/24/20

Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic

& Demographic Research 8/24/20

Initial Claims PercentTotal Claimants 27,957 100%

Initial Claims PercentGender 27,957 100% Age of Claimant 27,957 100%Male 13,159 47.1% Under 25 6,137 22.0%Female 14,798 52.9% 25-34 7,007 25.1%

35-44 4,944 17.7%Race 27,957 100% 45-54 4,382 15.7%White 14,334 51.3% 55-64 3,853 13.8%Black 6,894 24.7% 65 and over 1,634 5.8%Asian 1,496 5.4%Other 339 1.2%Chose Not To Answer 4,894 17.5% Occupation 27,957 100%

Management 1,916 6.9%Ethnicity 27,957 100% Business and financial 961 3.4%Hispanic 6,302 22.5% Professional and related 5,768 20.6%Non-Hispanic 18,585 66.5% Services 6,120 21.9%Chose Not To Answer 3,070 11.0% Sales and related 2,624 9.4%

Office and admin support 3,804 13.6%Educational Attainment 27,957 100% Farming, fishing and forestry 50 0.2%Less Than High School 4,269 15.3% Construction and extraction 1,410 5.0%High School Graduate 9,331 33.4% Installation, maint. and repair 607 2.2%Some College Incld Assoc Deg 6,614 23.7% Production 1,643 5.9%Bachelors Degree and More 7,743 27.7% Transp and material moving 3,008 10.8%

Military 46 0.2%Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research, 8/24/2020

Initial Claims Percent

Total Claimants 1,490,312 100%

Initial Claims Percent

Gender 1,490,312 100% Age of Claimant 1,490,312 100%

Male 691,022 46.4% Under 25 226,098 15.2%Female 799,290 53.6% 25-34 333,663 22.4%

35-44 270,792 18.2%Race 1,490,312 100% 45-54 270,996 18.2%White 875,170 58.7% 55-64 264,346 17.7%Black 232,417 15.6% 65 and over 124,417 8.3%Asian 116,719 7.8%Other 14,610 1.0%Chose Not To Answer 251,396 16.9% Occupation 1,490,312 100%

Management 106,955 7.2%Ethnicity 1,490,312 100% Business and financial 40,227 2.7%Hispanic 336,056 22.5% Professional and related 245,844 16.5%Non-Hispanic 1,008,925 67.7% Services 377,849 25.4%Chose Not To Answer 145,331 9.8% Sales and related 173,612 11.6%

Office and admin support 189,443 12.7%Educational Attainment 1,490,312 100% Farming, fishing and forestry 1,769 0.1%Less Than High School 220,260 14.8% Construction and extraction 71,680 4.8%High School Graduate 508,217 34.1% Installation, maint. and repair 46,955 3.2%Some College Incld Assoc Deg 375,547 25.2% Production 84,083 5.6%Bachelors Degree and More 386,288 25.9% Transp and material moving 150,861 10.1%

Military 1,034 0.1%Prepared by: Office of Research and Information, Division of Economic & Demographic Research, 8/24/2020

Characteristics of UI Initial Claimants

Characteristics of UI Initial Claimants

3/15 - 8/22/2020

Week ending August 22, 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

19,381

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 8/22

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

19,393

18,979

18,443

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 8/22

Manufacturing Continued Claims

27,841

29,748

25,21024,18623,346

25,80924,471

23,790 23,641

22,668

22,748

21,805

21,821

21,329

20,06219,475

19,007

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 8/22

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

47,005

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 8/22

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

32,105

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 8/22

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

4,488

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 8/22

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

413,772

413,172

405,439

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 8/22

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

72,372

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 8/22

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

13,383

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 8/22

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

68,591

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 8/22

Education & Health Services Continued Claims

21,710

22,149

15,371

15,431

14,316

15,44715,00214,706 14,333

13,71413,533

12,841

13,06112,713

12,045

12,095

11,776

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 8/22

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation Continued Claims

113,637

120,985

92,502

93,230

88,831

97,941 95,09792,482 90,629

86,637

84,994

81,149

81,20278,127

73,329

73,266

71,493

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 8/22

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

20,869

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 8/22

Other Services Continued Claims

6,386

6,536

4,9485,055

4,857

5,524 5,503

5,412

5,652

5,571

5,912

5,737

6,048 5,879

5,558 5,600

6,290

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 8/22

Public Administration Continued Claims