New Jersey loses over 13000 jobs in July

August 20, 2015

There’s no way to sugarcoat the news,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers.

For the second month in a row, New Jersey lost thousands of jobs. The new July figures show the state losing 13,600 jobs – private sector employers lost 12,300 jobs, while the public sector lost 1,300 jobs according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

APP.com (subscription), August 20

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