New Jersey Unemployment Spikes Over 1% Higher than Other States
• New Jersey's unemployment rate was 4.7% in November 2022, an increase of 1.4% from the previous year, the highest increase nationally • California and Washington D.C. had the next highest unemployment rate increases at 0.8% • New Jersey ranks among states with the highest unemployment rates overall • The increases are according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics • The text discusses a construction worker roofing a home in New Jersey along with commentary on unemployment and climate change policy