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