New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

The unemployment rate is currently 3.3%, its lowest figure in the state since June 2019 and two-tenths lower than the national average.

However, the preliminary figure of 3.7% is still two-tenths of a percentage point above the current national rate.

The pilot program does not apply to select employees of the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Motor Vehicle Commission who specialize in in-person services.

The list is based on inspections of workplaces throughout the Garden State.

Eighty-eight weeks of unemployment benefits triggered by the coronavirus pandemic are coming to a close.

But the statewide unemployment rate increased by a tenth of a point over June's revised number to 7.3%, nearly two points higher than the national figure of 5.4%.

In NJ, the chances of reaching a live person for help with UI is slim.

NJ's unemployment rate remains well above the national average