NEW JERSEY — New Jersey added 14,900 jobs in September as the state’s unemployment rate declined to 4.2%, according to preliminary employment estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The increase brought the state’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment total to 4,377,400 jobs. The unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points from August, when it stood at 4.3%. August employment figures were also revised upward, showing a gain of 1,200 jobs instead of the previously reported loss of 1,700 jobs. The August unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%.
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