GDP, 2025$887.8B#11 of 51 · 2.9% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.0%#22 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$89,720#7 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.2%#32 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $140.0B | 15.8% | +2.0 pp | 5 | ||
| Government | $81.1B | 9.1% | −2.0 pp | 42 | ||
| Manufacturing | $75.4B | 8.5% | −1.0 pp | 29 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $56.6B | 6.4% | −2.3 pp | 28 | ||
| Professional services | $87.1B | 9.8% | +1.8 pp | 6 | ||
| Health care | $76.4B | 8.6% | +1.1 pp | 16 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $81.7B | 9.2% | +2.9 pp | 1 | ||
| Retail trade | $51.2B | 5.8% | −0.1 pp | 32 | ||
| Information | $42.4B | 4.8% | −0.9 pp | 10 | ||
| Construction | $29.9B | 3.4% | −1.0 pp | 46 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $33.3B | 3.7% | +0.5 pp | 18 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $24.2B | 2.7% | −0.4 pp | 41 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $33.5B | 3.8% | +0.8 pp | 4 | ||
| Other services | $17.9B | 2.0% | 0.0 pp | 35 | ||
| Management of companies | $21.8B | 2.5% | +0.6 pp | 9 | ||
| Utilities | $14.0B | 1.6% | −0.1 pp | 37 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $773M | 0.1% | −1.2 pp | 42 | ||
| Education | $10.4B | 1.2% | 0.0 pp | 14 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $8.9B | 1.0% | 0.0 pp | 20 | ||
| Agriculture | $1.3B | 0.1% | −0.7 pp | 48 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in New Jersey
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19,940,274 | $2.44T | $94,460 | 4.8% | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6,330,422 | $582.1B | $80,403 | 4.5% | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 886,418 | $61.7B | $67,565 | 4.5% | |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 392,138 | $56.8B | $87,068 | 5.3% | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 372,989 | $27.2B | $68,022 | 7.3% | |
| Vineland, NJ | 155,678 | $8.5B | $50,843 | 8.1% |