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New Jersey Freight Employment: Warehousing and Trucking Jobs

How many people work in New Jersey warehousing and trucking, month by month, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not seasonally adjusted, so compare the same month across years.

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New Jersey transportation, trucking and warehousing jobs, 2017 to 2026

In short: Monthly BLS Current Employment Statistics for New Jersey: all employees in transportation, warehousing and utilities, in truck transportation, and in warehousing and storage, January 2017 to August 2026, not seasonally adjusted. Latest: Warehousing and storage, August 2026: 75.4 thousand jobs, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Fact75.4 thousand jobsWarehousing and storageAugust 2026 preliminary
  • RapidShips analysis−2.8%Change from August 2025(75.4 ÷ 77.6) − 1
  • CoverageJan 2017 to Aug 2026New JerseyMonthly data
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New Jersey transportation, trucking and warehousing jobs, 2017 to 2026Line chart, January 2017 to August 2026. Latest: Warehousing and storage 75.4 in August 2026; Truck transportation 36.4 in August 2026. Exact values are in the table.204060801002017201820192020202120222023202420252026New Jersey transportation, trucking and warehousing jobs, 2017 to 2026Line chart, January 2017 to August 2026. Latest: Warehousing and storage 75.4 in August 2026; Truck transportation 36.4 in August 2026. Exact values are in the table.2040608010020172019202120232025
  • Warehousing and storage
  • Truck transportation

All employees in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Series are not told apart by colour alone: each has its own line style and end marker. The table below has every value.
Data table: all 116 months
New Jersey transportation, trucking and warehousing jobs, 2017 to 2026. Unit: all employees, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MonthWarehousing and storageTruck transportationTransportation, warehousing and utilities (all)
August 202675.4 p36.4 p250.2 p
July 202675.536.6252.1
June 202675.637.0256.3
May 202674.936.5254.4
April 202674.436.2251.2
March 202674.836.3252.4
February 202675.636.5254.3
January 202677.936.4260.1
December 202580.937.4270.7
November 202582.137.3265.2
October 202579.237.9257.8
September 202578.037.8255.3
August 202577.637.6248.4
July 202576.937.9249.6
June 202574.438.3252.8
May 202574.038.0251.7
April 202574.137.8250.2
March 202574.637.5252.9
February 202576.037.6258.5
January 202578.437.7261.9
December 202480.438.9273.8
November 202481.438.9270.3
October 202477.938.6259.4
September 202476.638.6255.2
August 202476.238.3246.2
July 202475.338.2247.5
June 202476.239.0255.7
May 202475.638.6253.4
April 202475.338.1251.7
March 202477.138.4253.5
February 202478.238.5256.0
January 202480.839.0262.4
December 202385.440.3278.0
November 202385.940.5275.0
October 202382.839.9264.9
September 202381.840.1260.7
August 202379.639.4249.2
July 202378.539.8248.8
June 202379.940.4256.6
May 202379.140.3254.7
April 202378.040.3249.8
March 202380.740.5257.5
February 202382.340.8259.4
January 202384.641.4265.3
December 202282.943.1275.9
November 202284.243.3272.3
October 202281.943.1264.0
September 202281.142.7260.4
August 202281.242.4254.6
July 202281.842.4255.1
June 202283.342.6260.9
May 202283.742.1259.8
April 202285.241.8260.1
March 202288.541.8265.3
February 202289.741.5267.4
January 202285.441.1262.6
December 202187.242.2271.9
November 202185.542.1264.4
October 202182.540.9252.4
September 202176.139.8238.8
August 202174.739.2229.7
July 202173.939.2229.0
June 202172.038.9230.2
May 202171.638.6227.3
April 202173.238.2227.8
March 202173.737.6228.1
February 202174.937.3229.7
January 202175.537.6235.3
December 202075.438.3241.0
November 202074.538.0234.9
October 202072.937.6229.9
September 202074.437.3224.2
August 202075.036.9218.7
July 202077.536.2219.4
June 202073.435.1214.7
May 202073.033.6211.5
April 202066.532.4199.3
March 202065.337.9226.4
February 202065.737.8227.9
January 202066.437.9232.5
December 201973.338.7245.0
November 201976.238.7243.9
October 201967.838.7231.6
September 201965.338.6225.8
August 201964.638.7217.7
July 201962.438.7217.2
June 201961.238.4221.4
May 201959.938.0218.6
April 201958.537.5216.1
March 201960.137.1217.4
February 201960.937.5219.0
January 201962.937.5222.3
December 201870.138.6234.9
November 201870.238.7232.2
October 201861.738.6220.1
September 201857.038.4213.5
August 201857.138.4206.6
July 201857.038.5207.9
June 201856.438.5213.2
May 201856.737.7212.4
April 201856.636.9210.3
March 201857.136.5210.5
February 201858.136.1211.1
January 201859.736.4213.6
December 201764.137.5226.0
November 201762.737.6220.3
October 201757.637.3212.5
September 201756.637.3210.3
August 201753.837.2200.7
July 201752.037.4200.4
June 201750.537.5205.4
May 201749.036.7202.5
April 201748.436.1199.2
March 201746.835.8197.9
February 201746.835.8198.1
January 201747.235.9199.8

p = preliminary, as flagged by the source.

Date range
January 2017 to August 2026
Last verified
September 30, 2026 (values re-checked against the source by the build)
Update frequency
Monthly. Next expected: October 20, 2026.
Geography
New Jersey
Unit
all employees, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
Licence
U.S. federal government work in the public domain. BLS asks that it be cited as the source. Terms

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RapidShips. "New Jersey transportation, trucking and warehousing jobs, 2017 to 2026." Data period January 2017 to August 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (State and Area) (https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/SMU34000004349300001). RapidShips Freight Data: https://rapidships.com/freight-data/new-jersey-freight-employment/#ds-bls-ces-nj-freight-jobs. Retrieved September 30, 2026; last updated September 30, 2026.

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How the figures were collected

  • State and Area Employment series SMU34000004300000001 (transportation, warehousing and utilities), SMU34000004348400001 (truck transportation) and SMU34000004349300001 (warehousing and storage), all employees in thousands, not seasonally adjusted, from the BLS Public Data API.
  • BLS labels the first series "Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities"; it includes utilities, so it is not a pure freight count. Year-over-year changes are RapidShips analysis.

Limitations

  • The latest month is preliminary (marked p) and BLS benchmarks state estimates every year, so recent values can change.
  • Counts jobs located in New Jersey by the industry of the establishment. The warehousing and storage industry (NAICS 493) covers establishments that "provide facilities to store goods" and "do not sell the goods they handle", so a distribution center run by a company that sells the goods may be counted in another industry.
  • Not seasonally adjusted: warehousing jobs rise every autumn with peak season, so compare the same month across years.
  • Different from County Business Patterns, which counts mid-March employees from administrative records; the two programs do not give the same number.

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