Trenton, New Jersey Metro Area

MSA: Trenton, NJ
county: Mercer

Population (2017 estimate): 375,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.0%

NFP Employment (2017): 267,000
Average Earnings (2017): $56,160

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.8000,1.7,
2013,1.7000,1.6,
2014,2.4000,1.9,
2015,2.9000,2.1,
2016,2.0000,1.8,
2017,1.2000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,12.6000,2.3,
2013,9.5000,2.0,
2014,2.6000,2.3,
2015,-0.3000,2.4,
2016,-2.0000,2.0,
2017,-2.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.3000,8.1000,
2013,7.3000,7.4000,
2014,5.9000,6.2000,
2015,5.0000,5.3000,
2016,4.4000,4.9000,
2017,4.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,52600.00,42068.00,
2013,57600.00,42900.00,
2014,59110.00,43888.00,
2015,58910.00,44928.00,
2016,57710.00,45812.00,
2017,56160.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	13,590	60.2	1.2	$125,600
Business and Financial Operations	22,420	99.2	1.9	$76,040
IT and Mathematical	12,540	55.5	1.9	$93,050
Architecture and Engineering	3,800	16.8	1.0	$86,890
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	5,320	23.5	2.9	$87,970
Community and Social Services	5,200	23.0	1.6	$54,520
Legal and Judicial	2,840	12.6	1.6	$89,630
Education, Training, and Library	17,910	79.3	1.3	$59,080
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	3,660	16.2	1.2	$58,760
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	11,800	52.2	0.9	$72,540
Healthcare Support	7,300	32.3	1.1	$29,150
Protective Services	7,660	33.9	1.4	$45,360
Food Preparation and Serving Related	14,300	63.3	0.7	$21,340
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,740	29.8	1.0	$28,110
Personal Care and Services	4,770	21.1	0.7	$26,010
Sales and Related	18,770	83.1	0.8	$27,370
Office and Administrative Support	39,240	173.7	1.1	$41,570
Construction and Extraction	4,580	20.3	0.5	$56,580
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	5,900	26.1	0.7	$50,370
Production	5,030	22.2	0.3	$36,540
Transportation and Material Moving	12,460	55.1	0.8	$30,790