New Jersey's payrolls grow by 5,900: jobless rate falls to 4.7 percent.

Publication: The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Kathleen Lynn

Nov. 20--New Jersey employers added 5,900 jobs in October, bringing the state's unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, down from 4.8 percent in September, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said Friday.

"New Jersey benefits from its strength in services," said Jason Bram, a regional economist with the...

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