New Jersey state prices & labor vs the US
Where New Jersey sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.32
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −1.7% vs US
Residential electricity
25.19¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −0.5% YoY · +37.6% vs US
Industrial electricity
15.63¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +4.8% YoY · +60.0% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,731
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +1.9% YoY · +5.9% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.3%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -1.2pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.