LABOR MARKET ANALYST 4
Career Family: LABOR MARKET ANALYST
In New Jersey, Labor Market Analyst 4 is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
It is the lowest-paid of the 4 Labor Market Analyst grades, a step below Labor Market Analyst 3, whose band tops out about $12,761 higher. The stated bar is a master's degree, but candidates can swap in added experience for the diploma. The FY2026 range lands between $58,818 and $85,742, and state payroll currently lists 7 people in the title, most of them at Labor.
How to get hired
- Watch for an open-competitive announcement for Labor Market Analyst 4 on the NJ Civil Service Commission jobs portal. Announcements run for a fixed filing window.
- Apply during that window and sit the examination. Depending on the title, that can be a written test, a rating of your training and experience, or a mix of the two.
- Passing scores go onto a ranked eligible list. Veterans get preference points added on top of their score.
- When an agency has a vacancy it must appoint from the top of that list under the "Rule of Three." Many competitive jobs are first filled provisionally while the list is being built.
Read the official specification at NJ Civil Service Commission.
Pay ladder: Labor Market Analyst series
- Labor Market Analyst 4 — $58,818 – $85,742 (this title)
- Labor Market Analyst 3 — $67,312 – $98,503
- Labor Market Analyst 2 — $77,144 – $113,264
- Labor Market Analyst 1 — $88,530 – $130,339
Promoting to Labor Market Analyst 3 raises the top of the band by about $12,761. Its top salary lands around the 27th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY2026 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 7 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $64,203. The agencies employing the most are:
- Labor (7)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Definition
Under direct supervision of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor, performs routine tasks associated with the collection/generation, coding, analysis, and dissemination of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related program data; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
Conducts routine surveys or studies of labor, economic, or demographic data relevant to statewide or area labor market or department programs such as unemployment insurance, employment service, temporary disability insurance, or worker's compensation.. Performs quality control analysis to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance to program definitions; such activities may require field visits/travel. Collects and analyzes data to determine trends, patterns, or program discrepancies for use in labor market intelligence gathering or improved program functioning. Prepares routine statistical estimates as well as draft narratives and statistical analysis of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related program data for memos, reports, publication, or press releases. Provides information or technical assistance to the public, agency staff, other private or public individuals regarding routine labor market, economic, demographic, or program-related data or procedural questions. Reviews statistical reports to determine accuracy, completeness, and conformance with program definitions. Maintains cooperative working relationships with employees, groups, agency staff, and individuals to secure and transmit data. Prepares procedures manual sections or other technical materials according to specific instructions; trains other personnel in the implementation of procedures. Prepares correspondence. Maintains records, reports and files, Codes or reviews coding of specific data according to industry, occupation, demographic, geographic, worker safety, or other classification system. Uses personal computers and/or mainframe computer programs/packages to enter, compile, analyze, or format data. Serves as a program resource person, prepares reports of problems and assists data processing personnel to understand program requirements. Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electric and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of statistical theory, procedures, practices, and devices and their application to specific projects. Knowledge of the methods used to collect and analyze data. Knowledge of the methods used to conduct studies and surveys. Knowledge of the labor market, business, industrial, employment demographic, and socioeconomic conditions in NJ and the US as a whole after a period of training. Ability to conduct routine surveys, projects, quality control analysis, and studies of labor data relevant to the statewide or area labor market or to unemployment insurance, employment service, or temporary disability insurance, or other department program operations; such activities may include the use of data processing techniques and equipment. Ability to perform assigned statistical and analytical work of average difficulty involving a good degree of independent judgement and responsibility within established time schedules. Ability to provide statistical and narrative data in a form to administrators and staff, and to other public, private planning and policy-making agencies or individuals. Ability to prepare routine statistical estimates and analysis of statistical and narrative information to determine trends or patterns or to perform like descriptive functions. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals to obtain and transmit information of a technical nature. Ability to analyze data and present results in draft narrative and statistical form suitable for publication and comprehension by the general public. Ability to maintain records and files. Ability to communicate with a technical and conversational competence sufficient to perform duties of the position, including media and public contacts. Ability to provide technical assistance to prepare basic records and statistical reports, and ensure that statistical definitions, coding systems, concepts, and procedures are uniformly understood and properly applied. Ability to prepare technical materials for program evaluation needs. Ability to write in a concise, effective, well-organized manner according to college level English composition standards for reports and publications. Ability to participate in formal and on-the-job training. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the unit. Ability to acquire computer skills, learn to operate a computer terminal and use various types of computer software to perform statistical or labor market analysis as well as to compile, manipulate, analyze, or format data. Ability to assist in planning and statistical reporting activities, in training operating personnel and subordinates, and in developing new statistical procedures. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Five (5) years of professional experience in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market, economic, demographic, occupational, actuarial, or labor related program data or, in the collection, review and evaluation of information from individuals, employers and other sources to determine eligibility for grants, loans, insurance, credit, entitlements to cash awards, financial or other services or benefits, tax liability and/or workforce or other opportunities for individuals, employers or public or private agencies, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which shall have been in statistics. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which shall have been in statistics.; and one (1) year of the above-mentioned professional experience, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which shall have been in statistics. OR Possession of a master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or Public/Business Administration. "Professional experience" refers to work that is analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range of basic knowledge of the profession's concepts and practices; and is performed with the authority to act and make accurate and informed decisions.