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LABOR MARKET ANALYST 1

Code: 54145 State Competitive Range: S28 (FY2026)

Career Family: LABOR MARKET ANALYST

Salary: $88,529.64 - $130,338.5/year FY2026 schedule (last updated 2026-05-08)

Labor Market Analyst 1 is a state title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.

It is the top of the Labor Market Analyst ladder, a grade above Labor Market Analyst 2. On paper it calls for a master's degree, though the specification lets enough relevant experience stand in for the degree. Pay on the FY2026 schedule runs $88,530 to $130,339, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Labor.

How to get hired

  1. Watch for an open-competitive announcement for Labor Market Analyst 1 on the NJ Civil Service Commission jobs portal. Announcements run for a fixed filing window.
  2. 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.
  3. Passing scores go onto a ranked eligible list. Veterans get preference points added on top of their score.
  4. 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

  1. Labor Market Analyst 4 — $58,818 – $85,742
  2. Labor Market Analyst 3 — $67,312 – $98,503
  3. Labor Market Analyst 2 — $77,144 – $113,264
  4. Labor Market Analyst 1 — $88,530 – $130,339 (this title)

Its top salary lands around the 72nd 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 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $124,067. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Labor (2)

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 the direction of a supervisory official in the Department of Labor, supervises a major program or project in the collection/generation, analysis, or dissemination of labor market, economic, demographic, or labor-related data; or supervises a professional labor market information program unit; does other related duties as required.

Examples of work

Organizes and supervises all aspects of a major program or special project relevant to labor, economic, demographic, career, programmatic, or administrative data in the statewide or area labor market or, departmental programs such as unemployment insurance, employment service, temporary disability insurance, or workers' compensation; personally or through staff undertakes assignments from initial design through to final delivery including scheduling of staff and division/department administrative support resources; makes all technical and administrative decisions according to division policies and adheres to all professional, technical, and publication standards. Develops or supervises the development and implementation of methodologies, analytical study designs, programs, or statistical reporting systems to collect and analyze data, determine trends, patterns, or projections, or improve program functioning; develops new statistical series or new methods of utilizing existing data. Documentation containing appropriate technical and legislative citations, forms design, input specifications, processing method recommendations, statistical, and administrative procedures, analysis methods, output/report/publication specifications would be required for each assignment for other personnel to maintain or use. Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates. Supervises or personally performs analytical studies of a complex and sensitive nature, including the preparation of a final report or publication containing methodology, findings, conclusions, recommendations, and data limitations sections; adheres to professional, technical, and publication standards. Prepares or supervises the preparation of special analyses including findings, conclusions, and recommendations, requiring wide knowledge of labor market, demographic, economic, or labor- related program data for use in determining legislative needs, evaluating program functioning for administrative appraisals, determining labor market impact of proposed and enacted legislation and regulations, or responding to legislative or execute branch inquires. Organizes and supervises the development and implementation of automated reporting systems that extract, compile, and format economic, labor-related, labor market, demographic, occupational, or program-related data to meet federal mandates or managerial requisites. Arranges divisional conferences, workshops, or other functions relevant to specific topics; represents the division by attendance, presentations, or participation at other agency conferences, workshops, or similar functions. Provides information or technical assistance to the media, governmental administrators, or the public regarding complex and sensitive labor market, demographic, or program-related issues or data; provides technical assistance to program administrators in evaluating programs and in planning future program emphases. Prepares the program aspect of the systems analysis for new or revised computer systems; oversees or prepares appropriate service requests and project proposals; acts as chief resource person during computer system design state, specifying all user input and output requirements; works with system analysts to ensure all requirements are met and develops methodology for testing programs to ensure that system functions properly. Supervises or designs, develops, implements, and maintains systems or processes for the collection, tabulation, analysis, and dissemination of labor market, economic, occupational, demographic, and programmatic data. Monitors and improves systems or introduces innovations for optimal performance using the latest technologies, as appropriate, and ensures that the data base is compatible with the organization's data processing systems. Supervises the development or personally develops economic, labor market, demographic, or program-related briefs, articles, and publications to disseminate data and research findings of complex analyses. Develops new products from program data and uses data to identify new or emerging trends in the labor market and/or workforce programs. Conducts major independent research projects on topics identified as critical to the mission and objectives of the organization. Supervises, implements, maintains, or administers automated systems or economic and demographic databases to meet program objectives. Makes decisions regarding the appropriate use of hardware devices and software applications for optimal program functions. Uses mainframe computer programs/packages and/or personal computer software applications to compile, manipulate, analyze, or format statistical data. Supervises the work assignments and production of subordinate level professionals, paraprofessionals, or clerical staff. Composes correspondence and maintains essential files and databases. Prepares or supervises the development of operating procedures for automated and manual reporting systems. Conducts research in the application of statistical techniques to management and other programs and solves or directs problem solving in various programs by the application of statistical methods. Designs suitable formats for the carrying out specifically assigned research studies by division data collection and processing methods. Studies labor and cost theories, formulates methods, and procedures that explain these principles, and establishes new sampling and other procedures designed to improve existing techniques. Devises methods for collecting and processing economic, demographic, and statistical data and organizes and interprets such data. Prepares analyses and reviews reports prepared by subordinates containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Assists in developing new concepts for the application of research and statistical techniques to answer a wide variety of questions or problems that affect the economy of New Jersey or any of its regions. 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 labor market, business, industrial, employment, demographic, and socioeconomic conditions within the State and the United States as a whole after a period of training. Knowledge of the New Jersey and federal statutes relevant to assigned program(s) after a period of training. Knowledge of the use of data processing systems and programs for analytical use, practices, techniques, and equipment and with application to specific projects or programs after a period of training. Ability to design and document new methodologies, analytical study designs, programs, statistical reporting systems, and statistical series. Ability to plan, organize, develop, and supervise highly complex statistical/analytical programs and projects. Ability to write and edit in a manner suitable for professional/technical publications Ability to select appropriate media (text, charts, graphs) to convey data and analyses. Ability to acquire computer skills, learn to operate a computer terminal and use mainframe and software applications to perform statistical or labor market analyses as well as to generate, assemble, retrieve, manipulate, or format data. Ability to acquire and maintain competence in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and graphics applications. Ability to communicate with a technical and conversational competence sufficient to perform the duties of the position, including media and/or public contacts. Ability to prepare technical materials to evaluate programs and provide guides to administrators in planning future program emphasis. Ability to organize and participate in conferences, presentations, workshops, or other functions. Ability to extract or oversee the extraction of data directly from various storage media, manipulate the data, and present it in a usable format. Ability to oversee the development of automated system and optimize the continued system performance. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the 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 disability. 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. Eight (8) 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 gran ts, 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, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which must 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) semester hour credits of which shall have been in statistics; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in economics, mathematics, or statistics, at least three (3) credits of which must have been in statistics. OR Possession of a master's degree in in statistics, mathematics, economics, or public/business administration; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.