Labor Market Information

Building Permits

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This page contains residential building permit data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census for New Jersey.

Month	County	Municipal
January 2025	Excel	Excel
February 2025	Excel	Excel

County year-to-date building permit data through February:

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Municipal year-to-date building permit data through February:

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Note: Year-to-Date totals include data received too late for monthly tabulation.

Residential Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits: Latest Month Available and Year to Date (New Jersey Counties)

Residential Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits: Latest Month Available (New Jersey Counties and Municipalities)

Residential Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits: Year to Date (New Jersey Counties and Municipalities)

Residential Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits 2000 - 2018 (Total Units and Percent Population Change by Units in Structure and Total Units)

Year	County Data	Municipal Data
2024	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2023	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2022	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2021	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2020	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2019	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2018	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2017	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2016	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2015	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2014	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2013	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2012	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2011	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2010	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)
2009	Excel (Final)	Excel (Final)

Technical Notes

Month	County	Municipal
January 2024	Excel	Excel
February 2024	Excel	Excel
March 2024	Excel	Excel
April 2024	Excel	Excel
May 2024	Excel	Excel
June 2024	Excel	Excel
July 2024	Excel	Excel
August 2024	Excel	Excel
September 2024	Excel	Excel
October 2024	Excel	Excel
November 2024	Excel	Excel
December 2024	Excel	Excel
Year-to-Date 2024	Excel	Excel

All Years of County Data in Excel

All Years of Municipal Data in Excel

County Data (2010 – 2019):

County Data (1980 – 2009):

Municipal Data (2010 – 2019):

Municipal Data (1980 – 2009):

The following is cumulative summary of New Jersey residential building permits for the state, counties and municipalities. The tables include data for total, single-family, and multi-family residential housing units authorized by building permits for each municipality by county for the years 2020 to 2022.

State and County Data:

Municipal Data:

Dwelling Units Authorized by Type, New Jersey Municipalities: 2020-2022

State and County Data:

Municipal Data:

Dwelling Units Authorized by Type, New Jersey Municipalities: 2010-2019:

Technical Notes

The following contains a cumulative summary of New Jersey residential building permits for the state, counties and municipalities. The tables include data for total, single-family and multi-family residential housing units authorized by building permits for each municipality by county for the years 2000 to 2009.

State and County Data:

Municipal Data:

Dwelling Units Authorized by Type, New Jersey Municipalities: 2000 – 2009

Technical Notes

The following contains a ten-year summary of New Jersey residential building permits for the state, counties, and municipalities. The tables include data for total, single-family and multi-family residential housing units authorized by building permits for each municipality by county for the years 1990 to 1999.

New Jersey Residential Building Permits Historical Summary: 1990 - 1999

State and County Data:

Dwelling Units Authorized, New Jersey & Counties: 1990 – 1999