New Jersey Issues 2026 Unemployment, Family-Leave Wage Bases

Sept. 18, 2025, 6:27 PM UTC

New Jersey announced its 2026 taxable wage bases for unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and family-leave insurance purposes on the Department of Labor and Workforce Development website.

The unemployment-taxable wage base for 2026 will be $44,800, up from $43,300 for 2025, according to the website. New Jersey already announced its unemployment insurance tax rates for employers effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and intends to announce the 2026 tax rate for employees later this year, according to the website.

The 2026 taxable wage base for family-leave insurance purposes will rise to $171,100 from $165,400, according to the ...

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