370,000 Jobless In New Jersey.

The rising tide of unemployment has officially reached New Jersey. For the first time in this recession, New Jersey's unemployment rate has surpassed the national rate, the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development reported on Wednesday. New Jersey's jobless rate jumped to 8.2 percent in February, from 7.3 percent in January. The national rate was 8.1 percent in February. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]