MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J., September 18, 2015 – Commissioner Harold J. Wirths of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development addressed local officials at the Morris County League of Municipalities meeting held at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club in Mt. Arlington recently. 

Commissioner Wirths shared information on the state’s economic picture and emphasized the importance of watching long-term employment trends, rather than preliminary monthly employment data. He also highlighted the department’s anti-fraud actions that have worked to get the unemployment insurance trust fund more than $1 billion in the black. 

The more than 70 local officials in attendance also had an opportunity to hear Commissioner Wirths review the Morris County employment picture noting key areas of growth in the region.                                     

Labor Commissioner Harold J. Wirths talks to Morris Plains Councilwoman and  Morris
County League  of Municipalities President Suzanne McCluskey  at a League
meeting in Mount Arlington.

Labor Commissioner Harold J. Wirths addresses members of the Morris County League
of Municipalities at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club in Mount Arlington.