New Jersey job listing firm bonds.
$100 flat.
New Jersey licenses job listing firms through the Division of Consumer Affairs and conditions the license on a $10,000 bond. Ours is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price, identical for every firm. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
Trusted by industry leaders
How much does a New Jersey job listing firm bond cost?
$100 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to licensed.
Your firm's license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with Consumer Affairs
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your employment-services license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
New Jersey's Employment and Personnel Services Law (N.J.S.A. 34:8-43 et seq.) licenses a family of job-placement businesses — employment agencies, career counseling services, resume services, and job listing firms — through the Division of Consumer Affairs. A job listing firm sells lists of job openings to job-seekers, and the law conditions its license on a $10,000 surety bond.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee. It stands behind your compliance with the Law and its regulations — honest advertising of the listings you sell, proper handling of any fees, and the refund rights the Law gives job-seekers. If a firm violates the Law and a job-seeker is harmed, the harmed party can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The $10,000 amount and the bond requirement are set by statute and regulation (N.J.A.C. 13:45B-2.3), so every job listing firm files the same bond.
You need this bond if you're
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $10,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with Consumer Affairs. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your employment-services license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other New Jersey bonds.
Been told you need a different amount?
Price and requirements checked on the carrier’s application, . Page updated .
Consumer Affairs is waiting on one document.
$100 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.