The Westbrook-based company JobsInTheUS, which runs Internet job listing sites throughout New England, has been purchased by the Journal Register Company of Trenton, N.J.

JobsInTheUS specializes in state-specific job Internet sites where candidates who want to work in a particular region find a match with local employers. The company runs the Web sites JobsinME.com, JobsinNH.com, JobsinVT.com, JobsinMA.com and JobsinRI.com.

“The quality product and local focus of each of the state-specific job sites, such as JobsInME.com, make JobsInTheUS a great fit with the local focus of our print and online products,” said Robert Jelenic, chairman and chief executive officer of Journal Register Company. “We look forward to continuing to build on the tremendous foundation and the impressive growth of these Web sites.”

“My staff and I are thrilled to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking company such as Journal Register Company,” said Matt Hoffner, president and chief executive officer of JobsInTheUS. “We believe our clients, both job seekers and businesses, will benefit greatly from this combination. We will continue to offer a quality, locally-focused recruiting tool to our current states.”

The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.