Per Capita Real GDP: $44,885 Rank: 5/50 (2006)
Population: 8,414,350 Rank: 9/50 (2000)
Per Capita Personal Income: $46,344 Rank: 2/50 (2006)
Unemployment Rate: 4.50% Rank: 24/50 (2008)
Business Tax Climate Index: Rank: 49/50 (2008)
Corporate Tax Rate: 6.5%
Individual Tax Rate: 1.4% -
Sales Tax Rate: 7%
Business Tax Climate Index:
Individual Income Tax Index Rank: 49
Sales Tax Index Rank: 44
Unemployment Insurance Tax Index Rank: 24
Property Tax Index Rank: 49
Business Tax Climate Index: 49
Corporate Tax Index Rank: 41
New Jersey The State
Though New Jersey’s earliest roots were in agriculture, the state was among the earliest
to industrialize. New Jersey is now home to several large industries and a particularly
diverse economy. Chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, fabricated metal manufacturing,
food processing, and petroleum refining are among the largest industries. New Jersey’s
pharmaceutical industry is one of the major engines of the state economy. Nearly
half of the national total in drug-
State Information
Abbreviation: NJ
Capital: Trenton
Nick Name Garden State
State Web Site: http://www.newjersey.gov
Motto: Liberty and prosperity
Top 5 Export Partner Countries
Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Mexico, Germany
Top 5 Export Merchandise
Computers and Electronic Products Sales
Chemicals Sales
Textile Mills Manufacturing
Machinery Manufacturing
Computers and Electronic Products Manufacturing
Major Cities
Jersey, Newark, Paterson
Main Airports:
EWR Newark Liberty International Newark
ACY Atlantic City International Atlantic City
TTN Trenton Mercer Trenton
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New Jersey Small Business Administration:
Offers business development counseling and training programs and information on SBA loan programs.
New Jersey SCORE Offices
Essex Junction -
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
The center is a research division of Rutgers University that focuses on the workforce development. A few of the services it provides are evaluations of workforce education programs and software solutions. Its research spans several areas, such as economic analysis, workplace diversity, and dislocated workers.
New Jersey Business is a monthly periodical that features news and commentary about business in the Garden State. Articles are available for a fee, and its website has updates of daily news events.
New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA)
The NJBIA is a business advocacy organization that represents businesses in New Jersey.
NJBI runs several money-
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority is a state agency focused on economic and community development. Two of their notable initiatives are the Entrepreneurial Training Institute, and the Business Mentoring Program – both of which provide assistance and training to new businesses. Other services include financial aid, and technological facilities.
New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC)
The council represents the technology sector in New Jersey, engaging in both advocacy and business support. Services they provide include financing assistance, executive development programs, and a career service network. The council also organizes events that encourage information sharing and networking opportunities.
NJ Business Portal: Taking Care of Business
Taking Care of Business is a state-
The official website of the state of New Jersey, provides information on government, businesses, education, living, visiting, and working in the state. Available links address consumer issues mainly pertaining to the arts and recreation.
U.S. Export Assistance Center of Newark, NJ
This branch of the Department of Commerce, serves Newark, New Jersey, and specializes in helping small to medium sized companies develop and execute exporting strategies. Fees vary and are based on the service being provided.
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Absecon (pop. 7,638)
Allendale, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,699)
Asbury Park (pop. 16,930)
Ashland, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 8,375)
Atlantic City (pop. 40,517)
Audubon, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 9,182)
Avenel (pop. 17,552)
Barclay-
Barrington, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,084)
Bayonne (pop. 61,842)
Beachwood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,375)
Belleville, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 35,928)
Bellmawr (pop. 11,262)
Belmar (pop. 6,045)
Bergenfield (pop. 26,247)
Berkeley Heights (pop. 13,407)
Berlin, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,149)
Bernardsville (pop. 7,345)
Bloomfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 47,683)
Bloomingdale, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,610)
Bogota (pop. 8,249)
Boonton (pop. 8,496)
Bound Brook (pop. 10,155)
Bridgeton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 22,771)
Brigantine (pop. 12,594)
Browns Mills (pop. 11,257)
Budd Lake (pop. 8,100)
Burlington, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 9,736)
Butler, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,420)
Caldwell, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,584)
Camden, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 79,904)
Carneys Point (pop. 6,914)
Carteret (pop. 20,709)
Cedar Grove, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 12,300)
Chatham, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 8,460)
Cherry Hill Mall (pop. 13,238)
Clark, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,597)
Clayton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,139)
Cliffside Park (pop. 23,007)
Clifton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 78,672)
Closter (pop. 8,383)
Collingswood (pop. 14,326)
Colonia (pop. 17,811)
Cranford (pop. 22,578)
Cresskill (pop. 7,746)
Crestwood Village (pop. 8,392)
Dayton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,235)
Dover, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,188)
Dumont, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 17,503)
Dunellen (pop. 6,823)
East Brunswick (pop. 46,756)
East Orange, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 69,824)
East Rutherford (pop. 8,716)
Eatontown (pop. 14,008)
Echelon (pop. 10,440)
Edgewater, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,677)
Edison, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 97,687)
Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 120,568)
Elmwood Park, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,925)
Emerson, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,197)
Englewood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 26,203)
Erlton-
Ewing, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 35,707)
Fair Lawn (pop. 31,637)
Fairfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,063)
Fairview, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 13,255)
Fanwood (pop. 7,174)
Florence-
Florham Park (pop. 8,857)
Fords (pop. 15,032)
Fort Dix (pop. 7,464)
Fort Lee, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 35,461)
Franklin Lakes (pop. 10,422)
Freehold (pop. 10,976)
Garfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 29,786)
Glassboro (pop. 19,068)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,271)
Glen Rock, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 11,546)
Gloucester City (pop. 11,484)
Greentree (pop. 11,536)
Guttenberg, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,807)
Hackensack, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 42,677)
Hackettstown (pop. 10,403)
Haddon Heights (pop. 7,547)
Haddonfield (pop. 11,659)
Haledon (pop. 8,252)
Hammonton (pop. 12,604)
Harrison, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,424)
Hasbrouck Heights (pop. 11,662)
Hawthorne, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,218)
Highland Park, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 13,999)
Hillsdale, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,087)
Hillside, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 21,747)
Hoboken, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 38,577)
Holiday City-
Hopatcong (pop. 15,888)
Irvington, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 60,695)
Iselin (pop. 16,698)
Jamesburg (pop. 6,025)
Jersey City, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 240,055)
Keansburg (pop. 10,732)
Kearny, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 40,513)
Kendall Park (pop. 9,006)
Kenilworth, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,675)
Keyport (pop. 7,568)
Kinnelon (pop. 9,365)
Lake Mohawk (pop. 9,755)
Lakewood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 36,065)
Laurence Harbor (pop. 6,227)
Leisure Village West-
Leonia (pop. 8,914)
Lincoln Park, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,930)
Lincroft (pop. 6,255)
Linden, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 39,394)
Lindenwold (pop. 17,414)
Linwood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,172)
Little Falls, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,855)
Little Ferry (pop. 10,800)
Little Silver (pop. 6,170)
Livingston, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 27,391)
Lodi, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 23,971)
Long Branch, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 31,340)
Lyndhurst, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 19,383)
Madison, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 16,530)
Madison Park (pop. 6,929)
Manasquan (pop. 6,310)
Manville (pop. 10,343)
Maplewood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 23,868)
Margate City (pop. 8,193)
Marlton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,260)
Matawan (pop. 8,910)
Maywood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 9,523)
McGuire AFB (pop. 6,478)
Mercerville-
Metuchen (pop. 12,840)
Middlesex, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 13,717)
Midland Park (pop. 6,947)
Millburn (pop. 19,765)
Milltown, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,000)
Millville, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 26,847)
Montclair, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 38,977)
Montvale (pop. 7,034)
Moorestown-
Morganville (pop. 11,255)
Morristown, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,544)
Mountainside (pop. 6,602)
Mystic Island (pop. 8,694)
New Brunswick (pop. 48,573)
New Milford, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 16,400)
New Providence, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 11,907)
Newark, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 273,546)
Newton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 8,244)
North Arlington (pop. 15,181)
North Brunswick Township (pop. 36,287)
North Caldwell (pop. 7,375)
North Haledon (pop. 7,920)
North Plainfield (pop. 21,103)
Northfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,725)
Nutley (pop. 27,362)
Oakland, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 12,466)
Ocean Acres (pop. 13,155)
Ocean City, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 15,378)
Old Bridge (pop. 22,833)
Oradell (pop. 8,047)
Orange, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 32,868)
Palisades Park (pop. 17,073)
Palmyra, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,091)
Paramus (pop. 25,737)
Park Ridge, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 8,708)
Passaic (pop. 67,861)
Paterson, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 149,222)
Paulsboro (pop. 6,160)
Pennsauken (pop. 35,737)
Pennsville (pop. 11,657)
Perth Amboy (pop. 47,303)
Phillipsburg, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 15,166)
Pine Hill, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,880)
Pitman (pop. 9,331)
Plainfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 47,829)
Pleasantville, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 19,012)
Point Pleasant, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 19,306)
Pompton Lakes (pop. 10,640)
Princeton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,203)
Princeton Meadows (pop. 13,436)
Rahway (pop. 26,500)
Ramblewood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,003)
Ramsey, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,351)
Raritan (pop. 6,338)
Red Bank, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 11,844)
Ridgefield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,830)
Ridgefield Park (pop. 12,873)
Ridgewood (pop. 24,936)
Ringwood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 12,396)
River Edge (pop. 10,946)
River Vale (pop. 9,449)
Rockaway (pop. 6,473)
Roselle, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 21,274)
Roselle Park (pop. 13,281)
Rumson (pop. 7,137)
Runnemede (pop. 8,533)
Rutherford, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,110)
Saddle Brook (pop. 13,155)
Sayreville (pop. 40,377)
Scotch Plains (pop. 22,732)
Secaucus (pop. 15,931)
Somers Point (pop. 11,614)
Somerset, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 23,040)
Somerville, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 12,423)
South Amboy (pop. 7,913)
South Orange (pop. 16,964)
South Plainfield (pop. 21,810)
South River, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 15,322)
Spotswood (pop. 7,880)
Springdale, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,409)
Springfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 14,429)
Stratford, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 7,271)
Strathmore, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,740)
Succasunna-
Summit, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 21,131)
Teaneck (pop. 39,260)
Tenafly (pop. 13,806)
Tinton Falls (pop. 15,053)
Toms River (pop. 86,327)
Totowa (pop. 9,892)
Trenton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 85,403)
Twin Rivers (pop. 7,422)
Union, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 54,405)
Union Beach (pop. 6,649)
Union City, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 67,088)
Upper Saddle River (pop. 7,741)
Ventnor City (pop. 12,910)
Verona, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 13,533)
Villas, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 9,064)
Vineland, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 56,271)
Waldwick, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 9,622)
Wallington (pop. 11,583)
Wanaque (pop. 10,266)
Washington, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,712)
Washington Township (pop. 8,938)
Wayne, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 54,069)
West Caldwell (pop. 11,233)
West Freehold (pop. 12,498)
West Long Branch (pop. 8,258)
West Milford, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 26,410)
West New York (pop. 45,768)
West Orange, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 44,943)
West Paterson (pop. 10,987)
Westfield, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 29,644)
Westwood, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,999)
Wharton, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 6,298)
White Horse (pop. 9,373)
White Meadow Lake (pop. 9,052)
Williamstown, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 11,812)
Wood-
Woodbridge, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 18,309)
Woodbury, New Jersey (NJ) (pop. 10,307)
Wyckoff (pop. 16,508)
Yardville-
Yorketown (pop. 6,712)
New Jersey Newspaper Directory
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Berkeley The Berkeley Times
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Bridgewater The Courier-
Cape May Cape May Star and Wave
Cherry Hill Courier-
Cherry Hill Jewish Community Voice
Cranbury The Cranbury Press
East Brunswick Home News & Tribune
East Brunswick Sentinel-
Edison Sentinel-
Egg Harbor Township Shore News Today
Fair Lawn Fair Lawn News
Farmingdale News Transcript
Flanders Flanders NJ News
Flemington Hunterdon County Democrat
Freehold Latinos Unidos
Hackensack Bergen Record
Hammonton The Hammonton Gazette
Hightstown The Messenger-
Hillsborough Hillsborough Beacon
Hillsborough Hopewell Valley News
Holmdel Independent
Hopewell Beacon News
Howell The Howell Times
Howell Tri-
Iselin New Jersey Lawyer Weekly
Jackson The Jackson Times
Jersey City New Jersey Online
Lawrenceville The Lawrence Ledger
Long Branch Atlanticville
Lyndhurst Leader Newspapers
Madison The Madison Eagle
Manahawkin Times-
Manasquan The Coast Star
Manchester The Manchester Times Manville The Manville News
Millville Cumberland County Reminder
Monmouth Junction South Brunswick Post
Montclair The Montclair Times
Neptune Asbury Park Press
New Brunswick NJBIZ
Newark The Star-
Newton The New Jersey Herald
North Brunswick North Brunswick Sentinel
Parsippany The Daily Record
Pleasantville The Press of Atlantic City
Princeton Princeton Packet
Princeton Town Topics
Princeton U.S. 1
Red Bank Hub
Rio Grande Cape May County Herald
Rocky Hill Rocky Hill Gazette
Sayreville Suburban
Toms River The Toms River Times
Trenton Capitolwire.com
Trenton Register-
Trenton The Times
Trenton The Trentonian
Union Worral Community Newspapers
West Paterson NorthJersey.com
West Paterson West Paterson Herald News
Westfield The Westfield Leader
Wildwood City The Wildwoods Reporter
Willingboro Burlington County Times
Windsor Windsor-
Woodbridge Sentinel-
Woodbury Gloucester County Times
New Jersey College Newspapers
Bergen Community College The Torch
Camden County College Campus Press
College of New Jersey The Signal
Drew University The Acorn
Fairleigh Dickinson University The Equinox
Montclair State The Montclarion
NJ Institute of Tech The Vector Online
Princeton Nassau Weekly
Princeton The Daily Princetonian
Princeton The Princeton Spectator
Rider University The Rider News
Rowan University The Whit
Rutgers Daily Targum
Rutgers The Observer
Seton Hall The Setonian
Stevens Institute of Technology The Stute
Union County College The Scroll
William Paterson University Pioneer Times
New Jersey Magazines
Cape May Cape May Times
Statewide Beachcomber.com
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New Jersey Colleges and Universities
Bloomfield Bloomfield College
Caldwell Caldwell College
Camden Cooper Health System Ctr
Camden Rutgers Univ-
Ewing The College of New Jersey
Glassboro Rowan Univ
Hackettstown Centenary College
Hoboken Stevens Institute of Technology
Jersey City New Jersey City Univ
Jersey City Saint Peters College
Lakewood Georgian Court College
Lawrenceville Rider Univ
Lodi Felician College
Madison Drew Univ
Madison Fairleigh Dickinson Univ-
Mahwah Ramapo College of New Jersey
Montclair Montclair State Univ
Morristown College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown Rabbinical College of America
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New Brunswick Rutgers Univ-
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Newark Rutgers Univ-
Newark Univ of Med and Dentistry of NJ
Pomona Richard Stockton College of NJ
Princeton Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Princeton Univ
South Orange Seton Hall Univ
Teaneck Fairleigh Dickinson Univ
Trenton Thomas Edison State College
Union Kean Univ
Wayne William Paterson Univ of NJ
West Long Branch Monmouth Univ
New Jersey Radio Stations
Atlantic City WAYV 95.1 FM Top 40
Atlantic City WBHX 99.7 FM Adult Contemp
Atlantic City WFPG 96.9 FM Adult Contemp
Atlantic City WJSE 102.7 FM Alt Rock
Atlantic City WMGM 103.7 FM Rock
Atlantic City WMID 1340 AM Oldies
Atlantic City WOND 1400 AM News/Talk
Atlantic City WPUR 107.3 FM Country
Atlantic City WSJO 104.9 FM Adult Contem
Atlantic City WZBZ 99.3 FM HipHop/RnB
Berkeley WOBM 92.7 FM Adult Contemp
Blairstown Home Grown Radio NJ Rock +
Bridgeton WSNJ 1240 AM Nostalgia
Cape May WSJQ 106.7 FM Top 40
Eatontown WHTG 106.3 FM Alternative Rock
Glassboro WGLS 89.7 FM Rowan University
Hackettstown WNTI 91.9 FM Free Form
Hackettstown WRNJ 1510 AM Oldies
Hazlet WCNJ 89.3 FM Indian
Jersey City WFMU 91.1 FM Freeform
Lincroft WBJB 90.5 FM The Night
Long Branch WJLK 94.3 FM Adult Contemp
Long Branch WRAT 95.9 FM Rock
Long Branch WWZY 107.1 FM Adult Contemp
Manahawkin WCHR 105.7 FM Classic Rock
Manahawkin WJRZ 100.1 FM Oldies
Morristown WDHA 105.5 FM Rock
Morristown WMTR 1250 AM Oldies
Neptune WKMK 98.5 FM Country
New Brunswick WCTC 1450 AM News/Talk
New Brunswick WMGQ 98.3 FM
Newark WBGO 88.3 FM Jazz
Ocean City WKTU 98.3 FM Oldies
Pemberton WBZC 88.9 FM Adult Alt
Piscataway WVPH 90.3 FM Community Radio
Pompton Lakes WGHT 1500 AM Rock
Princeton WPRB 103.3 FM Freeform
South Orange WSOU 89.5 FM Alt Rock
Sussex WHCY 106.3 FM Adult Contemp
Sussex WNNJ AM 1360 AM Oldies
Sussex WNNJ FM 103.7 FM Classic Rock
Sussex WSUS 102.3 FM Adult Contemp
Teaneck WFDU 89.1 FM Freeform
Trenton WDVR 89.7 FM Americana
Trenton WIMG 1300 AM Gospel
Trenton WKXW 101.5 FM New Jersey 101.5
Trenton WPST 94.5 FM Top 40
Trenton WWFM 89.1 FM Classical
Vineland WNJC 1360 AM Variety
West Long Branch WMCX 88.9 FM Freeform
Wildwood WZXL 100.7 FM Rock
Woodbine WJPH 89.9 FM Christian teaching
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