Selected Demographic Data

Population: 8,724,560 (as of 2006)

11th largest state in the US

Population, percent change: + 3.7% (April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006)

Population Density: #1 in the United States

Mean travel time to work: 30 minutes

Private non-farm employment: 3,594,8621 (2005)
Median household income: $57,338          (2004)
Retail sales per capita: $11,910                (2002)

Source: US Census Bureau (link)

Ten Largest Cities in New Jersey (and their population)

1. Newark            280,666
   
2. Jersey City       239,614
   
3. Paterson          149,843
   
4. Elizabeth          125,809
   
5. Trenton             84,639
   
6. Camden             80,010
   
7. Clifton               79,922
   
8. Passaic              68,338
   
9. East Orange       68,190
   
10. Union City          65,128

Source: State of New Jersey (link)

Top 10 Jobs in New Jersey

These are the occupations with the largest employment in 2004:

1. Retail salespersons
   131,600
   
2. Cashiers, except gaming
   105,200
3. Office clerks, general
   105,200
   
4. Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners
   88,100
   
5. Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
   83,900
   
6. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers
   83,000
   
7. Registered nurses
   80,300
   
8. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
   74,600
   
9. Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food
   63,900
   
10. Elementary school teachers, except special education
    61,700

Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Division of Labor Market and Demographic Research (link)

Businesses in New Jersey

Private non-farm establishments (2005): 242,128
                                                    Source: - US Census Bureau

  - Of this total, an estimated 98.5 percent were small businesses
                                                  
  - Small firms employed 51.0 percent of the state’s non-farm private labor force in 2004
                                                     Source: - Small Business Administration (link)

Ten Largest Companies in New Jersey
Public Companies Headquartered in New Jersey

NJ Rank Company Revenue ($ mil) HQ City

	1.		Johnson & Johnson	53,324.0	New Brunswick
	2.		Medco Health Solutions	42,543.7	Franklin Lakes
	3.		Prudential Financial	32,488.0	Newark
	4.		Honeywell	31,367.0	Morristown
	5.		Merck	22,636.0	Whitehouse Station
	6.		Wyeth	20,350.7	Madison
	7.		Chubb	14,003.0	Warren
	8.		Public Service Enterprise Group	12,164.0	Newark
	9.		American Standard	11,208.2	Piscataway
	10.		Schering-Plough	10,594.0	Kenilworth

Political Representatives

Source: State of New Jersey (link)