| NJ Ranks 8th in Workers’ Compensation Benefits per $100 of Covered Wages, 2006
Source: Small Business Survival Index 2006, The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
| Rank |
State |
Worker's Comp |
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Rank |
State |
Worker's Comp |
| |
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1 |
Texas |
0.59 |
|
26 |
Iowa |
1.00 |
1 |
Virginia |
0.59 |
|
27 |
Colorado |
1.01 |
3 |
Indiana |
0.63 |
|
28 |
Alabama |
1.02 |
4 |
Utah |
0.67 |
|
28 |
Louisiana |
1.02 |
5 |
Massachusetts |
0.69 |
|
30 |
Tennessee |
1.04 |
6 |
Arizona |
0.70 |
|
31 |
Nebraska |
1.05 |
6 |
Arkansas |
0.70 |
|
32 |
Mississippi |
1.06 |
8 |
New Jersey |
0.77 |
|
33 |
Florida |
1.13 |
8 |
South Dakota |
0.77 |
|
34 |
Wisconsin |
1.15 |
10 |
Maryland |
0.80 |
|
35 |
Idaho |
1.24 |
11 |
Georgia |
0.82 |
|
36 |
Pennsylvania |
1.26 |
11 |
New York |
0.82 |
|
37 |
South Carolina |
1.29 |
13 |
Connecticut |
0.83 |
|
38 |
Ohio |
1.30 |
14 |
Nevada |
0.86 |
|
39 |
Missouri |
1.32 |
14 |
Rhode Island |
0.86 |
|
40 |
Vermont |
1.33 |
16 |
Kansas |
0.89 |
|
41 |
Kentucky |
1.38 |
17 |
Minnesota |
0.90 |
|
41 |
Oklahoma |
1.38 |
18 |
Michigan |
0.91 |
|
43 |
Hawaii |
1.44 |
18 |
New Hampshire |
0.91 |
|
44 |
Maine |
1.48 |
20 |
Delaware |
0.92 |
|
45 |
Wyoming |
1.63 |
20 |
New Mexico |
0.92 |
|
46 |
Washington |
1.80 |
20 |
North Carolina |
0.92 |
|
47 |
Alaska |
1.84 |
20 |
Oregon |
0.92 |
|
48 |
California |
1.91 |
24 |
Illinois |
0.94 |
|
49 |
Montana |
2.00 |
24 |
North Dakota |
0.94 |
|
50 |
West Virginia |
3.76 |
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50
State Average
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1.12 |
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N.J.
% Below Average |
28.82% |
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