NJPRO - The New Jersey Policy Research Organization
Who We Are ResearchNJBIA in the NewsMiddle School CurriculumBright IdeasHome
. STATE STATS
   

New Jersey Ranks 14th in the Nation in Manufacturing Employment
Source: The Public Policy Institute of New York State, Inc.

Rank State Jobs   Rank State Jobs
             
1 California 1,521,200
26 Oregon 196,800
2
 Texas 891,300   27 Mississippi 178,300
3
 Ohio 831,800   28 Arizona 173,900
4
 Michigan 722,400   29 Kansas 171,300
5 Illinois 708,600   30 Colorado 155,100
6 Pennsylvania 703,700   31 Louisiana 154,900
7 New York 605,700   32 Maryland 144,900
8 North Carolina 590,500   33 Oklahoma 142,700
9
Indiana 569,700   34 Utah 112,300
10 Wisconsin 501,400   35 Nebraska 101,900
11 Georiga 446,700   36 New Hampshire 79,000
12 Tennessee 414,700   37 Maine 63,800
13 Florida 385,200   38 West Virginia 63,400
14 NEW JERSEY 349,400   39 Idaho 60,800
15 Minnesota 343,500   40 Rhode Island 59,100
16 Massachusetts 322,700   41 Nevada 44,600
17 Missouri 313,500   42 South Dakota 38,200
18 Virginia 296,500   43 Vermont 37,300
19 Alabama 289,300   44 New Mexico 35,400
20 South Carolina 272,200   45 Delaware 35,200
21 Kentucky 268,000   46 North Dakota 23,600
22 Washington 260,200   47 Montana 18,700
23
Iowa 219,300   48 Hawaii 15,100
24
Arkansas 205,500   49 Wyoming 9,800
25 Connecticut 197,000   50 Alaska 5,900
             
          50 State Average
287,040
          N.J. % Above Average 21.7%

View all State Stats
NJ PRO Foundation, Inc.
102 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608-1199
609-393-7707