StateMaster - New Jerseyan Economy statistics

Employment	4,293,747	[10th of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$415,891,000,000.00	[8th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$51,855.00	[2nd of 51]
Median Family Income	$73,973.00	[1st of 51]
Median Household Income	$61,359.00	[1st of 51]
Nest Egg Index	114.35	[1st of 50]
Percent below poverty level	8.5%	[47th of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	11.8 %	[45th of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	17.1 %	[30th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	8.2 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	11.7 %	[44th of 51]
Personal income	$382,725,000,000.00	[7th of 51]
Total tax burden	$20,981,428,000.00	[9th of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$2,415.82	[8th of 50]
Unemployment	202,993	[10th of 52]
Unemployment rate	4.5%	[27th of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	-0.2%	[28th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	-2.1%	[28th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	42,189	[15th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	101,854	[15th of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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