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GSI Analysis: August ’22 Jobs Report – NJ Jobs, Labor Force Continue to Advance as Unemployment Rate Increases
September 15, 2022
Unemployment rises 0.3% to 4.0% as increase in resident employment insufficient to offset the labor market increase August saw a…
New Jersey remote workers ‘continue to pay income tax to New York state’
September 14, 2022
New Jersey residents who have been working remotely for two years have been paying higher taxes to New York and…
PODCAST: New Jersey’s Crystal Ball: Where Our State is Headed
August 25, 2022
Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this episode of the GSI Briefing, we’re…
GSI Analysis: New Jersey’s Job Recovery in Context
August 22, 2022
On the heels of unusually sharp losses in the spring of 2020, New Jersey’s private-sector job gains outpaced the nation…
GSI Analysis: July ’22 Jobs Report – New Jersey Jobs Still Shy of a New Peak
August 18, 2022
Losses in government and leisure and hospitality prevent state from matching its old high. Unemployment rate moves down 0.2% to…
Following Europe’s Energy Lead Will Leave NJ Families in the Dark & Cold – GSI
August 9, 2022
By Regina M. Egea, President, GSI Sometimes you have to wonder if anyone in Trenton is paying attention to what’s…
Op-Ed: Missteps behind America’s energy security challenges | Opinion
July 28, 2022
The following op-ed appeared on NJ.com and in the Jersey Journal. By Regina M. Egea When the president made the…
PODCAST: Where the Jobs Are: NJ’s Employment Outlook
July 27, 2022
Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this special edition of the GSI…
GSI Analysis: June ’22 Jobs Report – New Jersey Private Jobs Back to Pre-Pandemic Level
July 21, 2022
June increases were mixed across sectors as softness in construction continues. Unemployment unchanged at 3.9%, slightly higher than the nation’s…
Pennsylvania Tax Cut Makes New Jersey’s Business Climate Even Worse – GSI
July 21, 2022
By William J. Smith, GSI Staff Last week, CNBC issued its annual ranking of America’s Top States for Business and…
Who’s Minding the Store? NJ Property Tax Dollars Used to Pay for Millions in Unlawful Payments – GSI
July 13, 2022
By GSI Staff That New Jersey’s media isn’t reflecting outrage over government waste and abuse of tax dollars is one…
State Regulations Suffocating New Jersey’s Craft Beer Industry – GSI
July 8, 2022
By William J. Smith, GSI Staff Gov. Phil Murphy & First Lady Tammy Murphy with personnel from Hackettstown’s Czig Meister…
Trenton’s “Free” Gimmicks May Cost New Jersey Towns Big Bucks – GSI
July 7, 2022
By William J. Smith, GSI Staff As part of New Jersey’s record $50.6 billion budget, the Legislature and Governor crowed…
“There are no tax cuts” – GSI’s Egea Fact Checks the Budget Rhetoric with Joe Piscopo
June 30, 2022
On Thursday morning GSI’s president Regina Egea joined host Joe Piscopo on Salem Media’s AM 970 radio to fact check…
GSI Analysis: Q1 ‘22 GDP Report – Trailing U.S. Average & All Neighboring States, NJ’s GDP Declines to Begin 2022
June 30, 2022
NJ’s economy shrinks (-2.2%) at rate larger than U.S. average (1.6%) to begin 2022 Rate of decline is larger than…
New Jersey needs a plan to slay its property tax dragon
June 30, 2022
A few years ago, the Garden State Initiative looked at the total dollars collected by all state government agencies. The…
GSI’s Egea: Disappointing Budget a “Lost Opportunity” for New Jersey
June 29, 2022
$50.6 billion budget represents a 46% spending increase in 5 years Garden State Initiative president Regina M. Egea issued the…
States Need to Avoid ‘Cures’ that Can Make Inflation Worse
June 24, 2022
Across the United States, state governments are awash in cash. In a sharp contrast, American taxpayers are enduring a rate…
GSI Analysis: Combat Inflation in New Jersey with a Balanced Growth Agenda
June 23, 2022
June 2022 Combat Inflation in New Jersey with a Balanced Growth Agenda Analysis for GSI by Danielle Zanzalari, Ph.D. New…
GSI Analysis: New Jersey Personal Income “Dreary”, Trails Nation & Neighbors in Q1
June 22, 2022
4.1% growth rate trails U.S. average of 4.8%, ranks 36th in the nation New Jersey trails all neighboring states and…
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