·  September jobs report showed New Jersey’s workforce growing slightly and private sector employers adding 1,900 jobs. ·  Short-term gains are positive news for the state, but New Jersey still not fully recovered from economic losses of recent years. · …

On a quarterly basis, Garden State Initiative offers independent analysis on the monthly revenue report offered by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Nation’s soon to be highest business taxes drive revenue growth, while NJ’s competitiveness falls Gasoline tax…

 August jobs report showed positive short term gains with New Jersey’s labor force increasing by 5,300 workers in August and marks the second month of positive growth in the state’s labor force in 2018 Even with these modest gains, the…

New Jersey’s tax revenue numbers for July were relatively in line with projections from the state. July marks the end of the 2018 fiscal year and the beginning of the 2019 fiscal year. July also marked the start of many…

July’s jobs report for New Jersey showed some positive short term developments in the state’s economy. However, over the longer term, July marked only the first positive month for many economic figures this year. According to the household jobs survey released…

June showed fewer jobs in the Garden State and continued New Jersey’s trend of a shrinking labor force. According to preliminary estimates released July 19 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), New Jersey’s overall labor force dropped by 2,700…