In 1787, when the Constitutional Convention and an infant republic “hung by a thread,” two imaginative New Englanders solved the problem and saved the day. Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth, both representing Connecticut, proposed a bicameral legislature made up of…

Connecticut provides a cautionary tale for the next governor of New Jersey, according to a report from the newly launched Garden State Initiative. With its “severe pension underfunding, a high tax burden and politically powerful government unions,” New Jersey is…

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Solid 13,800 increase in the number of jobs, with gains widespread across industries. Unemployment rate mired at 4.8% with little change in the labor force. On April  18th, New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the Monthly Jobs Report for…

Unemployment rate remains mired at 4.8%--one of the highest rates in the nation--with drops in both the labor force and employment of residents. But, the state’s job count up a strong 20,800—one of the highest gains in the nation. Revisions…

New data for 2023 as a whole mark up New Jersey’s average Unemployment rate from 4.0 to 4.4%. Fourth-highest rate of any state, and tops in the Northeast. Downward revisions to both employment and the labor force. 2022-2023 increase highest…

State’s Q3 GDP growth in sync with the nation’s, and personal income gains highest in the Northeast. The upbeat news on GDP and income, though, reflects developments through September, and may not reflect all the recent softness in the state’s…