The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows New Jersey to have 275,068 employers offering 3,985,232 jobs. The average weekly wage for these New Jersey jobs is $965 per week ($50,180 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in New Jersey than any other with 3,372,983 jobs and 269,588 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $958 per week ($49,816 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 412,812 positions and 3,513 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $934 per week ($48,568 annually). Rounding out the jobs in New Jersey is the State Government sector which has 881 firms and agencies that employ 139,111 people in New Jersey. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,067 per week ($55,484 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in New Jersey. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of New Jersey jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
61,165 employers in New Jersey which hire 865,022
people. Their average weekly salary is $833 per week ( $43,316 Annually).
Professional and Business Services jobs are created by 50,960 employers in New Jersey which employ
613,544 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Professional and Business Services industry is
$1,196 per week ($62,192 annually).
If you're interested in New Jersey jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 310,626 positions filled by 10,503
employers in New Jersey. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,211 per week in pay, on average or
$62,972 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 176,655 New Jersey jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 26,933 firms, paying their employees $1,067
weekly or $55,484 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 231,073 companies that create 2,871,329 New Jersey jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $927 weekly ($48,204 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 38,515 companies that employ 501,654 people in New Jersey.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,140 per week ($59,280 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,211 per week
($62,972 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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