In New Jersey, industrial employment dropped 1.5 percent from December 2011 to December 2012, which is slightly under the 2.1 percent loss from the 2010-2011 time period, according to the 2013 New Jersey Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

This totals to a loss of 6,024 jobs, MNI finds. With this figure, New Jersey now supports 9,402 manufacturers with 391,596 workers.

"Manufacturers in New Jersey have yet to fully recover from the recession, and high business taxes have affected hiring," says Tom Dubin, president of MNI. "However, the state's educated work force and its reputation as a center for innovation continue to be a draw for new business."

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking benefits news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Employer-Paid