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-- New Jersey Jobs

PictureWorkers on night shift at Wheaton Glass Co. in Millville in 1909. Image: Library of Congress

​-- Overview

       New Jersey had slightly over 4.2 million workers employed in jobs as of January 2019, according to the US Department of Labor. The unemployment rate was 3.9%, the lowest since June 2001 and just below the national rate of 4.0%. Although the state lagged the national recovery from the 2007 economic recession, peaking at a 9.5% unemployment rate in 2010, it began to recover in late 2016 when job growth outpaced the performance of the nation. Based on the annual survey of the US Department of Labor, the annual mean wage of New Jersey workers in 2017 was $56,970 and the mean hourly wage was $27.39.
*  New Jersey Economy at a Glance, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Labor

​       The health care and social support industry is the largest individual employment sector in New Jersey, comprising over 500,000 workers and accounting for over 13% of all jobs in the state. Fourteen of the world’s 20 largest biopharmaceutical companies operate in New Jersey, with Johnson & Johnson accounting for 13,500 workers and ranked as the ninth largest private sector employer with 9,600 workers in the state as reported by the annual 100 Top Employers survey in 2018 of New Jersey Business Magazine. Other major pharmaceutical, medical device and life sciences companies with major New Jersey operations included Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Stryker and Bayer. Health care facilities and social services support, including nursing homes and community care, also have grown in their share of employment, particularly in lower-wage jobs in janitorial services and security. Hospitals provided over 140,000 full- and part-time jobs in 2016, led by BarnabasHealth, which became the second-largest private sector employer in the state following its March 2016 merger with the Robert Wood Johnson Health System, creating a combined entity with more than 32,000 employees at its 11 hospitals and other facilities.  

       Other large employment sectors include retail trade with 11.4% of total state employment; lodging and food services (7.3%); manufacturing (6.7%); financial services (6%); and construction (3.4%).

Largest Employers
  1. Wakefern Food Corporation - 35,000
  2. Barnabas Health - 21,000
  3. United Parcel Service - 19,243
  4. Wal-Mart Stores - 17,405
  5. Verizon Communications - 15,000
  6. Meridian Health - 12,754
  7. Bank of America - 10,800
  8. Public Service Electric & Gas - 10,000
  9. Merck & Co. Inc. Pharmaceutical - 9,800
  10. Johnson & Johnson - 9,600    
Source: Business Action Center, State of NJ

     Below are selected employment resources.

-- Government
*  New Jersey Career Connections (published by NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development, gateway to job searches, job training, job fairs, unemployment and disability resources)
*  Find a Job in NJ, NJ State Government (primarily public sector job links, information on requirements, testing, job training programs etc.)
*  Government Jobs in NJ, Indeed.com  (section of Indeed.com, largest US job search Web site)
*  State Departments & Agencies (listings of specific openings in each agency)
*  New Jersey Police Department Jobs, PoliceApp.com (listings of local police jobs with salary ranges by commercial Web site)
*  New Jersey Police and Security Jobs, Indeed.com (police, correctional and security job listings section of Indeed.com)
*  Police Officer Jobs in New Jersey, Monster.com (listings by national competitor of Indeed.com)
*  New Jersey Law Enforcement Job Openings, PoliceJobsInfo.com (commercial Web service)
*  Recruiting, NJ State Police (information on current openings, requirements)

-- Education
*  NJ School Jobs, NJSchoolJobs.com (teaching, supervisory, support openings by commercial Web site)
*  NJ Teaching Jobs, K12JobSpot.com (teaching openings by national commercial Web site)
*  NJ Teaching Jobs, Teachers-Teachers.com (national Web site with 2,000 employers posting openings)
*  NJ Education Jobs, NJHire.com (commercial Web site with education section)
*  NJ Colleges and Universities (links to state supported and private universities and colleges, each with their own listings of job openings)
*  NJ School Directory (NJ Department of Education directory of public and private K-12 schools)


-- Media Classified Jobs Sections
*  NJ.com (job section of NJ's most visited Web site and largest newspaper publisher)
*  NorthJersey.com (job section of Gannett-owned North Jersey publications)
*  Asbury Park Press (job section of Gannett-owned Asbury Park Press focused on Monmouth, Ocean counties)
*  Press of Atlantic City (job section focused on Atlantic, Cape May counties)
*  Courier-Post (job section focused on Camden, Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Burlington counties)
*  Daily Journal (job section focused on Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Atlantic counties)
*  Daily Record (job section focused on Morris County area)
*  Trentonian (job section focused on Mercer, Burliington counties)
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-- Health
*  Healthcare Jobs in New Jersey, Monster.com (NJ section of national job search Web site)
*  Hospitals and Health Care Facilities (NJ Department of Health directory of hospitals and health care facilities)   
*  Long-term Care/Nursing Homes (NJ Department of Health directory of long-term care and nursing homes)
*  Korn / Ferry International (Global executive search search firm specializing in life sciences and pharmaceutical industry placements)


-- Nonprofit
*  Center for Non-Profits (NJ organization with nonprofit members providing job listings, networking, support programs)
*  Idealist.org (site with global listings of paid and volunteer positions in social services, charities, politics etc.)
*  WorkforGood.org (national listings of nonprofit job openings)


--  Executive Search
*  HeadhuntersDirectory.com (National Web site with lists and links to executive search and staffing firms by state)
*  Snelling (one of oldest and largest US staffing firms founded 1951, 110 offices, including Princeton and Summit)
*  Robert Half (oldest US staffing firm founded 1948, operations in more than 400 locations worldwide, NJ offices in Woodbridge, Jersey City, Bridgewater, Parsippany, Princeton, Red Bank, Moorestown; specialized divisions include Robert Half® Management Resources- for temporary, full-time and senior-level accounting and finance project professionals; OfficeTeam®-highly skilled office and administrative support professionals; Robert Half® Technology-information technology; Robert Half® Legal-temporary, project and full-time staffing of attorneys, paralegals legal support personnel; The Creative Group®-interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations professionals)
*  Korn / Ferry International (Global executive search search firm specializing in life sciences and pharmaceutical industry placements)  
*  The Lion Group (national legal recruiting firm based in Florham Park, focus on positions in law firms,  corporate counsel and legal staffs)
*  Princeton Legal Search Group (national firm with offices in Princeton and Woodbridge, clients include law firms, corporate legal departments, non-profits and higher education)
*  JBK Associates ()

-- Job Training
*  NJ Training Opportunities (published by Department of Labor & Workforce Development with listing of all schools and organizations offering occupational education and job training programs eligible to receive publicly funded tuition assistance)
*  Local Workforce Development Boards (links to county and regional business-led boards which identify needs of local job market and direct workforce investment and job training programs)
*  Rutgers Corporate Employee & Training (on-site customized workforce training programs offered by Rutgers University Office of Continuing Professional Education)
*. Adult Basic Education Programs (NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development site with links to English language, literacy and other programs by county)

-- Unemployment and Disability
*  Unemployment Benefits (NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development site with information on eligibility and filing for unemployment benefits)
*  Disability Services (State and local disability program links published by Division of Disability Services of NJ Department of Human Services)
*  Social Security (US Social Security disability benefits and applications)