From 2014 to 2015, employment in New Jersey grew at a rate of 0.1%, from 4.19M employees to 4.2M employees. The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Jersey, are Elementary &amp; secondary schools, Restaurants &amp; Food Services, and Construction. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Jersey, though some of these residents may live in New Jersey and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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Data Source: Census Bureau - ACS PUMS 5-year Estimate
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