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Hudson County, NJ Economic Dashboard
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Workforce
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Industries and Economic Impact
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Talent Pipeline
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Demographics
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Housing and Commuting Patterns
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Occupation Information
Hudson County, NJ
Profession | 2024 Jobs | 2024 Median Earnings | 2024 Average Hourly Wage | 2024 LQ (Occupation Concentration) | 2019-2024 % Change in Jobs | 10 Year Growth Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Material Moving | 55,277 | $45,001 | $26.43 | 1.68 | 2.91% | 5,742 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 53,174 | $52,164 | $27.77 | 1.27 | 1.76% | 3,935 |
| Sales and Related | 49,150 | $56,606 | $46.3 | 1.04 | 5.01% | 4,698 |
| Management | 37,625 | $135,406 | $76.75 | 0.98 | 42.11% | 5,388 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 36,193 | $106,668 | $68.4 | 1.1 | 23.38% | 5,267 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | 21,781 | $37,653 | $21.42 | 0.82 | 8.84% | 2,844 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | 21,608 | $68,170 | $37.69 | 1.1 | 1.94% | 1,241 |
| Personal Care and Service | 16,003 | $36,915 | $22.81 | 1.15 | 5.65% | 1,819 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | 14,826 | $90,666 | $54.8 | 0.73 | 8.52% | 1,074 |
| Healthcare Support | 14,172 | $35,056 | $19.04 | 0.85 | 29.81% | 3,395 |
| Computer and Mathematical | 13,725 | $126,395 | $64.69 | 1.24 | 8.64% | 1,506 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | 13,580 | $54,495 | $39.53 | 1.07 | 1.93% | 1,465 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | 10,380 | $37,704 | $22.61 | 0.75 | 3.48% | 497 |
| Production | 9,787 | $42,948 | $25.13 | 0.54 | -7.22% | 818 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | 9,647 | $61,718 | $32.8 | 0.67 | 7.91% | 719 |
| Protective Service | 9,420 | $60,751 | $36.78 | 1.28 | 5.23% | 293 |
| Construction and Extraction | 9,005 | $59,457 | $33.84 | 0.51 | 0.15% | 422 |
| Community and Social Service | 4,716 | $66,296 | $37.22 | 0.73 | -0.43% | 418 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | 2,462 | $93,468 | $58.79 | 0.64 | 7.05% | 259 |
| Legal | 2,368 | $113,623 | $74.3 | 0.74 | 1.31% | 123 |
| Architecture and Engineering | 2,196 | $98,710 | $54.2 | 0.4 | -2.37% | 363 |
| Military-only | 720 | $52,124 | $27.58 | 0.42 | -3.59% | 4 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 466 | $40,694 | $23.68 | 0.18 | 20.26% | 102 |
* Location quotient (LQ) is a way of quantifying how concentrated a characteristic of a particular region is compared to the national average of 1.
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Annual Wage Ranges by Occupation (25th-75th Percentile)
Hudson County, NJ
Management
$68,638
$211,563
Legal
$67,864
$203,754
Computer and Mathematical
$89,218
$169,259
Business and Financial Operations
$74,142
$157,120
Architecture and Engineering
$73,015
$137,500
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$66,568
$136,989
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$67,016
$121,283
Protective Service
$35,938
$111,059
Sales and Related
$40,671
$108,871
Educational Instruction and Library
$45,416
$100,048
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$25,512
$97,119
Construction and Extraction
$38,226
$91,298
Community and Social Service
$50,030
$90,570
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$44,654
$84,036
Military-only
$31,648
$73,767
Office and Administrative Support
$41,063
$68,467
Transportation and Material Moving
$35,077
$62,175
Production
$34,414
$60,236
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$32,702
$52,502
Personal Care and Service
$30,610
$49,710
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$31,752
$49,067
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$34,225
$47,498
Healthcare Support
$31,822
$41,242
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Unemployment and Labor Force Participation Rates
Hudson County, NJ
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Unemployment Rate
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Labor Force Participation Rate
2020
9.8%
67.5%
2021
6.9%
67.9%
2022
3.6%
69.5%
2023
4%
70.2%
2024
4.2%
69.3%
January-May 2025
4.4%
68.3%
June 2025
4.8%
68.1%
July 2025
5%
69%
August 2025
5.2%
68.5%
September 2025
5.4%
67.8%
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Industries and Economic Impact
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Industry Characteristics
Hudson County, NJ
Industry | 2024 Jobs | 2024 Average Earnings Per Worker | 2024 LQ (Industry Concentration) | 2019-2024 % Change in Jobs |
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| Finance and Insurance | 41,598 | $237,860 | 3.35 | 7.07% |
| Government | 41,514 | $101,320 | 0.93 | 0.06% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 35,630 | $65,110 | 0.86 | 10.17% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 27,074 | $80,114 | 2.01 | 5.37% |
| Retail Trade | 25,569 | $52,770 | 0.89 | -10.69% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 22,409 | $39,298 | 0.87 | 9.73% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 17,969 | $64,634 | 1 | -7.35% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17,658 | $155,324 | 0.82 | -6.68% |
| Wholesale Trade | 13,554 | $116,841 | 1.23 | -1.62% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 12,830 | $55,832 | 0.84 | 9.24% |
| Manufacturing | 10,309 | $113,287 | 0.44 | 6.94% |
| Educational Services | 8,171 | $59,711 | 1.04 | 6.29% |
| Information | 7,395 | $172,275 | 1.34 | -5.73% |
| Construction | 7,213 | $90,356 | 0.4 | -2.97% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 6,419 | $84,662 | 1.19 | -3.28% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 6,248 | $84,176 | 1.12 | 42.66% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4,424 | $230,762 | 0.96 | 29.68% |
| Utilities | 984 | $217,129 | 0.93 | 3.56% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 360 | $79,422 | 0.1 | 126.98% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $132,490 | 0 | -98.16% |
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Top 20 Companies by Job Postings
Hudson County, NJ
Company | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings | Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase | 1,108 | -18.8% |
| LifeSouth | 201 | 0% |
| RWJBarnabas Health | 159 | 9.4% |
| Ernst & Young | 150 | -86% |
| ShopRite | 148 | 37.2% |
| Dtcc | 141 | -23.4% |
| Walmart | 136 | -10.3% |
| Jersey City Medical Center | 131 | -1.5% |
| Social Capital Resources | 113 | |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | 96 | 3.1% |
| CarePoint Health | 95 | -60% |
| CVS Health | 89 | -24.7% |
| Depository Trust Clearing Corporation | 69 | -31.9% |
| New Jersey City University | 69 | |
| Care Options For Kids | 67 | 46.3% |
| Fourth Floor | 67 | 52.2% |
| MUFG Bank | 64 | 10.9% |
| Deloitte | 56 | -96.4% |
| Hackensack Meridian Health | 54 | 16.7% |
| The Children's Place | 51 | 23.5% |
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Talent Pipeline
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Degrees by Institution
Hudson County, NJ
Institution | 2024 Completions | 2011-2024 Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 3,534 | 1.6K 3.5K |
| New Jersey City University | 1,463 | 1.6K 1.5K |
| Hudson County Community College | 1,377 | 0.5K 1.4K |
| Saint Peter's University | 1,284 | 0.7K 1.3K |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | 304 | 0K 0.3K |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | 197 | 0.2K 0.2K |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute | 188 | 0K 0.2K |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 130 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| P C Age-Jersey City | 106 | 0.1K 0.1K |
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Jersey City (not current) | 0.4K 0K |
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Degrees by Program
Hudson County, NJ
Description | 2024 Completions | 2011-2024 Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 8,583 | 5.5K 8.6K |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 1,693 | 0.4K 1.7K |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | 1,295 | 1.3K 1.3K |
| Engineering | 1,184 | 0.6K 1.2K |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | 823 | 0.8K 0.8K |
| Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services | 605 | 0.2K 0.6K |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 555 | 0K 0.6K |
| Education | 366 | 0.9K 0.4K |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 259 | 0.3K 0.3K |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 253 | 0.1K 0.3K |
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Top In-Demand Degrees
Degree | Latest 160 Days Unique Postings | Latest 160 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 4,067 | 25.9% |
| Computer Science | 3,405 | 9.1% |
| Engineering, General | 2,444 | 23.4% |
| Finance, General | 2,298 | 34.5% |
| Business/Commerce, General | 1,773 | 25.8% |
| Accounting | 1,538 | 27.3% |
| Nursing Science | 1,199 | 9% |
| Economics, General | 1,134 | 50.5% |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 807 | 12% |
| English Language and Literature, General | 675 | -19.1% |
| Law | 670 | 31.5% |
| Information Technology | 667 | -3.4% |
| Statistics, General | 665 | 9% |
| Mathematics, General | 564 | 10.3% |
| Management Information Systems, General | 522 | 21.5% |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 465 | 28.8% |
| Social Work | 462 | 26.4% |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 420 | 48.8% |
| Computer Engineering, General | 403 | 3.2% |
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | 387 | 40.6% |
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Job Postings and Skills Trends
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Job Postings 5-Year Trend
Hudson County, NJ
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Job Postings by Industry
Hudson County, NJ
Industry Sector (2-Digit) | Latest 160 Days Unique Postings | Latest 160 Days Unique Postings % Change |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 9,131 | 26.5% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8,103 | 9.4% |
| Finance and Insurance | 6,868 | 11.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 5,875 | 10.3% |
| Retail Trade | 3,941 | 14.2% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 1,629 | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing | 1,568 | 20% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,247 | 24.5% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1,146 | 9% |
| Educational Services | 1,026 | -22.7% |
| Information | 875 | -0.5% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 801 | 15.5% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 787 | 13.3% |
| Construction | 542 | 16.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 490 | 40.2% |
| Public Administration | 119 | -52.1% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 76 | 17.1% |
| Utilities | 62 | 14.5% |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 41 | 51.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 9 | -100% |
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Top Hard Skills Companies Are Looking For
Hudson County, NJ
Skill | Frequency in Job Postings | Frequency in Candidates | Skill Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| Workflow Management | 10% | 1% | -9% |
| Finance | 9% | 4% | -5% |
| Marketing | 8% | 8% | 0% |
| Auditing | 7% | 3% | -4% |
| Automation | 7% | 2% | -5% |
| Scalability | 7% | 1% | -6% |
| Merchandising | 7% | 2% | -5% |
| Financial Services | 7% | 2% | -5% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7% | 2% | -5% |
| Data Analysis | 7% | 8% | 1% |
| Python (Programming Language) | 6% | 7% | 1% |
| SQL (Programming Language) | 6% | 8% | 2% |
| Governance | 6% | 0% | -6% |
| Agile Methodology | 6% | 4% | -2% |
| Continuous Improvement Process | 6% | 1% | -5% |
| New Product Development | 5% | 2% | -3% |
| Computer Science | 5% | 1% | -4% |
| Accounting | 5% | 4% | -1% |
| Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) | 5% | 1% | -4% |
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Demographics
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Population Trend and Forecast
Hudson County, NJ
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Population by Age Cohort
Hudson County, NJ
Age Cohort | 2018 Population | 2023 Population | Change | % Change | 2023 % of Cohort |
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| Under 5 years | 46,588 | 42,166 | -4,422 | -9.49% | 5.98% |
| 5 to 9 years | 37,844 | 37,921 | 77 | 0.2% | 5.38% |
| 10 to 14 years | 33,818 | 35,490 | 1,672 | 4.94% | 5.03% |
| 15 to 19 years | 32,077 | 34,945 | 2,868 | 8.94% | 4.95% |
| 20 to 24 years | 40,465 | 40,046 | -419 | -1.04% | 5.68% |
| 25 to 29 years | 69,692 | 68,850 | -842 | -1.21% | 9.76% |
| 30 to 34 years | 71,586 | 78,740 | 7,154 | 9.99% | 11.16% |
| 35 to 39 years | 59,929 | 64,234 | 4,305 | 7.18% | 9.11% |
| 40 to 44 years | 46,274 | 51,745 | 5,471 | 11.82% | 7.33% |
| 45 to 49 years | 41,796 | 42,427 | 631 | 1.51% | 6.01% |
| 50 to 54 years | 40,205 | 40,336 | 131 | 0.33% | 5.72% |
| 55 to 59 years | 38,471 | 39,366 | 895 | 2.33% | 5.58% |
| 60 to 64 years | 33,177 | 36,711 | 3,534 | 10.65% | 5.2% |
| 65 to 69 years | 26,087 | 30,528 | 4,441 | 17.02% | 4.33% |
| 70 to 74 years | 19,757 | 23,317 | 3,560 | 18.02% | 3.31% |
| 75 to 79 years | 14,138 | 16,950 | 2,812 | 19.89% | 2.4% |
| 80 to 84 years | 9,933 | 10,984 | 1,051 | 10.58% | 1.56% |
| 85 years and over | 10,553 | 10,716 | 163 | 1.54% | 1.52% |
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Population By Race
Hudson County, NJ
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Population by Educational Attainment
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Housing and Commuting
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Median Home Values in Region
Hudson County, NJ
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Top Counties Commutting to Hudson County, NJ
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Top Counties Hudson County, NJ Residents are Commuting to
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Net Commuters
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Data Sources
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