Focus NJ

To ensure New Jersey is competitive and affordable, our work is centered on making New Jersey competitive and affordable. Through in-depth reports and our real-time economic tracking dashboard, Focus NJ tracks how the Garden State’s GDP, unemployment, income, and other indicators are affecting the state’s economy.

To best prepare for the workforce needs of the future, New Jersey must create, maintain and retain a highly educated population. Our work seeks to align K-12 and postsecondary education, expand experiential learning, achieve stackable credentials and degrees, and develop career-focused curricula.

In a rapidly-changing economy, business, government and academia must collaborate to provide career pathways and public-private partnerships that keep the jobs of the future at the forefront of conversation today. Focus NJ’s research and partnerships seek to strengthen the workforce development pipeline while connecting businesses, training providers, and workers.