Press Room

"With constant prognostications about a potential economic recession in 2023, it’s hard to blame workers for feeling uneasy about their job security. While the reality of an impending recession is ..."

"For the first time since 2018, the number of undergraduate students enrolled in New Jersey institutions increased in fall 2022. Nationwide, enrollment of first-year students was up 4.3%. According ..."

"Inflation reached record levels in 2022, but were price increases in New Jersey as steep as the rest of the country? In simplest terms, inflation measures how much more expensive any particular set ..."

"Despite greater economic uncertainty, turnover in the labor market remained at record levels throughout 2022 as New Jersey experienced record highs in both job openings and the number of workers ..."

"October 27, 2022 Focus NJ has launched a new, interactive Economic Tracking Dashboard to provide easy access to key economic information for media members, policymakers, stakeholders, and all ..."

"August 2, 2022 Focus NJ today released a new online mapping tool and resource page that provides an interactive database of workforce development programs, initiatives and locations throughout New ..."

"July 7, 2022 Focus NJ has finalized its 2021 Economic Review, chronicling the unique challenges New Jersey faced in the latter stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the key data found ..."

"March 11, 2022 Focus NJ this week updated its April 2021 report on how New Jersey’s economy performed during the first year of the pandemic, adding final data, interactive charts, and new ..."

"A taskforce of over 100 business, academic and government experts today released “The Education Equation Part 2: Strategies to Reskill, Reshape & Rehire New ..."

"May 26, 2021 During the pandemic, most New Jersey businesses experienced a loss in productivity, and are spending an average of $34,000 on new technologies to increase it, according to a new ..."