State Statistics
- Ranks in the top 5 for IT occupations in non-IT sectors, at 1.94% of all jobs. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Ranks in the top 5 in the percentage of jobs held by managers, professionals and technicians, at 23.60% of the total workforce. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Ranks in the top 5 for “Digital Economy”. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Ranks in the top 5 in the deployment of residential and business broadband lines. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Ranks in the top five for the percentage of the total workforce holding high tech jobs, at 5.34%. (Dr. Rob Atkinson, The 2007 State New Economy Index)
- Total economic impact of $4,636,703,229 if broadband deployment were increased at a reasonable level. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- Net job growth of 71,109 jobs from increase in broadband deployment. (Connected Nation, The Economic Impact of Stimulating Broadband Nationally)
- New Jersey’s Higher Education Network deploys advanced Internet technologies and operates a statewide broadband network to help universities and government institutions collaborate. (Alliance for Public Technology and Communications Workers of America, State Broadband Initiatives)
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