'Best Buddies' hope to partner with Jerseyans with disabilities
There is currently no New Jersey state office for Best Buddies International, a global volunteer movement, but it is the goal of a major fundraiser next month to change that.
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NJ libraries now helping the unemployed find jobs
If you are job-hunting or about to graduate and start a career, the state Labor Department wants you to know that help may be as near as your local library.
NJ jobless rate falls to 4.2 percent despite shedding jobs
New data shows New Jersey lost more than 17,000 jobs last month but the unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent.
Struggling in NJ — 52 percent of all workers earn less than $20 an hour
NJ residents living above the federal poverty line are still below the basic cost of living for housing, food and child care.
Wall Street going like gangbusters, but your livelihood could still be on the line
Kamen stressed when it comes to the stock market, “people have to constantly be thinking about how they fit into this ever-evolving economy.”
Economists see business in NJ growing in 2017, but slowly
Gov. Chris Christie says there are good things happening with New Jersey's economy. Is he right?
NJ’s minimum wage going up in 2017 … but not by much
Lawmakers hold off on the $15 minimum wage idea.
Thirty-somethings of today have it harder than their parents, NJ economist says
Is the American Dream becoming more and more out of reach?
Looking for a new job in NJ? Here are the 198 credentials employers look for
Looking for a job? New Jersey wants to help you get the training you need to succeed.
Exploitative ‘underground’ construction driving down NJ wages, unions say
The underground construction economy is a growing problem in New Jersey.