1. OVERVIEW
Urban Enterprise Zones – New Jersey
OVERVIEW
Enacted in 1983, the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program fosters economic revitalization in designated urban
communities by offering incentives that encourage businesses to create private sector jobs through public and private
investment. Approximately 6,800 certified UEZ businesses participate and benefit from the UEZ program. The benefits
include a number of tax and other financial incentives, including:
• Half the standard sales tax rate charged on certain purchases, currently 3.5%.
• Tax exemptions on certain purchases including capital equipment acquired and investments made to build a new,
expanded or upgraded facility
• Annually, either a one-time $1,500 tax credit for each new permanent full-time employee hired; or alternatively, a
tax credit against the Corporate Business Tax up to 8% of qualified investments
• Priority financial assistance from state agencies.
• Subsidized unemployment insurance costs for certain employees earning less than $4,500 per quarter.
• Electricity and natural gas sales tax exemption by manufacturing firms with at least 250 employees, over 50% of
whom are in a manufacturing process.
For more information visit the NJ Department of Community Affairs Forms & Information site, at
http://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/.
Essex County
East Orange Irvington
Community Profile UEZ District Profile Community Profile UEZ District Profile
population active businesses population active businesses
64,270 118 53,926 97
labor force zone employment labor force zone employment
33,472 29,727
1200 1600
per capita income per capita income 1400
1000
$20,298 $20,520 1200 500
318
800
1000
HS degree or higher 720
HS degree or higher 1007
600 800
80.7% 298 80.9%
600
400
404
largest occupations 200
largest occupations 400 44
200 334
9,000 8,000
0 0
Full time Part time 6,000 Full time Part time
6,000
New Jobs Created 4,000 New Jobs Created
3,000 Existing Jobs Existing Jobs
2,000
0 largest sectors 0 largest sectors
7 Manufacturing Manufacturing
16
4
29 21
Wholesale Wholesale
5
local contact: Retail Trade local contact: 2
Retail Trade
13
62
UEZ Coordinator FIRE UEZ Coordinator 51 FIRE
Economic Dev Office Services Township of Irvington Services
973-266-5432 973-399-5636

2. Essex County
Newark
Community Profile UEZ District Profile
population active businesses
277,140 125
labor force zone employment
130,614
2000
per Capita Income 1800
1600
$17,367 1400
351
1200 1365
HS degree or higher
1000
68.1% 800
600 83
largest occupations 400 575
30,000 200
0
Full time Part time
20,000
New Jobs Created
10,000 Existing Jobs
0 largest sectors
14 Manufacturing
28
10 Wholesale
local contact: Retail Trade
23
UEZ Coordinator 47 FIRE
City of Newark Services
973-424-4154
Orange
Community Profile UEZ District Profile
population active businesses
30,134 71
labor force zone employment
16,248
700
per capita income 600
$19,816 500 139
HS degree or higher 400 454
77.5% 300
200
largest occupations 54
100
12,000 93
0
9,000 Full time Part time
6,000 New Jobs Created
Existing Jobs
3,000
0 largest sectors CHOOSE NJ CONTACTS
Tracye McDaniel | President & Chief Executive Officer
Manufacturing
Michael Chrobak | Chief Economic Development Officer
8
12
8 Wholesale EconDev@choosenj.com
2
609-297-2200 www.ChooseNJ.com
local contact: Retail Trade
SOURCES: US Census Bureau; NJ
UEZ Coordinator 41 FIRE
Department of Community Affairs
UEZ Program Services
For more detailed community information review our county
973-866-4061 profiles at http://www.choosenj.com/resource_directory.html