1. UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE
277,200 9.3% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
251,400 $34,100 $35K NJ
$27K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
Company Industry 2011 Employment
HISTORY Overlook Hosp. Assoc Gen Med/Surgical Hospital 3,198
1857: Formed from portions of Essex Merck Pharmaceuticals 1,600
County; named after the Union of the Alcatel-Lucent USA Communication Equipment 1,300
State when civil war was imminent; L’Oreal USA Cosmetics 1,300
Hewlett-Packard Data Processing Services 800
most recently formed counties in NJ
Shop Rite/Wakefern Grocery /Supermarkets 670
1664: Historic Elizabeth Purchase led to Hayward Industrial Plastics/hardware 600
1st permanent English settlement in NJ Infineum USA Natural Resource Research 350
1895: Singer sewing machine factory Accenture Business Management Consultant 300
opened in Elizabeth Baxter Pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical Prep 288
1921: Port Newark- Elizabeth opened
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYERS (FROM 2008-2010)
Today: One of the most densely
populated counties in the US Rank Industry % Employment change
1 Administrative and Support Services >20%
2 Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 13%
CURRENT POPULATION: 3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 10%
4 Support Activities for Transportation 6%
529,886 5 Food Manufacturing 5%
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH Rank Sector Union NJ U.S.
(2008-2018) 1 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 23% 21% 19%
2 Education & Healthcare Services 13% 23% 14%
Union 0.8 % 3 Professional & Business Services 16% 15% 13%
4 Manufacturing 12% 7% 10%
5 Leisure & Hospitality 6% 9% 10%
NJ 2.8%
LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank Occupation Union NJ U.S.
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2011 1 Office & Admin Support 17% 17% 16%
 Elizabeth* (124,969) 2 Sales & Related 11% 11% 11%
 Union (56,642) 3 Transportation & Material Moving 8% 7% 7%
4 Management 8% 6% 6%
 Plainfield (49,808)
5 Production 7% 5% 7%
 Linden (40,499)
 Westfield (30,316)
ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
TAX INFORMATION 2011
61% 39
 Corporate Income Tax = 9% 34%
 Personal Income = 8.97% (max) 27% 27% 27%
 Sales Tax = 7% 22%

Hispanic/Latino
Property Tax = $2,372 per capita 13%
 Median Property Taxes Paid in 9%
Under 25
county = $7,075 5%
White
Black
Other
45-64
25-44
Asian
65+
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2. UNION COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
12%
16%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
27 30 NJ
25 US 247 Bus Routes
(Statewide)
Some College CARPOOL
20%
31%
4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 10% 11 Commuter Rail Lines
(Statewide)
21% USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
COUNTY: US:
COLLEGE DEGREE
31%
COLLEGE DEGREE
28%
10% 3 Light Rail Lines
(Statewide)
MILES OF INTERSTATES & ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGHWAYS (MILLIONS)
Elizabeth
Grade 12
Enrollment
984
Average Combined
SAT score (US :1509)
1229
38,000 100 Within one
day drive
Union 626 1350 MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORT ABOUT NEWARK INT’L AIRPORT
Linden
Westfield
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
508
452
376
1274
1740
1596
7 To Newark
Int’l Airport
 12th busiest in US (29th worldwide)
 34 million passengers (2010)
 860 million short tons of cargo
24 To LaGuardia ABOUT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
Airport  25 million passengers (2010)
INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 Smallest of 3 NY Metro Airports
ENROLLMENT  Generates $11 billion in economic
Institute Type Under Graduate activity for NY/NJ
graduate
Kean University
Union County College
Rutgers (Middlesex)
4 Yr
2 Yr
4 Yr
12,072
12,751
29,095
2,979
NA
8,269
27 To JFK Int’l
Airport
ABOUT JFK INT’L AIRPORT
 #18 busiest worldwide
 47.4 million passengers (2010)
 Leading freight gateway to US
Rutgers (Essex) 4 Yr 7,307 4,193
(value of shipments)
NJIT 4 Yr 5,924 2,916
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT ABOUT PORT OF NY/NJ
 Largest port on East Coast
Institute
High School Vocational
Post Secondary Vocational
Enrollment
1,115
174
5 To Port of
NY/NJ  3rd Largest port in the US
 Handled 5.3 million loaded and
unloaded 20 ft equiv units
 Value of cargo that moved
COST OF DOING BUSINESS through port exceeds $190 Billion
UTILITY COSTS 2011 WAGES
Type of Utility Utility Provider Cost Occupation Union NJ
Gas $2.63 2nd lowest Bus. & Fin. Operations $77,430 $74,470
Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest Construction and Extraction $59,770 $56,400
Telecom Varies by location NA Food Prep & Serving related $23,600 $23,650
Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA
Healthcare Practitioners $83,890 $83,800
Install, Maint & Repair $51,520 $49,710
Management $136,180 $131,770
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS Office & Admin Support $37,870 $36,810
Production $36,600 $35,630
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Sales & Related $46,080 $43,760
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Trnsp and Material Moving $34,170 $33,100
EconDev@choosenj.com
609-297-2200
SPACE AVAILABILITY
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Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs
SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Land 121 acres $9.32 / sf
Community Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime Report; Industrial 10,354,000 sq ft $4.71 / sf
NJ Monthly Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010; Board of
Public Utilities; Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar; Hoovers; Institute Office 2,299,000 sq ft $22.42 / sf
for Energy Research; Data current as of May 2012
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