Hunterdon County, New Jersey has a current civilian labor force of 71,900 with an unemployment rate of 6.9%, higher than the state and national rates. Major private sector employers include Foster Wheeler AG, Merck, and ShopRite of Hunterdon County. Projected employment growth between 2008-2018 is 4.6% for Hunterdon County, higher than the state growth rate of 2.8%. The population in 2011 was 130,262 with the largest municipalities being Raritan Township, Readington Township, and Clinton Township.

1. HUNTERDON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE
71,900 6.9% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
66,900 $48,500 $35K NJ
$27K US
HISTORY MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
1714: 2nd county to be formed in NJ; Company Industry 2011 Employment
named after Robert Hunter, Gov of NJ; Foster Wheeler AG Engineering Services 2,000
separated from Burlington County Merck Pharmaceutical Prep 1,600
ShopRite of Hunterdon County Consumer Grocery Stores 700
Hunterdon County was large, extending Johanna Foods, Inc. Soft Drink Manufacturing 540
from Assunpink Creek near Trenton to New York Life Ins Agencies & Brokers 350
the New York State line Exxon Mobil Corp Oil and Gas Company 250
1720: 1st courthouse & Jail built, Grom Associates, Inc. Computer Programming 250
located in Trenton. 3M Company Medical Equip./Supplies 200
Custom Alloy Corp Fabricated Pipes 170
1739: Morris County was separated Ingersoll-Rand Company Management Consulting Svc 150
from Hunterdon County
1935: Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
1980-1990s: Numerous Corporate Rank Industry % of new employment
Centers were build in the County 1 Food Services and Drinking Places >20%
2 Bldg Material & Garden Equip & Supplies Dealers >20%
3 Ambulatory Health Care Services 18%
CURRENT POPULATION: 4 Social Assistance 12%
130,262 5 Educational Services
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
6%
Rank Sector Hunterdon NJ U.S.
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 1 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 18% 21% 19%
(2008-2018) 2 Education & Healthcare Services 13% 23% 14%
3 Professional & Business Services 15% 15% 13%
Hunterdon 4.6% 4 Financial Activities 7% 7% 6%
5 Leisure & Hospitality 9% 9% 10%
NJ 2.8% LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
Rank Occupation Hunterdon NJ U.S.
1 Office & Admin Support 19% 17% 16%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2011 2 Sales & Related 8% 11% 11%
 Raritan Twp (22,185) 2 Food Prep & Service Related 7% 6% 8%
 Readington Twp (16,126) 4 Transportation and Material Moving 7% 7% 7%
 Clinton Twp (13,478) 5 Personal Care & Service 7% 4% 3%
 Lebanon Twp (6,588)
ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
 Tewksbury Twp (5,993)
 Flemington *(4,581) 91% 42
TAX INFORMATION 2011
 Corporate Income Tax = 9% 31% 33%
24%
 Personal Income = 8.97% (max)
 Sales Tax = 7% 1%
5% 11%
 Property Tax = $2,372 per capita
Under 25
3% 3%

Other
Median Property Taxes Paid in
Hispanic
White
/Latino
45-64
25-44
Asian
Black
county = $8,216
65+
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2. HUNTERDON COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
20%
6%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
34 30 NJ
25 US 247 Bus Routes
(statewide)
Some College CARPOOL
29%
24% 4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 7.3% 11 Commuter Rail Lines
(statewide)
22% COUNTY: US: USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
2.8% 3
COLLEGE DEGREE COLLEGE DEGREE
Light Rail Lines
(statewide)
48% 28%
MILES OF INTERSTATES & KEY ROADS (statewide)
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HIGHWAYS  Garden State Parkway, NJ
38,000
Grade 12 Average Combined Turnpike, AC Expressway,
Enrollment SAT score (US :1509) Palisades Interstate Parkway
Hunterdon Central 669 1654  Interstates 76, 78, 80, 95, 195,
North Hunterdon Regional 441 1684 278, 280, 287, 295 and 676.
Voorhees 271 1629
Delaware Valley 224 1581 MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORT ABOUT NEWARK INT’L AIRPORT
48  12th busiest in US (29th worldwide)
South Hunterdon Regional 53 1579 To Newark
Int’l Airport  34 million passengers (2010)
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS  860 million short tons of cargo
Institute Enrollment
70
ABOUT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
High School Vocational 256 To LaGuardia
Airport  25 million passengers (2010)
Post Secondary Vocational 213  Smallest of 3 NY Metro Airports
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION  Generates $11 billion in economic
activity for NY/NJ
ENROLLMENT
Institute
College of NJ (Mercer)
Type
4 Yr
Under
graduate
6,237
Graduate
742
75 To JFK Int’l
Airport
ABOUT JFK INT’L AIRPORT
 #18 busiest worldwide
 47.4 million passengers (2010)
Princeton Univ (Mercer) 4 Yr 5,113 2,479  Leading freight gateway to US
(value of shipments)
COST OF DOING BUSINESS
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT ABOUT PORT OF NY/NJ
Occupation
Office & Admin Support
2011 WAGES
Hunterdon
$37,870
NJ
$36,810
51 To Port of
NY/NJ
 Largest port on East Coast
 3rd Largest port in the US
 Handled 5.3 million loaded and
Sales & Related $46,080 $43,760 unloaded 20 ft equiv units
Bus. & Fin. Operations $77,430 $74,470  Value of cargo that moved
Trnsp and Material Moving $34,170 $33,100 ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS through port exceeds $190 Billion
Protective Services $51,850 $54,750 (MILLIONS)
Healthcare Practitioners $83,890 $83,800
Management
Food Prep & Serving related
$136,180
$23,600
$131,770
$23,650
100 Within one day
drive
Install, Maint & Repair $51,520 $49,710
Production $36,600 $35,630
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS
Construction and Extraction $59,770 $56,400
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SPACE AVAILABILITY MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs
Land 1, 647 acres $1.56 / sf
Industrial 1,957,000 sq ft $3.12 / sf EconDev@choosenj.com
Office 776,000 sq ft $18.75 / sf 609-297-2200
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UTILITY COSTS
Type of Utility Cost/Available Providers Rank
Gas $2.63 2nd lowest SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American Community
Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime Report; NJ Monthly
Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010; Board of Public Utilities;
Telecom Varies by location NA Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar; Hoovers; Institute for Energy
Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA Research; Data current as of May 2012
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