Passaic County, New Jersey has a civilian labor force of 247,100 with an unemployment rate of 10.6%, higher than both the state and national rates. The county's largest private sector employers are St. Joseph's Hospital and International Specialty Holdings. Projected employment growth in Passaic County from 2008 to 2018 is 0.8%, lower than the state's projected growth rate of 2.8%. The county's population is 501,226, with Paterson being the largest municipality.

1. PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
OVERVIEW LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT
CURRENT CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE RATE
247,100 10.6% 9.8% NJ
8.3% US
TOTAL EMPLOYED PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
220,900 $26,100 $35K NJ
$27K US
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
HISTORY
Company Industry 2011 Employment
1790’s: Legacy of entrepreneurship in
Passaic County, dating from 18th century St. Joseph’s Hospital Gen Med/Surgical Hospital 4,992
Int’l Specialty Holdings Industrial Organic Chemicals 1,400
1792: Alexander Hamilton formed the
Building Material Corp Asphalt Felts/Coatings 1,000
Society of Useful Manufacturers
ITT Corporation Search/Navigation Equipment 990
1800’s: Silk production became the
BAE Systems Defense Systems/Equipment 850
dominant industry BP Lubricants USA Petroleum Product 300
1837: Established from portions of JVC Americas Corp Computer Equipment 300
Bergen and Essex County; City of Fujitec America Inc Elevators Service/Repair 250
Paterson was named after William
Paterson, Gov. of NJ FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT SECTORS
1855: William Paterson Univ. founded Rank Industry % of new employment
1892: Lambert Castle completed 1 Administrative and Support Services >20%
2 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 14%
3 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities 8%
4 Hospitals 8%
5 Health and Personal Care Stores 6%
CURRENT POPULATION:
501,226 Rank
1
Sector
LARGEST EMPLOYMENT SECTORS (TOP 5)
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Passaic
22%
NJ
21%
U.S.
19%
PROJECTED EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
2 Education & Healthcare Services 15% 23% 14%
3 Professional & Business Services 15% 15% 13%
(2008-2018)
4 Manufacturing 11% 7% 10%
5 Leisure & Hospitality 6% 9% 10%
Passaic 0.8 %
LARGEST OCCUPATIONS (TOP 5)
NJ 2.8% Rank Occupation Passaic NJ U.S.
1 Office & Admin Support 17% 17% 16%
LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES 2010
2 Sales & Related 12% 11% 11%
3 Production 8% 5% 7%
 Paterson* (146,199) 4 Transportation and Material Moving 7% 7% 7%
 Clifton (84,136) 5 Construction and Extraction 6% 4% 5%
 Passaic (69,781)
 Wayne Twp (54,717)
 West Milford (25,850) ETHNICITY/DIVERSITY AGE MEDIAN AGE
63% 36
TAX INFORMATION 2011 36%
 Corporate Income Tax = 9% 27%
 Personal Income = 8.97% (max) 37% 25%
 Sales Tax = 7% 12%
 Property Tax = $2,372 per capita 15%
13%
Under 25
 Median Property Taxes Paid in 5%
Hispanic
/Latino
45-64
25-44
Other
White
county = $7,055
Black
Asian
65+
*county seat
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2. PASSAIC COUNTY LABOR FORCE & EMPLOYMENT cont’d TRANSPORTATION/MOBILTY
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT AVG COMMUTE TIME (MINS) AVAIL. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4%
20%
Less than H.S.
H.S. Diploma
27 30 NJ
25 US 247 Bus Routes
(statewide)
17% Some College CARPOOL
21% 35%
4 Yrs of College
> 4 Yrs of College 9% 11 Commuter Rail Lines
(statewide)
COUNTY: US: USE PUBLIC TRANSIT
COLLEGE DEGREE
25%
COLLEGE DEGREE
28%
9% 3 Light Rail Lines
(statewide)
MILES OF INTERSTATES & ACCESS TO CUSTOMERS
LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS HIGHWAYS (MILLIONS)
Clifton
Grade 12
Enrollment
764
Average Combined
SAT score (US :1509)
1414
38,000 100 Within one day
drive
MILEAGE TO NEAREST AIRPORTS ABOUT NEWARK INT’L AIRPORT
Passaic 470 1208
JFK
Wayne Hills
399
336
1122
1614 18 To Newark
Int’l Airport
 14th busiest in US (37th worldwide)
 34 million passengers (2011)
 812,000 short tons of cargo
Wayne Valley 365 1593
INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION 22 To LaGuardia
Airport
ABOUT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT
 20th busiest in US
 24 million passengers (2011)
ENROLLMENT  Generates $11 billion in economic
Institute Type Under Graduate activity for NY/NJ
graduate
Montclair State
William Paterson Univ of NJ
4 Yr
4 Yr
12,271
9,860
3,782
1,501
31 To JFK Int’l
Airport
ABOUT JFK INT’L AIRPORT
 #17 busiest worldwide
 47.7 million passengers (2011)
Passaic County CC 2 Yr 9,548 NA  Leading freight gateway to US
Berkeley College 4 Yr 3,709 NA (value of shipments)
MILEAGE TO NEAREST PORT ABOUT PORT OF NY/NJ
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
 Busiest port on East Coast
Institute
High School Vocational
Post Secondary Vocational
Enrollment
2,371
27
15 To Port of
NY/NJ  3rd Busiest 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
SPACE AVAILABILITY 2011 WAGES
Type Sq Ft/Acre Occupancy Costs Occupation Passaic NJ
Land 260 acres $3.83 / sf Bus. & Fin. Operations $89,900 $74,470
Industrial 6,336,000 sq ft $5.33 / sf Food Prep & Serving Related $25,700 $23,650
Office 2,363,000 sq ft $22.11 / sf Healthcare Practitioners $88,200 $83,800
Install, Maint, & Repair $50,820 $49,710
UTILITY COSTS Management $147,680 $131,770
Type of Utility Utility Provider Cost Office & Admin Support $39,860 $36,810
Gas $2.63 2nd lowest Production $35,100 $35,630
Electric 14.8 cents / Deregulated 7th highest Protective Services $48,7900 $52,230
Telecom Varies by location NA Sales & Related $54,820 $43,760
Waste/Sewer Varies by location NA Trnsp and Material Moving $40,496 $33,100
KEY RESOURCES & CONTACTS
TRACYE MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MICHAEL CHROBAK | CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SOURCES: NJ Department of Labor & US Bureau of Labor Statistics; American
Community Survey, 2005-2009 Estimates,; NJ State Police & FBI, Uniform Crime
EconDev@choosenj.com Report; NJ Monthly Magazine, 2010; NJ State Department of Education, Spring 2010;
609-297-2200 Board of Public Utilities; Tax Foundation; Infoplease.com; Travelmath; CoStar;
Hoovers; Institute for Energy Research; Data current as of May 2012
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