Rankings
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FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
Source: Fortune 500 List, 2020
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FOREIGN COMPANIES BASED HERE
Source: The 2017 State New Economy Index, 2017
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FOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Source: The State New Economy Index, 2019
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
#1 state for early childhood education
Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2018
#1 PUBLIC SCHOOL system
Source: Education Week, Quality Counts, 2019
#1 University
in the U.S.
Princeton University
Source: US News & World Report’s Best Colleges, 2018
#2 HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION RATES
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
60+ research institutes, centers & specialized laboratories
Source: NJIT Research Centers & Specialized Labs, 2019
Life Sciences
#1 BIOSCIENCE
STRENGTH
Source: Business Facilities, 2018
#1 FOR EMPLOYED BIOCHEMISTS & BIOPHYSICISTS
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017
#1 bIotech
strength
Source: Business Facilities, 2019
#1 DRUG/PHARMA
EMPLOYMENT
Newark & Jersey City
Source: Business Facilities, 2017
12 OF THE TOP 20 BIOPHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANIES IN THE WORLD
Source: Pharmaceutical Executive, 2018
Logistics
#1 BUSIEST SEAPORT ON THE EAST COAST
Source: American Association of Port Authority, 2016
#1 DISTRIBUTION
MARKET
New Jersey and the New York Metro Region
Source: JLL, 2016
#3 BUSIEST SEAPORT
IN NORTH AMERICA
Source: American Association of Port Authority, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
#1 most connected state
Source: BroadbandNow.com New Jersey, 2019
#4 broadband access
Source: US News & World Report, 2018
#10 DATA CENTER HUBS
Northern New Jersey
Source: Business Facilities, 2017
4 OF THE TOP 6 US CITIES
FOR CONNECTIVITY
#1 Jersey City #3 Newark #5 Paterson #6 Elizabeth
Source: FDi Magazine’s American City of the Future, 2017-2018
3 OF THE TOP 100 FINTECH COMPANIES IN THE WORLD with HQ IN NEW JERSEY
#4 Cognizant #38 IPC #80 Indecomm Corporation
Source: IDC Financial Insight FinTech Top 100, 2018
Quality of Life
#1 GOLF COURSE IN THE U.S. (SINCE 1985)
Pine Valley
Source: Golf Digest, 2019
#2 BEACH IN AMERICA
Asbury Park
Source: Coastal Living, 2018
#5 HAPPIEST STATE
Source: WalletHub, 2019
WHAT CAN CHOOSE New Jersey DO FOR YOU
Relocation & Expansion Services
We provide customized RFI responses, demographics, detailed market assessments and other complimentary business relocation and expansion services. When your company chooses to grow in New Jersey, we also will help you publicize your good news.
Site Visits
We’ll make your property search seamless, so you find the site that best meets your relocation or expansion needs.
Economic Development Connections
Our public and private partners provide a wide range of services. From higher education research collaboration to regulatory and legal assistance to workforce training, they’ll ensure you have a smooth landing.
Tiffany Hess-Bennette
Editorial Content Manager
Rena Sherman
Research Manager