economy

The Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council, made up mostly of administration officials, is to help identify federal, foundational and philanthropic funds.

Saturday, November 25, 2017 is "Small Business Saturday" a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Please join the SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by shopping at a small business...

Small business operators in New Jersey are being given their chance to express to the Small Business Administration in Washington ways to cut regulatory obstacles and improve policies.

After a decade in which New Jersey’s economy grew at only around one-fifth the national pace, Summit-based McKinsey & Company is suggesting ways to keep up.

What are the towns that are struggling the most at the Jersey Shore? Are these the "poorest" towns? Or are you surprised by the Top 10 List? The information was part of the United Way's "ALICE" report, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. The...

A new survey from Wells Fargo and Gallup finds small business owners in New Jersey and across the country are more optimistic now than they have been since early in 2008.

Saturday, November 26, 2016 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Please join the SBA and organizations across the country in supporting your local small business by shopping at a small business.   ...

New Jersey ranks 25th among the 50 states in a study, when it comes to the percentage of the workforce that is unemployed and underemployed.

We discussed this a couple of weeks ago: the bill that would raise the current minimum wage ($8.38) to $15 an hour.

The unemployment rate now stands at 4.3 percent, but don't expect the state unemployment rate to drop much lower.