economy

A Senate panel advanced a bill providing an opportunity for some businesses with fewer than 100 workers to take a credit on pay for low-wage workers.

New Jersey Business and Industry Association survey finds business owners are less confident about NJ economy entering 2022 than they were approaching 2021.

Jack Ciattarelli came by our Townsquare Media Jersey Shore newsroom in Toms River to explain his plans for residents, businesses and others who live and work in New Jersey.

New Jersey becomes the last state to allow "cottage food" businesses to be run from residents' home kitchens. Permit applications available soon.

An unofficial count shows 360 municipalities have opted out of legal marijuana industry and 90 have opted in. But new state rules could sway the reluctant.

Though the unemployment fund is recovering faster than forecast, businesses must pay $252 million more into it over the next year.

The money will be used to upgrade congested roads and ramps at the northern entrance to Port Newark and Port Elizabeth.

The return of college students to campus is an annual rite of passage marking the end of summer – but will add to the current challenge for employers.

The economic plan enacted in January is already undergoing extensive changes, including a concession regarding how many people now work from home.

At the rate jobs have been added so far in 2021, it would take until the end of 2023 to recover pandemic-era losses. But things might speed up going forward.