By Matt Rooney _ It’s early, Save Jerseyans, and results nation-wide appear to be mixed, but the first (partial) year of the post-Janus American labor landscape saw an overall decline in U.S. union membership and ended particularly ominously for New Read More
N.J. workers are earning more $$$ but it’s not all good news
New Jersey workers now have a few more bucks in their pocket. The average hourly earnings of New Jersey employees in the private sector went up by 4 percent over the past year, according …
Over 57,000 New Jerseyans skipped town during this 12-month period
The U.S. Census Bureau released data on the week before Christmas detailing inward and outward migration throughout the United States between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017. “Domestic migration drove change in the two fastest-growing states, Idaho and Nevada, while an excess Read More
Interactive Map: Teacher, Administrative Salaries Edge Higher Across the State
Zoom in and move the map around or use the search box (be sure to include NJ) to find a district. Click on it for details. The average salaries for New Jersey’s public school teachers and administrators rose again last Read More
Former Obama Official Says Bureaucrats Manipulate Climate Stats To Influence Policy
A former member of the Obama administration claims Washington D.C. often uses “misleading” news releases about climate data to influence public opinion. Former Energy Department Undersecretary Steven Koonin told The Wall Street Journal Monday that bureaucrats within former President Barack Read More
New Jersey is One of America’s Least “Heavily Armed” States
It isn’t surprising given the draconian nature of New Jersey’s notorious gun control laws, Save Jerseyans, but according to a CBS News review of the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and 2013 data from the U.S. Census, New Read More
Numbers paint a surprising portrait of deportation in N.J.
Deportation data shows most of those removed or returned from New Jersey have never been convicted of a crime, according to an analysis of data over the past five years. View Slideshow…
Initial Jobless Claims Drop To Lowest Rate Since 1973
Initial jobless claims fell by 19,000 in the past week, the lowest level for initial claims since March 1973. The 223,000 initial jobless claim is just slightly higher than the 222,000 claims made in March 1973, according to the Department Read More
The real winner of the presidential election in N.J.? Apathy.
In New Jersey, something beat both Trump and Clinton in the 2016 election: voter apathy. Nearly 2.2 million New Jersey residents were eligible to vote but didn’t turn out, edging out the 2.1 million votes for Hillary Clinton, according to Read More