NJ Labor Commissioner Says State’s Economy Strong But Residents Disagree

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New Jersey’s acting commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development told a state legislative committee this week that the state’s economy was “strong and stable”. The state’s residents however, have a different view. The latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll indicates that “three-quarters of residents rate the state’s economy negatively, with 29% rating it as “poor” and 46% as “only fair”. According to Rutgers, this negativity rating is six points higher than it was when the last poll was taken in October.

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