NJ Stats: Percent of Employment Attributed to Nonprofits, 2012
Rank | State | Percent |
1 | New York | 18.1 |
1 | Rhode Island | 18.1 |
3 | Vermont | 17.9 |
4 | Maine | 17.7 |
4 | Massachusetts | 17.7 |
6 | Pennsylvania | 15.9 |
7 | Montana | 14.8 |
8 | North Dakota | 14.7 |
9 | New Hampshire | 14.6 |
9 | South Dakota | 14.6 |
11 | Connecticut | 14.4 |
11 | Minnesota | 14.4 |
13 | Maryland | 13.3 |
14 | Alaska | 13.2 |
15 | West Virginia | 12.7 |
16 | Oregon | 12.2 |
16 | Wisconsin | 12.2 |
18 | Ohio | 12.0 |
19 | Delaware | 11.6 |
19 | Hawaii | 11.6 |
21 | Iowa | 11.5 |
22 | Michigan | 11.4 |
23 | Illinois | 11.3 |
24 | Missouri | 11.2 |
25 | Nebraska | 10.7 |
26 | Indiana | 10.1 |
27 | New Jersey | 9.8 |
28 | Kentucky | 9.6 |
29 | Washington | 9.5 |
30 | Arkansas | 9.1 |
31 | Kansas | 8.8 |
31 | North Carolina | 8.8 |
33 | Virginia | 8.7 |
34 | Tennessee | 8.3 |
35 | California | 8.2 |
36 | Arizona | 8.1 |
36 | New Mexico | 8.1 |
38 | Colorado | 7.7 |
39 | Florida | 7.4 |
39 | Georgia | 7.4 |
41 | Louisiana | 7.3 |
42 | Idaho | 7.0 |
43 | Utah | 6.7 |
44 | Oklahoma | 6.5 |
45 | Mississippi | 6.4 |
46 | Wyoming | 5.9 |
47 | Alabama | 5.4 |
47 | South Carolina | 5.4 |
49 | Texas | 5.1 |
50 | Nevada | 2.7 |
The 50-State Average is 10.7%.
New Jersey is 0.9% lower than the 50-State Average.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Nonprofits in America: new research data on employment, wages, and establishments.” February 2016. Accessed March 2016. http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2016/article/nonprofits-in-america.htm