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By Job Tipster | April 12, 2009
Newark, New Jersey
Located 8 miles from the west side of Manhattan and 2 miles north of Staten Island, Newark is the largest city in New Jersey with a population of 281,401, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This also makes it the 65th largest city in the U.S. Its close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean has helped to make it a major port city.
Originally formed as a township in 1693, Newark received its official Royal Charter in April of 1713. After this it was incorporated as one of New Jersey’s initial 104 townships.
During the early 1900s, Newark was not only a port, but also a large center for the manufacturing industry. In the 1990s, the area began a period of revitalization, starting with the addition of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Much of the attention of this effort to revamp the city has been concentrated on the downtown area of Newark. However, in recent years, it has begun to spread outward. As part of the great attention taken to fix up some of the city’s problems, Newark has received the nickname of “Renaissance City”.
Newark’s Job Market
Newark’s fastest growing jobs are: medical assistants, home health aides, personal and home care aides, network systems and data communications analysts, veterinary technologists and technicians, computer software engineers (applications), skin care specialists, physician assistants, veterinarians and fallers.
The fastest growing industries are: education and health services and government.
High wage occupations are: anesthesiologists, chief executives, dentists (all other specialists), internists (general), obstetricians and gynecologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, physicians and surgeons (all other specialists) and prosthodontists.
Work Trends
Newark’s unemployment rate: 8.4 percent (February)
National unemployment rate: 8.1 percent (February)
Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
Newark’s Largest Employers
Newark Liberty International Airport
Terminal C
Newark, NJ 07114
University of Medicine/Dentistry
University Hospital
100 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
Prudential Financial (More)
751 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
Public Service Enterprise Group
80 Park Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
International Discount Telecommunications
520 Broad St.
Newark, NJ 07102
MT. Carmel Guild-Mental Health Services
1160 Raymond Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
201 Lyons Ave
Newark, NJ 07112
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
3 Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07105
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Continuing Education
Rutgers University- Newark
Seton Hall University School of Law
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of Medicine and Dentistry Of New Jersey
Essex County College
Berkeley College
Discovering New Jersey
New Jersey Devils
Newark Bears
New Jersey Ironmen
Liberty State Park
Newark Museum
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Branch Brook Park
Cathedral Basilica of Sacred Heart
Great Falls Cultural Center
The Montclair Art Museum
Hunterdon Museum of Art
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Newark Statistics
Population
Total Population: 270,644
Under 18: 24 percent
White: 73.8 percent
Black: 17.7 percent
American Indian:
0.3 percent
Asian: 6.5 percent
Other: 0.1 percent
Multi-racial: 1.6 percent
Hispanic: 14.5 percent
Education
High school graduates: 78.2 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7 percent
Housing
Households: 95,024
Persons per household: 2.59
people
Housing units: 126,393
Homeownership rate: 33.4 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $122,000
Income
Median household income: $54,340
Per capita income: $21,034
Persons below poverty: 11.9 percent
Transportation
Airports: Newark Liberty International
Railroads: New Jersey Transit, Amtrak, Newark Pen station
Public Mass Transit: PATH
Weather
Annual precipitation: 46.24 inches.
High temp. in July: 85.2 degrees Fahrenheit
Low temp. in Jan: 24.4 degrees Fahrenheit
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