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The New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) is an employer association that provides information, services, and advocacy for its member companies. [1] It is the nation's largest state employer association with 20,000 member companies, as of 2015.
Union affiliation by U.S. state (2024) [1] [2] Rank State Percent union members Percent change Union members Percent represented by unions Percent change Represented
The largest municipality by population in New Jersey is Newark, with 311,549 residents, whereas the smallest is Walpack Township, with seven residents. [3] New Jersey is the most populous U.S. state with no cities ranked in the top 50 most populous United States cities, with the next most populous being South Carolina.
It is a not-for-profit [1] health service corporation with a 17-member Board of Directors [2] which governs the company for its members. There are no shareholders. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is best known for their managed care and traditional indemnity plans for individuals and employers.
Many urban areas extend far beyond the limits of a single large city, as New Jersey municipalities tend to be geographically small; three of the four largest cities in New Jersey by population have under 20 square miles (52 km 2) of land area, and eight of the top ten, including all the top five, have a land area under 30 square miles (78 km 2).
New Jersey does not charge sales tax on most unprepared foods, household paper products, medicine, and clothing. As of July 1, 2022 New Jersey Does not charge sales tax on medical cannabis. [6] New Jersey does not charge sales tax on gasoline, but gasoline is subject to a $0.418/gallon excise tax. [citation needed]
Skyscrapers in Jersey City, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world (from New Jersey) Image 12 Nassau Hall at Princeton University , an Ivy League university and one of the world's most prominent research institutions, served briefly as the U.S. Capitol in the 18th century.
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.