Listen to this articleHealth care is a vital part of the New Jersey economy. So, it only goes to figure that NJBIZ would identify the top players in this top sector of that industry. In our slideshow, we’ll detail our 50 selections in an effort to show how the person (or the company or the trend) is impacting this powerful part of our economy.Consider these stats from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development:
- It is roughly 7 percent of our Gross Domestic Product, contributing nearly $35 billion in 2012, which was the last year statistics were available.
- It has contributed approximately 200,000 jobs since 1990, more than double the total of all private sector employment.
- It paid employees in the sector more than $23 billion in 2013, or more than 12 percent of all wages paid.
So, it only goes to figure that NJBIZ would identify the top players in this top sector of that industry.
In the slideshow above, we’ll detail our 50 selections in an effort to show how the person (or the company or the trend) is impacting this powerful part of our economy.
