New Jersey Economic Indicators Readers' Survey

Dear Reader:
Our goal at the New Jersey Department of Labor is to provide the most useful labor
market information as possible in our monthly Economic Indicators publication. Please
take a few minutes to answer this survey. We are interested in your opinions of Economic
Indicators, your uses of the data and how well the publication meets your labor market
information data needs. When completed, detach the page and place in prepaid
envelope provided in this issue and mail. If envelope is missing, you can fax survey to
(609)-984-6833. For further assistance contact the Publications Unit at 609-633-6434.

1. What best describes your primary business or industry? (please check appropriate
box)
Manufacturing Construction Wholesale/Retail Trade Media
Transportation Utilities Information Not
Financial Business Services Health Services Employed
Hospitality Education Federal Gov't. Retired
State Gov't. Local Gov't. Student Other

2. How do you use Economic Indicators? (please check all boxes that apply)
General Information Business Decisions Planning
Presentations Report Writing Curriculum Content
Career Guidance Research Other
(describe)
tear or cut

3. How would you rate the following sections of Economic Indicators?

Section Excellent Good Fair Poor

Economy at a Glance
Economic Situation,
Nation/State
Articles
Economic Briefs
Data tables/graphs, (S-6 to S-25)
Statewide Data, (S-26 to S-36)
Labor Area Data, (S-37 to S-48)
Overall content

4. In general, how would you rate this publication?

Excellent Good Average Poor

5. How often do you refer to Economic Indicators?

Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly

6. Are you aware that Economic Indicators is available on-line at the Labor Planning &
Analysis' Web site http//www.nj.gov/labor/lra? If no, skip to question 8.

Yes No

7. How often do you access the Labor Planning & Analysis Web site?

Daily Weekly Monthly Never

8. What is your opinion of the following proposed changes to Economic Indicators ?

More charts and graphs.

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Less tables.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Elimination of some detailed data tables and notes sections; maintain their
accessibility on the LPA Web site.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Addition of a regional analyst’s section, a one page update of economic events in

New Jersey’s labor areas.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Articles that are more topic or event based, rather than just on data.
Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

9. What topics would you like to see in future issues of Economic Indicators?

A.

B.

C.

10. Other Comments