Percentage Change in Selected Population

Age Groups: 2002 - 2012

Hudson Labor Demand Region The region’s overall population will increase
by 4.1 percent, slower than the state’s 8.1
Older Workers
New Entrants (45-64 years)
(15-24 years)

18.0%
18.9% percent growth rate, from 3,325,700 in
2002 to 3,461,400 in 2012.

All Ages
Retirees
(65 years+) The number of persons 45-64 years old
4.1% 4.5% will grow substantially while the 25-44 age
group will decline due to the baby boom-to-
baby bust effect.
-9.7%

Primary
Working Age
Senior citizens will account for 12.8 percent
of the region’s total residents, lower than the
(25-44 years)

statewide proportion of 13.8 percent.

Hudson One-Stop Career Services

Labor Force Growth By Race, Sex and Labor Force Hudson County Schools of Technology Career Development Center offers, through
Hispanic Origin: 2002 - 2012 an innovative One-Stop system, a full array of employment, education and job
Hudson Labor Demand Region The region’s labor force will grow slower training services at a single neighborhood location.
By Sex By Race than the state average of 10.5 percent,
Male
Other
increasing by 6.0 percent from 1,641,000 in Our One-Stop Career Center offers a wide range of services, including:
48%
Black
2002 to 1,740,000 in 2012. • Career abilities and aptitude evaluation
52%
White
Multiracial*
• Career counseling
Female
-3% 34% 61% 8%
Nonwhites are projected to account for all • Job skills workshops
By Hispanic Origin the labor force increase while their white • Job placement and referral services
counterparts will decline moderately • Referral to training and education programs
100% (-3.3%). • Access to job openings and resume-listing Web sites.

Hispanic Hispanics are projected to account for all For more information call:
of the labor force increase while the non- Union City: 201-866-4100
Hispanic labor force will decline (-5.3%) in Jersey City: 201-785-8800
the region.

RP-27.I (2005)
 Projected Industry Growth: 2002 - 2012 Top Ten Industry Job Hudson Labor Demand Region High Skill
Hudson Labor Demand Region Generators Demand Jobs
Total All Industries 137,700 1. Administrative and Support Annual Average Job Openings
2002-2012 2003 Registered Nurses
Educational and Health Services 51,700 Services Replace- Middle Education/

2. Ambulatory Health Care

Occupation Total Growth ments Wage Range ($) Training Secondary School Teachers
Retail Salespersons 2,160 400 1,760 $7.75 - 14.05 Low
Professional and Business Services 42,100
Services Cashiers 2,030 370 1,660 $6.45 - 9.25 Low Elementary School Teachers
Registered Nurses 1,310 660 650 $23.80 - 34.00 High
Transportation, Trade and Utilities 24,900 3. Professional and Technical Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, incl. Fast Food 1,270 360 900 $6.20 - 8.50 Low
Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand 1,250 0 1,250 $7.55 - 13.10 Low
Public Sector, With Public Education 11,900
Services Office Clerks, General 1,060 150 910 $9.30 - 15.35 Low
4. Social Assistance Janitors & Cleaners, Ex. Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners 990 390 610 $7.45 - 13.70 Low
Mid-Level Skill
Leisure and Hospitality Waiters & Waitresses 940 200 740 $6.55 - 11.80 Low
9,700 5. Local Government Educational
Financial Activities 9,100 Services
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
Child Care Workers
850
790
0
330
850
470
$7.95 - 14.10
$6.70 - 10.25
Low
Low Demand Jobs
Customer Service Representatives 770 410 360 $12.10 - 18.40 Low

Other Services
6. Food Services and Drinking Sales Representatives, Ex. Technical & Scientific Products 670 150 520 $16.95 - 37.35 Low
8,750 Security Guards 640 230 400 $8.15 - 13.30 Low
Places Receptionists & Information Clerks 630 310 320 $8.95 - 13.35 Low
Medical Secretaries
Construction 6,350 7. Educational Services Secondary School Teachers, Ex. Special & Vocational Education 620 220 400 $44,050 - 76,860* High
Office Supervisors
Elementary School Teachers, Ex. Special Education 600 160 450 $39,410 - 73,390* High
Information 550
8. Membership Associations and General & Operations Managers 590 200 400 $37.90 - N.A. High
Retail Sales Supervisors
Organizations Secretaries, Ex. Legal, Medical & Executive
Home Health Aides
590
570
0
440
590 $13.10 - 19.50
130 $8.60 - 10.35
Low
Low
Manufacturing -27,400
9. Nursing and Residential Care Teacher Assistants 560 300 260 $14,860 - 24,690* Low
Packers & Packagers, Hand 540 150 400 $6.50 - 10.35 Low
Facilities Medical Secretaries 510 240 270 $11.80 - 16.05 Moderate
10. Securities, Commodity Bookkeeping, Accounting & Auditing Clerks
First-Line Supervisors/Mgrs. of Office & Admin. Support Workers
510
480
0
20
500 $12.85 - 19.80
460 $18.30 - 28.10
Low
Moderate
Basic-Level Skill
Contracts, Investments Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Tellers
470
470
260
50
210 $19.10 - 33.80
420 $9.30 - 11.60
High
Low
Demand Jobs
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer 450 130 320 $15.10 - 21.20 Low
Food Preparation Workers 450 160 290 $7.45 - 10.70 Low
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 440 130 320 $13.65 - 23.90 Moderate Retail Salespersons
Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants 420 240 180 $9.80 - 12.85 Low
Accountants & Auditors 400 150 250 $21.75 - 34.80 High Cashiers
Projected Annual Job Openings by Occupational Job Openings Medical Assistants
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
400
380
310
130
100 $10.60 - 15.95
250 $23.35 - 38.35
Low
Moderate Food Preparation Workers
Category: 2002 -2012 Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers 370 140 230 $8.50 - 13.90 Low
Hudson Labor Demand Region The most job openings are projected
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession & Coffee Shop
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
360
350
60
100
300 $6.55 - 9.20
240 $13.15 - 22.55
Low
Moderate
Computer Programmers 340 40 300 $25.05 - 38.25 High
for the service and professional Management Analysts 300 200 90 N.A. - N.A. High
Service Occupations 12,200
occupational groups. These two Executive Secretaries & Admin. Assistants
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
300
290
40
170
260 $16.75 - 24.55
120 $10.55 - 17.45
Low
Low
Professional and Related Occupations 11,300
groups will account for more than Securities, Commodities & Financial Services Sales Agents 290 190 90 $20.95 - 44.75 High
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics 270 50 220 $12.20 - 22.25 Moderate
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 9,520 two out of every five job openings Social & Human Service Assistants 260 170 90 $10.70 - 15.95 Low
Financial Managers 260 120 140 $31.75 - 60.45 High
Sales and Related Occupations 6,920 between 2002 and 2012. Fitness Trainers & Aerobics Instructors 260 150 110 $10.20 - 20.70 Moderate
Preschool Teachers, Ex. Special Education 260 190 70 $10.30 - 17.85 High
Management, Business and Financial Occupations 4,930 Computer Systems Analysts 250 180 80 $27.15 - 42.20 High
Service occupations—for example, Carpenters
Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
250
240
80
80
170 $14.85 - 28.05
160 $7.50 - 10.60
Moderate
Low
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 4,260
guards, food service workers, Electricians 240 100 140 $23.50 - 40.75 Moderate
* Annual Salary
Production Occupations 2,570 home health aides, and child care N.A. - not available
Numbers may not add due to rounding
Construction and Extraction Occupations 1,780 workers—are expected to provide an
Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations 1,740
average of 12,200 job openings per
year.
Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations 110

Hudson Labor Demand Region covers Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties.