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New Jersey #13
61.3 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Mikie Sherrill D
Mayor · since 2026-01-20
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.065% · Census BDS 2022 ·
60.1
Job creation rate16.947% · Census BDS 2022 ·
50.5
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.08% · April 2026 ·
74.0
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).