New Jersey (NJ)

Capital: Trenton

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	8,882,371
Population 2019	8,891,258
Population 2018	8,908,520
Population 2017	8,888,543
Population 2016	8,874,516
Below Poverty 2019	9.2
Below Poverty 2018	8.2
Below Poverty 2017	10
Below Poverty 2016	10.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	55.4
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	59.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	60.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	60.4
Unemployed 2020	7.6
Unemployed 2019	4
Unemployed 2018	4.1
Unemployed 2017	4.6
Unemployed 2016	5
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 753

STATE FACTS
The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.
The street names in the game Monopoly come from Atlantic City.
Modern paleontology, the science of studying fossils, began in 1858 with the discovery of the first nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 2, 2019
Sine Die Adjournment	January 14, 2020
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	Yes (2018-2019)
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	45 days
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	Seven days from adjournment, or legislation is pocket vetoed
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	July 4 after enactment