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New Jersey America’s Restaurants:
By the Numbers
Restaurant Industry at a Glance
New Jersey’s restaurants are an increasingly important part of Almost 1 in 10 working Americans are
the state’s economy. Restaurants are a key driver of employment in New restaurant employees
Jersey, and their sales generate tremendous tax revenues for the state.
The contribution of New Jersey’s restaurants extends far beyond the jobs they
create, the careers they build and the revenues they generate. America’s
restaurants today are leaders in nutrition and healthy living, sustainability
and social responsibility, and entrepreneurship and business opportunities.
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Restaurants’ share of the food dollar is
rising
New Jersey Restaurants by the Numbers
LOCATIONS JOBS
In 2007, there were Restaurant and Foodservice Employment
17,150 eating-and-drink- 333,300
ing places in New Jersey. 308,200 25% 48.0%
8.1% Job Growth
by 2019
1955 Present
STATE ECONOMY 25,100 New Jobs
Every $1 spent in New Jersey’s
2009* 2019* Annual industry sales exceed a half-trillion
restaurants generates an
dollars
additional $1.16 in sales
for New Jersey’s economy. Restaurant jobs represent 8 percent of total Restaurant-industry sales, in billions of current dollars
employment in New Jersey. $565.9
Each additional $1 million
spent in New Jersey’s $379.0
SALES
eating-and-drinking places $239.3
generates an additional In 2009, New Jersey’s restaurants will register $119.6
24.4 jobs in New Jersey. $12.5 billion in sales.* $42.8
1970 1980 1990 2000 2009*
* projected
* projected
Source: National Restaurant Association
Did you know?
I More than one out of four American adults got
their first job in a restaurant.
I Nearly half of all Americans have worked in a
restaurant at some point in their working careers.
I America’s eating-and-drinking places employ more
minority managers than any other industry.
Sources: Figures are based on National Restaurant Association
research and data from federal and state government agencies.
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New Jersey’s Restaurants:
Impact by Congressional District
Cong. Restaurant Restaurant
Dist. U.S. Representative Establishments* Employees*
1 Robert E. Andrews (D) 1,120 14,428
2 Frank A. LoBiondo (R) 1,704 21,961
3 John H. Adler (D) 1,305 16,821
4 Christopher H. Smith (R) 1,259 16,227
5 Scott Garrett (R) 1,347 17,359
6 Frank Pallone, Jr. (D) 1,382 17,813
7 Leonard Lance (R) 1,180 15,207
8 William J. Pascrell, Jr. (D) 1,122 14,457
9 Steven R. Rothman (D) 1,380 17,784
10 Donald M. Payne (D) 1,094 14,103
11 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) 1,692 21,805
12 Rush Holt (D) 1,248 16,085
13 Albio Sires (D) 1,315 16,949
TOTAL 17,150 221,000
* Estimates are for eating-and-drinking place establishments and employees in 2007.
“Eating-and-drinking places” is a Census designation that represents about three-
fourths of all restaurant and foodservice employment.
Source: National Restaurant Association, based on data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau.
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