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Association: N.J.’s hospitals engineer $18.6B in economic activity
Garden State hospitals are working to keep patients healthy, but in doing so, they’re also providing first aid to the state’s economy, according to a report issued today by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
The state’s hospitals contributed $18.6 billion in economic activity in 2010, according to the report, which also shows hospitals employ 140,000, including 114,000 full-time employees. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports health care and social assistance accounts for nearly 500,000 jobs here. (Caliendo, NJBIZ)
