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Older residents and healthcare jobs in New Jersey
The New Jersey figure to remember is 66.25 Home Health and Personal Care Aides jobs per 1,000 older residents.
The staffing pressure in New Jersey is easier to see as 66.25 Home Health and Personal Care Aides jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. That age group numbers 1,767,250.
The job count behind that New Jersey figure is 117,080 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides.
Finish the New Jersey note on Nursing Assistants: 18.33 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. Civilian population of all ages is 9,540,734.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- State jobs
- 117,080
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,767,250
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 66.25
2Registered Nurses
- State jobs
- 92,680
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,767,250
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 52.44
3Nursing Assistants
- State jobs
- 32,400
- Residents age 65 and over
- 1,767,250
- Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over
- 18.33
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State jobs | Residents age 65 and over | Jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 117,080 | 1,767,250 | 66.25 |
| 2 | Registered Nurses | 92,680 | 1,767,250 | 52.44 |
| 3 | Nursing Assistants | 32,400 | 1,767,250 | 18.33 |
Takeaways
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Jersey works out to 66.25 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over.
- The job count for Home Health and Personal Care Aides in New Jersey is 117,080.
- Residents age 65 and over in New Jersey number 1,767,250.
- Nursing Assistants is 18.33 jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over in New Jersey.
For recruiters
- Lead with the per-1,000 number.
- Name the occupation behind the rate.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Jobs are OEWS May 2025 state employment for registered nurses, nursing assistants, and home health and personal care aides. Residents are the Census Population Estimates Program civilian population age 65 and over on July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025. This is not the ACS tabulation; the ACS API was not used. Jobs per 1,000 residents equals jobs times 1,000 divided by that resident count. It is not a shortage rate and it is not a count of job listings. Areas are ordered by registered-nurse jobs per 1,000 residents age 65 and over. New Jersey is 27 of 51. Total civilian population in the same file is 9,540,734.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, civilian population by age and sex · July 1, 2025
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