Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Massachusetts, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 21.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Massachusetts, that number is 4.7% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
