Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Jersey, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years less
In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In New Jersey, that number is 78 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 24.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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