What bias arises when ranking New Jersey urban size using only legally designated cities?
Correct answer(s):
- Large townships may be omitted
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Why can a New Jersey commuter’s wages relate to GDP generated outside New Jersey?
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- The person may work and produce output in another state
Why do municipal and metropolitan population totals differ?
Correct answer(s):
- They describe differently bounded geographic areas
Which statement distinguishes state GDP from residents’ disposable income?
Correct answer(s):
- GDP measures in-state production, while disposable income tracks income available after personal taxes
What can New Jersey’s statewide average population density hide?
Correct answer(s):
- Sharp differences between metro corridors and protected open spaces
What limits a comparison of nominal GDP across two years?
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- Different prices may contribute to the change
Why should chained-dollar industry GDP components not always be summed to reconstruct total GDP?
Correct answer(s):
- Chain-type quantity indexes are not strictly additive across components
What does quarterly GDP reported at an annual rate describe?
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- A quarter's production expressed at a yearly pace
How does a real GDP growth rate differ from a real GDP level?
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- Growth is a percentage change; level is an output measure
Approximately how many manufacturing establishments were reported in New Jersey in 2024?
Correct answer(s):
- 9,800
Approximately how many people worked in New Jersey health care in 2024 according to the cited sector report?
Correct answer(s):
- 524,000
Which comparison correctly describes manufacturing and health care output?
Correct answer(s):
- Manufacturing produces goods, while health care largely provides services
Why is manufacturing value added different from the total sales of manufactured products?
Correct answer(s):
- Intermediate inputs must not be counted repeatedly as new output
Why might New Jersey’s largest-employment industry not be its largest-GDP industry?
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- Industries vary in output per worker
Which activities commonly gain from busy New Jersey seaports?
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- Freight handling, trucking, rail transport, storage, and services
What happens in an intermodal freight network?
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- Goods transfer among ships, trains, and trucks
What does a five-year ACS income estimate use?
Correct answer(s):
- Survey data pooled across multiple years
Why can air cargo and seaports both be useful in one regional economy?
Correct answer(s):
- They suit different cargo urgency, costs, and shipment types
How should a monthly employment estimate be reported?
Correct answer(s):
- With its month and whether preliminary or revised
Why can New Jersey residents’ earnings differ from output produced inside the state?
Correct answer(s):
- Some residents work in New York or Pennsylvania