Portfolio management & investment advice in New Jersey 2,310 establishments · 15,687 employees · 2024
Firms (NJ)
2,310
Employment
15,687
Avg Annual Pay
$235,105
State Rank
#13 of 52
How New Jersey compares to national
Metric
New Jersey
National
New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,310
88,234
2.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$235,105
$288,633
-$53,528 (-18.5%)
Location quotient
0.97
1.00
3% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.8
5.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.97 means portfolio management & investment advice are 3% under-represented in New Jersey's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 523940. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json