The List: More than Mail, ZIP Code Used to Track NJ’s Top 10 Payrolls

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The List: More than Mail, ZIP Code Used to Track NJ’s Top 10 Payrolls

Colleen O’Dea | July 14, 2014

The U.S. Census Bureau annually issues a ZIP Code Business Patterns report as a way to track economic activity in smaller geographic areas and analyze changes over time. Businesses use the data to assess market potential, measure sales and advertising, and develop budgets. Governments use it for planning purposes.

Released earlier this year, the reports gives the number of businesses, total annual payroll, the number of people employed as of mid-March, and the payroll for the first quarter of the year.

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