New Jersey School Staff Drops 11%, Second Largest Decrease Among All States

New Jersey has eliminated more education workers than any other state except for Delaware, according to a survey from the job site Zippia, reports ROI.

Zippia used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to compare job loss from June 2019-June 2020 for each state. These jobs include teachers, cafeteria workers, janitors, teacher assistants, administration, bus drivers and other support staff.

New Jersey came in at No. 2 out of all the states with the biggest decrease in education jobs. Over the past year, New Jersey’s education workforce declined by 11.2% to 636,200 from 716,700.

Here’s the Top 10:

1. Delaware (11.8% jobs lost);
2. New Jersey (11.2%);
3. Massachusetts (10.3%);
4. Michigan (9.7%);
5. Nevada (9.6%);
6. Maryland (8.7%);
7. Maine (8.4%);
8. New York (8.2%);
9. Alaska (8.1%);
10. Virginia (7.9%).

And the state’s with the smallest decrease in education jobs:

1. Arizona (.35%)
2. Georgia (1.11%)
3. Utah (1.15%)
4. Wyoming (1.4%)
5. Nebraska (1.85%)
6. Tennessee (1.95%)
7. New Hampshire (2.57%)
8. Montana (2.79%)
9. North Dakota (2.98%)
10. Florida (3.11%).