Economic Transition in the City of Paterson, New Jersey (America’s First Planned Industrial City): Causes, Impacts, and Urban Policy Implications

Table 4

Central city employment as percentage of SMSA employment, selected New Jersey cities.

	Manufacturing		Retail		Wholesale		Services
	1967	1972	1967	1972	1967	1972	1967	1972
Newark	23	17	23	17	31	21	37	24
Paterson	34	31	32	20	36	32	37	30
Jersey City	25	24	41	40	48	37	54	50
Average	41	38	44	36	56	45	58	51