From 1997 to 2004, the state's economy become more transit-oriented. The number of mass transit passenger miles per $1,000 of Gross State Product grew 7 percent, from 10.2 in 1997 to 10.9 in 2004.
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Sources: NJ Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, Gross State Product for New Jersey by Industry, 1997-2004 (Millions of Chained 2000 Dollars) and FTA. National Transit Database, Transit Operating Statistics: Service Supplied and Service Consumed: Details by Transit Agency DO and PT Service, 1997-2004. |