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The 2023 Summer Season marks the 2nd full year of "back to normal" environment for South Jersey and the latest information gives mixed signals about the Economy

For a sense at what's going on and how these restaurants, businesses and more are working to handle a great deal of challenges right now, Dana Lancellotti who is the President/CEO of the New Jersey Restaurant and Hospitality Association, joined us on 'Shore Time with Vin and Dave' on 94.3 The Point and 105.7 The Hawk on Sunday morning.

Outdoor dining was initially expanded in 2020 to help the hospitality industry survive when indoor dining rooms were ordered closed.

Government employment hasn't fully rebounded, so overall jobs remain lower than they were in February 2020 in New Jersey.

It was the 18th consecutive month of jobs gains in New Jersey, though the third smallest monthly increase in that year and a half.

With a workforce shortage continuing and summer here, lawmakers may let teens work longer days and weeks and simplify the process for getting working papers.

The New Jersey economy remains strong as we being the second half of the year, but there is a lot of uncertainty.

New Jersey's economy has now regained nearly 93% of the jobs it lost during the shutdown days in the first two months of the pandemic.

The latest bids to make New Jersey more veteran-friendly are tax breaks to encourage businesses to add veterans and military spouses to the payroll.

In a State of the State that was mostly a four-year retrospective, Murphy called for tackling prescription drug affordability and gun measures this year.

A Senate panel advanced a bill providing an opportunity for some businesses with fewer than 100 workers to take a credit on pay for low-wage workers.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association survey finds business owners are less confident about New Jersey's economy entering 2022 than they were approaching 2021.