Policies by State:

Key : Less or later than national average · More or earlier than national average

Policies to prevent COVID

Mask order

NJ: 4/8/20–5/28/21
National Average: 7/3/20–Ongoing
4/8/20
Ongoing

Stay-at-home order

NJ: 3/21/20–6/9/20
National Average: 3/27/20–10/18/20
3/19/20
Ongoing

Restaurant closures and reopenings

NJ: 3/16/20–11/10/20
National Average: 3/20/20–1/27/22
3/16/20
Ongoing

Bar closures and reopenings

NJ: 3/16/20–6/9/20
National Average: 3/19/20–3/2/21
3/15/20
Ongoing

Policies to address economic precarity

Unemployment insurance amount

NJ: 713.00
National Average: 479.43
235.00
823.00

Eviction freezes

NJ: 3/16/20–Ongoing
National Average: 3/21/20–1/15/23
3/13/20
Ongoing

Minimum wage

NJ: 11.00
National Average: 9.22
7.25
15.00