New Jersey's Lost Decade -- Local Economic Decline Felt Most by Middle and Lower Income Groups

As reported by New Jersey Policy Perspective, "New Jersey real incomes were lower in 2010 than in 2007 for most households. Only high-income households were better off. Unemployment was at its highest rate in 35 years, and the number of children living in poverty increased by 16 percent in just two years."
What happened? Where did the income gains come from and where did they go? This is the focus of The State of Working New Jersey 2011: The Lost Decade:
http://www.njpp.org/reports/the-state-of-working-new-jersey-2011-the-lost-decade