▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁demonstrated ▁at ▁Hob oken ▁Terminal . ▁The ▁first ▁B lim pie ▁restaurant ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Se vent h ▁and ▁Washington ▁Stre ets . ▁Hob oken ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁publish er ▁John ▁W iley ▁& ▁S ons , ▁which ▁moved ▁from ▁Manh attan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Labor ▁and ▁Work force ▁Development , ▁Hob oken ' s ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁was ▁ 3 . 3 %, ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁in ▁Hudson ▁County ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Hob oken ▁had ▁an ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 . 1 %, ▁vs . ▁ 3 . 9 % ▁count yw ide . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁study ▁showed ▁that ▁Stevens ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁contributed ▁$ 1 1 7 ▁million ▁to ▁Hob oken ' s ▁economy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁university ' s ▁nearly ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁pay roll ▁for ▁sal aries ▁and ▁w ages , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁goods ▁and ▁services ▁acquired , ▁construction ▁and ▁off - camp us ▁sp ending ▁by ▁students ▁and ▁visitors . ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁ 1 , 2 8 5 ▁full - time ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Park s ▁and ▁recre ation ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁par ks ▁were