New Jersey is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? YES

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
5.3%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

Senate Bill 494, introduced Jan 13., 2004, "directs the Purchase and Property Division, the Division of Property Management and Construction and state Treasury Department to include contract provisions that allow only U.S. citizens and resident aliens authorized to work in the United States to work for on state contracts and subcontracts."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com