Yes, this is the way NJ taxes income. New Jersey does not allow losses from one category of income, such as capital losses to offset other categories of income such as wages. NJ also doesn't allow capital loss carryovers to future years.
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/njit9.shtml
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