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Civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ

Civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ was 175,536 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons175,536
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank1st of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high176,2462024
Series low110,6112004

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Civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025

100K120K140K160K180K19901996200220082014202020251990: 113,648 persons1991: 114,092 persons1992: 113,381 persons1993: 112,413 persons1994: 113,620 persons1995: 114,612 persons1996: 115,581 persons1997: 115,080 persons1998: 113,656 persons1999: 113,793 persons2000: 114,047 persons2001: 113,711 persons2002: 113,669 persons2003: 112,368 persons2004: 110,611 persons2005: 111,070 persons2006: 113,039 persons2007: 114,107 persons2008: 115,448 persons2009: 117,912 persons2010: 138,362 persons2011: 139,767 persons2012: 141,234 persons2013: 140,794 persons2014: 141,588 persons2015: 142,755 persons2016: 153,843 persons2017: 156,301 persons2018: 157,796 persons2019: 161,650 persons2020: 158,634 persons2021: 158,044 persons2022: 167,341 persons2023: 174,117 persons2024: 176,246 persons2025: 175,536 persons100K120K140K160K180K19902002201420251990: 113,648 persons1991: 114,092 persons1992: 113,381 persons1993: 112,413 persons1994: 113,620 persons1995: 114,612 persons1996: 115,581 persons1997: 115,080 persons1998: 113,656 persons1999: 113,793 persons2000: 114,047 persons2001: 113,711 persons2002: 113,669 persons2003: 112,368 persons2004: 110,611 persons2005: 111,070 persons2006: 113,039 persons2007: 114,107 persons2008: 115,448 persons2009: 117,912 persons2010: 138,362 persons2011: 139,767 persons2012: 141,234 persons2013: 140,794 persons2014: 141,588 persons2015: 142,755 persons2016: 153,843 persons2017: 156,301 persons2018: 157,796 persons2019: 161,650 persons2020: 158,634 persons2021: 158,044 persons2022: 167,341 persons2023: 174,117 persons2024: 176,246 persons2025: 175,536 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025175,536
2024176,246
2023174,117
2022167,341
2021158,044
2020158,634
2019161,650
2018157,796
2017156,301
2016153,843
2015142,755
2014141,588
2013140,794
2012141,234
2011139,767
2010138,362
2009117,912
2008115,448
2007114,107
2006113,039
2005111,070
2004110,611
2003112,368
2002113,669
2001113,711
2000114,047
1999113,793
1998113,656
1997115,080
1996115,581
1995114,612
1994113,620
1993112,413
1992113,381
1991114,092
1990113,648

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/jersey-city-nj. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/jersey-city-nj.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/jersey-city-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ?

Civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ was 175,536 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 39 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Jersey City, NJ?

176,246 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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