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Civilian labor force in Paterson, NJ

Civilian labor force in Paterson, NJ was 76,075 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons76,075
Change on 2024-0.1%
Rank3rd of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high76,1182024
Series low57,9362007

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Civilian labor force in Paterson, NJ, 1990 to 2025

55K60K65K70K75K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 67,904 persons1991: 68,450 persons1992: 68,391 persons1993: 68,177 persons1994: 67,819 persons1995: 67,934 persons1996: 68,558 persons1997: 68,552 persons1998: 67,437 persons1999: 67,963 persons2000: 60,033 persons2001: 60,307 persons2002: 61,279 persons2003: 61,552 persons2004: 60,407 persons2005: 58,355 persons2006: 58,410 persons2007: 57,936 persons2008: 59,150 persons2009: 61,471 persons2010: 66,023 persons2011: 65,557 persons2012: 65,736 persons2013: 64,707 persons2014: 63,615 persons2015: 63,550 persons2016: 70,267 persons2017: 70,137 persons2018: 70,132 persons2019: 71,500 persons2020: 73,660 persons2021: 72,806 persons2022: 72,870 persons2023: 75,286 persons2024: 76,118 persons2025: 76,075 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
202576,075
202476,118
202375,286
202272,870
202172,806
202073,660
201971,500
201870,132
201770,137
201670,267
201563,550
201463,615
201364,707
201265,736
201165,557
201066,023
200961,471
200859,150
200757,936
200658,410
200558,355
200460,407
200361,552
200261,279
200160,307
200060,033
199967,963
199867,437
199768,552
199668,558
199567,934
199467,819
199368,177
199268,391
199168,450
199067,904

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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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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APA 7

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, Paterson, NJ, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Paterson, 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/paterson-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, Paterson, 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/paterson-nj.

Harvard

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, Paterson, 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/paterson-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Paterson, NJ?

Civilian labor force in Paterson, NJ was 76,075 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd 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 Paterson, NJ?

76,118 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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