Civilian labor force in Trenton, NJ

Civilian labor force in Trenton, NJ was 39,369 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons39,369
Change on 20240%
Series high42,1571992
Series low36,8482007

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Civilian labor force in Trenton, NJ, 1990 to 2025

36K38K40K42K44K19901996200220082014202020251990: 40,586 persons1991: 41,893 persons1992: 42,157 persons1993: 41,414 persons1994: 41,057 persons1995: 41,152 persons1996: 41,364 persons1997: 41,285 persons1998: 40,398 persons1999: 41,339 persons2000: 37,257 persons2001: 37,939 persons2002: 39,454 persons2003: 39,681 persons2004: 39,763 persons2005: 37,712 persons2006: 38,189 persons2007: 36,848 persons2008: 38,274 persons2009: 39,450 persons2010: 39,786 persons2011: 39,798 persons2012: 39,731 persons2013: 39,417 persons2014: 39,198 persons2015: 39,861 persons2016: 37,633 persons2017: 37,487 persons2018: 37,759 persons2019: 38,272 persons2020: 38,826 persons2021: 39,027 persons2022: 38,725 persons2023: 39,601 persons2024: 39,367 persons2025: 39,369 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
202539,369
202439,367
202339,601
202238,725
202139,027
202038,826
201938,272
201837,759
201737,487
201637,633
201539,861
201439,198
201339,417
201239,731
201139,798
201039,786
200939,450
200838,274
200736,848
200638,189
200537,712
200439,763
200339,681
200239,454
200137,939
200037,257
199941,339
199840,398
199741,285
199641,364
199541,152
199441,057
199341,414
199242,157
199141,893
199040,586

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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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, Trenton, 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, Trenton, 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/trenton-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, Trenton, 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/trenton-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, Trenton, 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/trenton-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Civilian labor force in Trenton, NJ was 39,369 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 7th 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 Trenton, NJ?

42,157 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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