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Employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ

Employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ was 64,615 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons64,615
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank4th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high65,0542024
Series low48,5221993

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Employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ, 1990 to 2025

45K50K55K60K65K70K19901996200220082014202020251990: 51,734 persons1991: 49,105 persons1992: 49,056 persons1993: 48,522 persons1994: 49,038 persons1995: 49,743 persons1996: 50,284 persons1997: 51,276 persons1998: 51,406 persons1999: 52,017 persons2000: 49,661 persons2001: 49,389 persons2002: 49,154 persons2003: 49,000 persons2004: 49,099 persons2005: 50,777 persons2006: 51,366 persons2007: 51,677 persons2008: 51,890 persons2009: 50,474 persons2010: 57,246 persons2011: 57,713 persons2012: 58,274 persons2013: 58,566 persons2014: 59,372 persons2015: 60,002 persons2016: 62,880 persons2017: 62,766 persons2018: 62,990 persons2019: 64,639 persons2020: 59,313 persons2021: 60,471 persons2022: 63,392 persons2023: 64,934 persons2024: 65,054 persons2025: 64,615 persons45K50K55K60K65K70K19902002201420251990: 51,734 persons1991: 49,105 persons1992: 49,056 persons1993: 48,522 persons1994: 49,038 persons1995: 49,743 persons1996: 50,284 persons1997: 51,276 persons1998: 51,406 persons1999: 52,017 persons2000: 49,661 persons2001: 49,389 persons2002: 49,154 persons2003: 49,000 persons2004: 49,099 persons2005: 50,777 persons2006: 51,366 persons2007: 51,677 persons2008: 51,890 persons2009: 50,474 persons2010: 57,246 persons2011: 57,713 persons2012: 58,274 persons2013: 58,566 persons2014: 59,372 persons2015: 60,002 persons2016: 62,880 persons2017: 62,766 persons2018: 62,990 persons2019: 64,639 persons2020: 59,313 persons2021: 60,471 persons2022: 63,392 persons2023: 64,934 persons2024: 65,054 persons2025: 64,615 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202564,615
202465,054
202364,934
202263,392
202160,471
202059,313
201964,639
201862,990
201762,766
201662,880
201560,002
201459,372
201358,566
201258,274
201157,713
201057,246
200950,474
200851,890
200751,677
200651,366
200550,777
200449,099
200349,000
200249,154
200149,389
200049,661
199952,017
199851,406
199751,276
199650,284
199549,743
199449,038
199348,522
199249,056
199149,105
199051,734

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Elizabeth, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Elizabeth, 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/employed-residents/elizabeth-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Elizabeth, 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/employed-residents/elizabeth-nj.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Elizabeth, 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/employed-residents/elizabeth-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ?

Employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ was 64,615 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 4th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Elizabeth, NJ?

65,054 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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