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Employed residents in New Brunswick, NJ

Employed residents in New Brunswick, NJ was 26,791 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,791
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank14th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high26,8792024
Series low19,8131992

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Employed residents in New Brunswick, NJ, 1990 to 2025

18K20K22K24K26K28K19901996200220082014202020251990: 20,004 persons1991: 20,106 persons1992: 19,813 persons1993: 19,949 persons1994: 20,366 persons1995: 20,779 persons1996: 21,347 persons1997: 22,151 persons1998: 22,204 persons1999: 22,666 persons2000: 22,335 persons2001: 22,412 persons2002: 22,409 persons2003: 22,344 persons2004: 22,595 persons2005: 25,183 persons2006: 25,559 persons2007: 25,889 persons2008: 26,189 persons2009: 25,593 persons2010: 23,618 persons2011: 24,009 persons2012: 24,241 persons2013: 24,480 persons2014: 25,513 persons2015: 25,966 persons2016: 25,176 persons2017: 25,269 persons2018: 25,228 persons2019: 25,658 persons2020: 24,184 persons2021: 25,497 persons2022: 26,482 persons2023: 26,817 persons2024: 26,879 persons2025: 26,791 persons18K20K22K24K26K28K19902002201420251990: 20,004 persons1991: 20,106 persons1992: 19,813 persons1993: 19,949 persons1994: 20,366 persons1995: 20,779 persons1996: 21,347 persons1997: 22,151 persons1998: 22,204 persons1999: 22,666 persons2000: 22,335 persons2001: 22,412 persons2002: 22,409 persons2003: 22,344 persons2004: 22,595 persons2005: 25,183 persons2006: 25,559 persons2007: 25,889 persons2008: 26,189 persons2009: 25,593 persons2010: 23,618 persons2011: 24,009 persons2012: 24,241 persons2013: 24,480 persons2014: 25,513 persons2015: 25,966 persons2016: 25,176 persons2017: 25,269 persons2018: 25,228 persons2019: 25,658 persons2020: 24,184 persons2021: 25,497 persons2022: 26,482 persons2023: 26,817 persons2024: 26,879 persons2025: 26,791 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
202526,791
202426,879
202326,817
202226,482
202125,497
202024,184
201925,658
201825,228
201725,269
201625,176
201525,966
201425,513
201324,480
201224,241
201124,009
201023,618
200925,593
200826,189
200725,889
200625,559
200525,183
200422,595
200322,344
200222,409
200122,412
200022,335
199922,666
199822,204
199722,151
199621,347
199520,779
199420,366
199319,949
199219,813
199120,106
199020,004

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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, New Brunswick, 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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in New Brunswick, NJ?

Employed residents in New Brunswick, NJ was 26,791 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 New Brunswick, NJ?

26,879 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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