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Employed residents in Plainfield, NJ

Employed residents in Plainfield, NJ was 26,365 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons26,365
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank16th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high26,5432024
Series low22,5951993

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Employed residents in Plainfield, NJ, 1990 to 2025

22K23K24K25K26K27K19901996200220082014202020251990: 24,091 persons1991: 22,866 persons1992: 22,844 persons1993: 22,595 persons1994: 22,835 persons1995: 23,163 persons1996: 23,415 persons1997: 23,878 persons1998: 23,937 persons1999: 24,223 persons2000: 23,921 persons2001: 23,790 persons2002: 23,677 persons2003: 23,602 persons2004: 23,650 persons2005: 23,383 persons2006: 23,442 persons2007: 23,396 persons2008: 23,331 persons2009: 22,691 persons2010: 24,672 persons2011: 24,785 persons2012: 25,027 persons2013: 25,121 persons2014: 25,423 persons2015: 25,765 persons2016: 25,540 persons2017: 25,498 persons2018: 25,539 persons2019: 26,034 persons2020: 23,910 persons2021: 24,888 persons2022: 25,939 persons2023: 26,497 persons2024: 26,543 persons2025: 26,365 persons22K23K24K25K26K27K19902002201420251990: 24,091 persons1991: 22,866 persons1992: 22,844 persons1993: 22,595 persons1994: 22,835 persons1995: 23,163 persons1996: 23,415 persons1997: 23,878 persons1998: 23,937 persons1999: 24,223 persons2000: 23,921 persons2001: 23,790 persons2002: 23,677 persons2003: 23,602 persons2004: 23,650 persons2005: 23,383 persons2006: 23,442 persons2007: 23,396 persons2008: 23,331 persons2009: 22,691 persons2010: 24,672 persons2011: 24,785 persons2012: 25,027 persons2013: 25,121 persons2014: 25,423 persons2015: 25,765 persons2016: 25,540 persons2017: 25,498 persons2018: 25,539 persons2019: 26,034 persons2020: 23,910 persons2021: 24,888 persons2022: 25,939 persons2023: 26,497 persons2024: 26,543 persons2025: 26,365 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
202526,365
202426,543
202326,497
202225,939
202124,888
202023,910
201926,034
201825,539
201725,498
201625,540
201525,765
201425,423
201325,121
201225,027
201124,785
201024,672
200922,691
200823,331
200723,396
200623,442
200523,383
200423,650
200323,602
200223,677
200123,790
200023,921
199924,223
199823,937
199723,878
199623,415
199523,163
199422,835
199322,595
199222,844
199122,866
199024,091

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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, Plainfield, 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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Plainfield, NJ?

Employed residents in Plainfield, NJ was 26,365 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 Plainfield, NJ?

26,543 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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