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Employed residents in West New York, NJ

Employed residents in West New York, NJ was 28,707 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons28,707
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank12th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high28,9342024
Series low17,5061992

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Employed residents in West New York, NJ, 1990 to 2025

17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,539 persons1991: 18,246 persons1992: 17,506 persons1993: 17,583 persons1994: 18,020 persons1995: 18,187 persons1996: 18,393 persons1997: 18,573 persons1998: 18,556 persons1999: 18,626 persons2000: 19,194 persons2001: 18,978 persons2002: 18,479 persons2003: 18,330 persons2004: 18,318 persons2005: 18,940 persons2006: 18,977 persons2007: 19,267 persons2008: 19,356 persons2009: 18,872 persons2010: 25,113 persons2011: 25,551 persons2012: 26,105 persons2013: 26,282 persons2014: 26,732 persons2015: 27,414 persons2016: 25,999 persons2017: 26,293 persons2018: 26,618 persons2019: 27,627 persons2020: 25,429 persons2021: 26,198 persons2022: 27,719 persons2023: 28,511 persons2024: 28,934 persons2025: 28,707 persons15K20K25K30K19902002201420251990: 18,539 persons1991: 18,246 persons1992: 17,506 persons1993: 17,583 persons1994: 18,020 persons1995: 18,187 persons1996: 18,393 persons1997: 18,573 persons1998: 18,556 persons1999: 18,626 persons2000: 19,194 persons2001: 18,978 persons2002: 18,479 persons2003: 18,330 persons2004: 18,318 persons2005: 18,940 persons2006: 18,977 persons2007: 19,267 persons2008: 19,356 persons2009: 18,872 persons2010: 25,113 persons2011: 25,551 persons2012: 26,105 persons2013: 26,282 persons2014: 26,732 persons2015: 27,414 persons2016: 25,999 persons2017: 26,293 persons2018: 26,618 persons2019: 27,627 persons2020: 25,429 persons2021: 26,198 persons2022: 27,719 persons2023: 28,511 persons2024: 28,934 persons2025: 28,707 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
202528,707
202428,934
202328,511
202227,719
202126,198
202025,429
201927,627
201826,618
201726,293
201625,999
201527,414
201426,732
201326,282
201226,105
201125,551
201025,113
200918,872
200819,356
200719,267
200618,977
200518,940
200418,318
200318,330
200218,479
200118,978
200019,194
199918,626
199818,556
199718,573
199618,393
199518,187
199418,020
199317,583
199217,506
199118,246
199018,539

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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, West New York, 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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in West New York, NJ?

Employed residents in West New York, NJ was 28,707 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 West New York, NJ?

28,934 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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