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Unemployed people in East Orange, NJ

Unemployed people in East Orange, NJ was 2,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,898
Change on 2024+10.8%
Rank7th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high5,0251992
Series low1,8332019

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Unemployed people in East Orange, NJ, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,163 persons1991: 3,998 persons1992: 5,025 persons1993: 4,587 persons1994: 3,968 persons1995: 3,679 persons1996: 3,693 persons1997: 3,252 persons1998: 2,638 persons1999: 2,642 persons2000: 2,032 persons2001: 2,390 persons2002: 3,305 persons2003: 3,316 persons2004: 2,797 persons2005: 2,149 persons2006: 2,284 persons2007: 2,009 persons2008: 2,483 persons2009: 3,632 persons2010: 4,185 persons2011: 4,099 persons2012: 4,118 persons2013: 3,782 persons2014: 3,096 persons2015: 2,667 persons2016: 2,357 persons2017: 2,162 persons2018: 1,936 persons2019: 1,833 persons2020: 4,332 persons2021: 3,285 persons2022: 1,913 persons2023: 2,291 persons2024: 2,616 persons2025: 2,898 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,163 persons1991: 3,998 persons1992: 5,025 persons1993: 4,587 persons1994: 3,968 persons1995: 3,679 persons1996: 3,693 persons1997: 3,252 persons1998: 2,638 persons1999: 2,642 persons2000: 2,032 persons2001: 2,390 persons2002: 3,305 persons2003: 3,316 persons2004: 2,797 persons2005: 2,149 persons2006: 2,284 persons2007: 2,009 persons2008: 2,483 persons2009: 3,632 persons2010: 4,185 persons2011: 4,099 persons2012: 4,118 persons2013: 3,782 persons2014: 3,096 persons2015: 2,667 persons2016: 2,357 persons2017: 2,162 persons2018: 1,936 persons2019: 1,833 persons2020: 4,332 persons2021: 3,285 persons2022: 1,913 persons2023: 2,291 persons2024: 2,616 persons2025: 2,898 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,898
20242,616
20232,291
20221,913
20213,285
20204,332
20191,833
20181,936
20172,162
20162,357
20152,667
20143,096
20133,782
20124,118
20114,099
20104,185
20093,632
20082,483
20072,009
20062,284
20052,149
20042,797
20033,316
20023,305
20012,390
20002,032
19992,642
19982,638
19973,252
19963,693
19953,679
19943,968
19934,587
19925,025
19913,998
19903,163

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, East Orange, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, East Orange, 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/unemployed-people/east-orange-nj. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, East Orange, 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/unemployed-people/east-orange-nj.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, East Orange, 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/unemployed-people/east-orange-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in East Orange, NJ?

Unemployed people in East Orange, NJ was 2,898 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 10.8% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in East Orange, NJ?

5,025 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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