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Unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ

Unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ was 4,559 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.4% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,559
Change on 2024+14.4%
Rank4th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high8,0681992
Series low2,8182019

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Unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 4,980 persons1991: 6,297 persons1992: 8,068 persons1993: 7,484 persons1994: 6,478 persons1995: 5,913 persons1996: 5,694 persons1997: 5,136 persons1998: 4,364 persons1999: 4,316 persons2000: 3,450 persons2001: 4,058 persons2002: 5,734 persons2003: 5,699 persons2004: 4,746 persons2005: 3,625 persons2006: 3,789 persons2007: 3,365 persons2008: 4,321 persons2009: 6,854 persons2010: 7,402 persons2011: 7,382 persons2012: 7,464 persons2013: 6,769 persons2014: 5,488 persons2015: 4,737 persons2016: 4,006 persons2017: 3,614 persons2018: 3,159 persons2019: 2,818 persons2020: 7,672 persons2021: 5,519 persons2022: 3,032 persons2023: 3,677 persons2024: 3,984 persons2025: 4,559 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 4,980 persons1991: 6,297 persons1992: 8,068 persons1993: 7,484 persons1994: 6,478 persons1995: 5,913 persons1996: 5,694 persons1997: 5,136 persons1998: 4,364 persons1999: 4,316 persons2000: 3,450 persons2001: 4,058 persons2002: 5,734 persons2003: 5,699 persons2004: 4,746 persons2005: 3,625 persons2006: 3,789 persons2007: 3,365 persons2008: 4,321 persons2009: 6,854 persons2010: 7,402 persons2011: 7,382 persons2012: 7,464 persons2013: 6,769 persons2014: 5,488 persons2015: 4,737 persons2016: 4,006 persons2017: 3,614 persons2018: 3,159 persons2019: 2,818 persons2020: 7,672 persons2021: 5,519 persons2022: 3,032 persons2023: 3,677 persons2024: 3,984 persons2025: 4,559 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
20254,559
20243,984
20233,677
20223,032
20215,519
20207,672
20192,818
20183,159
20173,614
20164,006
20154,737
20145,488
20136,769
20127,464
20117,382
20107,402
20096,854
20084,321
20073,365
20063,789
20053,625
20044,746
20035,699
20025,734
20014,058
20003,450
19994,316
19984,364
19975,136
19965,694
19955,913
19946,478
19937,484
19928,068
19916,297
19904,980

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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, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/elizabeth-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, 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/unemployed-people/elizabeth-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, 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/unemployed-people/elizabeth-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ?

Unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ was 4,559 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.4% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Elizabeth, NJ?

8,068 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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