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Unemployed people in Jersey City, NJ

Unemployed people in Jersey City, NJ was 8,434 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons8,434
Change on 2024+7.8%
Rank2nd of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high15,7311992
Series low5,0642019

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Unemployed people in Jersey City, NJ, 1990 to 2025

5,0007,50010K12.5K15K17.5K19901996200220082014202020251990: 10,236 persons1991: 12,314 persons1992: 15,731 persons1993: 14,333 persons1994: 13,104 persons1995: 13,159 persons1996: 12,980 persons1997: 11,481 persons1998: 10,150 persons1999: 9,897 persons2000: 6,331 persons2001: 7,205 persons2002: 9,965 persons2003: 9,500 persons2004: 7,813 persons2005: 6,593 persons2006: 6,796 persons2007: 6,034 persons2008: 7,551 persons2009: 12,297 persons2010: 13,772 persons2011: 13,011 persons2012: 12,792 persons2013: 11,671 persons2014: 9,012 persons2015: 7,660 persons2016: 6,912 persons2017: 6,640 persons2018: 5,821 persons2019: 5,064 persons2020: 14,563 persons2021: 10,765 persons2022: 5,909 persons2023: 7,091 persons2024: 7,822 persons2025: 8,434 persons5,00010K15K20K19902002201420251990: 10,236 persons1991: 12,314 persons1992: 15,731 persons1993: 14,333 persons1994: 13,104 persons1995: 13,159 persons1996: 12,980 persons1997: 11,481 persons1998: 10,150 persons1999: 9,897 persons2000: 6,331 persons2001: 7,205 persons2002: 9,965 persons2003: 9,500 persons2004: 7,813 persons2005: 6,593 persons2006: 6,796 persons2007: 6,034 persons2008: 7,551 persons2009: 12,297 persons2010: 13,772 persons2011: 13,011 persons2012: 12,792 persons2013: 11,671 persons2014: 9,012 persons2015: 7,660 persons2016: 6,912 persons2017: 6,640 persons2018: 5,821 persons2019: 5,064 persons2020: 14,563 persons2021: 10,765 persons2022: 5,909 persons2023: 7,091 persons2024: 7,822 persons2025: 8,434 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
20258,434
20247,822
20237,091
20225,909
202110,765
202014,563
20195,064
20185,821
20176,640
20166,912
20157,660
20149,012
201311,671
201212,792
201113,011
201013,772
200912,297
20087,551
20076,034
20066,796
20056,593
20047,813
20039,500
20029,965
20017,205
20006,331
19999,897
199810,150
199711,481
199612,980
199513,159
199413,104
199314,333
199215,731
199112,314
199010,236

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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, Jersey City, 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, Jersey City, 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/jersey-city-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Jersey City, 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/jersey-city-nj.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Jersey City, 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/jersey-city-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Jersey City, NJ?

Unemployed people in Jersey City, NJ was 8,434 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 7.8% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Jersey City, NJ?

15,731 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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