Unemployed people in Linden, NJ

Unemployed people in Linden, NJ was 1,470 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,470
Change on 2024+18%
Series high2,4372020
Series low8292000

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Unemployed people in Linden, NJ, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,135 persons1991: 1,436 persons1992: 1,840 persons1993: 1,707 persons1994: 1,477 persons1995: 1,348 persons1996: 1,298 persons1997: 1,171 persons1998: 995 persons1999: 984 persons2000: 829 persons2001: 975 persons2002: 1,378 persons2003: 1,370 persons2004: 1,141 persons2005: 1,082 persons2006: 1,127 persons2007: 1,027 persons2008: 1,331 persons2009: 2,145 persons2010: 2,412 persons2011: 2,397 persons2012: 2,327 persons2013: 2,120 persons2014: 1,634 persons2015: 1,486 persons2016: 1,279 persons2017: 1,122 persons2018: 1,033 persons2019: 882 persons2020: 2,437 persons2021: 1,797 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,196 persons2024: 1,246 persons2025: 1,470 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,135 persons1991: 1,436 persons1992: 1,840 persons1993: 1,707 persons1994: 1,477 persons1995: 1,348 persons1996: 1,298 persons1997: 1,171 persons1998: 995 persons1999: 984 persons2000: 829 persons2001: 975 persons2002: 1,378 persons2003: 1,370 persons2004: 1,141 persons2005: 1,082 persons2006: 1,127 persons2007: 1,027 persons2008: 1,331 persons2009: 2,145 persons2010: 2,412 persons2011: 2,397 persons2012: 2,327 persons2013: 2,120 persons2014: 1,634 persons2015: 1,486 persons2016: 1,279 persons2017: 1,122 persons2018: 1,033 persons2019: 882 persons2020: 2,437 persons2021: 1,797 persons2022: 1,045 persons2023: 1,196 persons2024: 1,246 persons2025: 1,470 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
20251,470
20241,246
20231,196
20221,045
20211,797
20202,437
2019882
20181,033
20171,122
20161,279
20151,486
20141,634
20132,120
20122,327
20112,397
20102,412
20092,145
20081,331
20071,027
20061,127
20051,082
20041,141
20031,370
20021,378
2001975
2000829
1999984
1998995
19971,171
19961,298
19951,348
19941,477
19931,707
19921,840
19911,436
19901,135

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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, Linden, 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, Linden, 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/linden-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, Linden, 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/linden-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, Linden, 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/linden-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Linden, NJ?

Unemployed people in Linden, NJ was 1,470 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18% from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Linden, NJ?

2,437 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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