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Unemployed people in New Brunswick, NJ

Unemployed people in New Brunswick, NJ was 1,590 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 21.4% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,590
Change on 2024+21.4%
Rank15th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high3,0291992
Series low8342019

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Unemployed people in New Brunswick, NJ, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,719 persons1991: 2,290 persons1992: 3,029 persons1993: 2,766 persons1994: 2,312 persons1995: 2,226 persons1996: 2,129 persons1997: 1,840 persons1998: 1,570 persons1999: 1,557 persons2000: 1,265 persons2001: 1,521 persons2002: 2,183 persons2003: 2,143 persons2004: 1,779 persons2005: 1,204 persons2006: 1,289 persons2007: 1,114 persons2008: 1,392 persons2009: 2,154 persons2010: 2,335 persons2011: 2,386 persons2012: 2,321 persons2013: 2,129 persons2014: 1,678 persons2015: 1,431 persons2016: 1,180 persons2017: 1,062 persons2018: 930 persons2019: 834 persons2020: 2,097 persons2021: 1,682 persons2022: 994 persons2023: 1,193 persons2024: 1,310 persons2025: 1,590 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,719 persons1991: 2,290 persons1992: 3,029 persons1993: 2,766 persons1994: 2,312 persons1995: 2,226 persons1996: 2,129 persons1997: 1,840 persons1998: 1,570 persons1999: 1,557 persons2000: 1,265 persons2001: 1,521 persons2002: 2,183 persons2003: 2,143 persons2004: 1,779 persons2005: 1,204 persons2006: 1,289 persons2007: 1,114 persons2008: 1,392 persons2009: 2,154 persons2010: 2,335 persons2011: 2,386 persons2012: 2,321 persons2013: 2,129 persons2014: 1,678 persons2015: 1,431 persons2016: 1,180 persons2017: 1,062 persons2018: 930 persons2019: 834 persons2020: 2,097 persons2021: 1,682 persons2022: 994 persons2023: 1,193 persons2024: 1,310 persons2025: 1,590 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
20251,590
20241,310
20231,193
2022994
20211,682
20202,097
2019834
2018930
20171,062
20161,180
20151,431
20141,678
20132,129
20122,321
20112,386
20102,335
20092,154
20081,392
20071,114
20061,289
20051,204
20041,779
20032,143
20022,183
20011,521
20001,265
19991,557
19981,570
19971,840
19962,129
19952,226
19942,312
19932,766
19923,029
19912,290
19901,719

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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, New Brunswick, 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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-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, New Brunswick, 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/new-brunswick-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Brunswick, NJ?

Unemployed people in New Brunswick, NJ was 1,590 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 21.4% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 New Brunswick, NJ?

3,029 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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