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Unemployed people in Perth Amboy, NJ

Unemployed people in Perth Amboy, NJ was 2,323 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,323
Change on 2024+12%
Rank10th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high4,0522020
Series low1,3952019

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Unemployed people in Perth Amboy, NJ, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,073 persons1991: 2,761 persons1992: 3,653 persons1993: 3,334 persons1994: 2,788 persons1995: 2,684 persons1996: 2,566 persons1997: 2,219 persons1998: 1,893 persons1999: 1,878 persons2000: 1,625 persons2001: 1,955 persons2002: 2,804 persons2003: 2,753 persons2004: 2,286 persons2005: 1,837 persons2006: 1,923 persons2007: 1,705 persons2008: 2,250 persons2009: 3,465 persons2010: 3,804 persons2011: 3,803 persons2012: 3,772 persons2013: 3,581 persons2014: 2,725 persons2015: 2,434 persons2016: 1,998 persons2017: 1,806 persons2018: 1,594 persons2019: 1,395 persons2020: 4,052 persons2021: 2,843 persons2022: 1,545 persons2023: 2,024 persons2024: 2,074 persons2025: 2,323 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,073 persons1991: 2,761 persons1992: 3,653 persons1993: 3,334 persons1994: 2,788 persons1995: 2,684 persons1996: 2,566 persons1997: 2,219 persons1998: 1,893 persons1999: 1,878 persons2000: 1,625 persons2001: 1,955 persons2002: 2,804 persons2003: 2,753 persons2004: 2,286 persons2005: 1,837 persons2006: 1,923 persons2007: 1,705 persons2008: 2,250 persons2009: 3,465 persons2010: 3,804 persons2011: 3,803 persons2012: 3,772 persons2013: 3,581 persons2014: 2,725 persons2015: 2,434 persons2016: 1,998 persons2017: 1,806 persons2018: 1,594 persons2019: 1,395 persons2020: 4,052 persons2021: 2,843 persons2022: 1,545 persons2023: 2,024 persons2024: 2,074 persons2025: 2,323 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
20252,323
20242,074
20232,024
20221,545
20212,843
20204,052
20191,395
20181,594
20171,806
20161,998
20152,434
20142,725
20133,581
20123,772
20113,803
20103,804
20093,465
20082,250
20071,705
20061,923
20051,837
20042,286
20032,753
20022,804
20011,955
20001,625
19991,878
19981,893
19972,219
19962,566
19952,684
19942,788
19933,334
19923,653
19912,761
19902,073

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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, Perth Amboy, 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, Perth Amboy, 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/perth-amboy-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, Perth Amboy, 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/perth-amboy-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, Perth Amboy, 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/perth-amboy-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Perth Amboy, NJ?

Unemployed people in Perth Amboy, NJ was 2,323 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Perth Amboy, NJ?

4,052 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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