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Unemployed people in Plainfield, NJ

Unemployed people in Plainfield, NJ was 2,070 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,070
Change on 2024+12.4%
Rank13th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high3,3222012
Series low1,3782019

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Unemployed people in Plainfield, NJ, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,994 persons1991: 2,521 persons1992: 3,230 persons1993: 2,996 persons1994: 2,593 persons1995: 2,367 persons1996: 2,280 persons1997: 2,056 persons1998: 1,747 persons1999: 1,727 persons2000: 1,385 persons2001: 1,628 persons2002: 2,301 persons2003: 2,287 persons2004: 1,904 persons2005: 1,656 persons2006: 1,623 persons2007: 1,536 persons2008: 2,002 persons2009: 2,959 persons2010: 3,212 persons2011: 3,174 persons2012: 3,322 persons2013: 3,013 persons2014: 2,406 persons2015: 2,085 persons2016: 1,858 persons2017: 1,692 persons2018: 1,549 persons2019: 1,378 persons2020: 2,920 persons2021: 2,327 persons2022: 1,515 persons2023: 1,669 persons2024: 1,841 persons2025: 2,070 persons1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019902002201420251990: 1,994 persons1991: 2,521 persons1992: 3,230 persons1993: 2,996 persons1994: 2,593 persons1995: 2,367 persons1996: 2,280 persons1997: 2,056 persons1998: 1,747 persons1999: 1,727 persons2000: 1,385 persons2001: 1,628 persons2002: 2,301 persons2003: 2,287 persons2004: 1,904 persons2005: 1,656 persons2006: 1,623 persons2007: 1,536 persons2008: 2,002 persons2009: 2,959 persons2010: 3,212 persons2011: 3,174 persons2012: 3,322 persons2013: 3,013 persons2014: 2,406 persons2015: 2,085 persons2016: 1,858 persons2017: 1,692 persons2018: 1,549 persons2019: 1,378 persons2020: 2,920 persons2021: 2,327 persons2022: 1,515 persons2023: 1,669 persons2024: 1,841 persons2025: 2,070 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
20252,070
20241,841
20231,669
20221,515
20212,327
20202,920
20191,378
20181,549
20171,692
20161,858
20152,085
20142,406
20133,013
20123,322
20113,174
20103,212
20092,959
20082,002
20071,536
20061,623
20051,656
20041,904
20032,287
20022,301
20011,628
20001,385
19991,727
19981,747
19972,056
19962,280
19952,367
19942,593
19932,996
19923,230
19912,521
19901,994

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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, Plainfield, 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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-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, Plainfield, 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/plainfield-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Plainfield, NJ?

Unemployed people in Plainfield, NJ was 2,070 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2024. That is the 13th 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 Plainfield, NJ?

3,322 in 2012, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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