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Unemployed people in West New York, NJ

Unemployed people in West New York, NJ was 1,405 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13% from 2024. That is the 19th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,405
Change on 2024+13%
Rank19th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high3,1432020
Series low9212019

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Unemployed people in West New York, NJ, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,419 persons1991: 1,707 persons1992: 2,180 persons1993: 1,987 persons1994: 1,816 persons1995: 1,824 persons1996: 1,799 persons1997: 1,591 persons1998: 1,407 persons1999: 1,372 persons2000: 1,187 persons2001: 1,351 persons2002: 1,869 persons2003: 1,782 persons2004: 1,465 persons2005: 1,231 persons2006: 1,259 persons2007: 1,118 persons2008: 1,429 persons2009: 2,483 persons2010: 2,624 persons2011: 2,579 persons2012: 2,634 persons2013: 2,322 persons2014: 1,931 persons2015: 1,628 persons2016: 1,345 persons2017: 1,179 persons2018: 1,079 persons2019: 921 persons2020: 3,143 persons2021: 2,057 persons2022: 1,087 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,243 persons2025: 1,405 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,419 persons1991: 1,707 persons1992: 2,180 persons1993: 1,987 persons1994: 1,816 persons1995: 1,824 persons1996: 1,799 persons1997: 1,591 persons1998: 1,407 persons1999: 1,372 persons2000: 1,187 persons2001: 1,351 persons2002: 1,869 persons2003: 1,782 persons2004: 1,465 persons2005: 1,231 persons2006: 1,259 persons2007: 1,118 persons2008: 1,429 persons2009: 2,483 persons2010: 2,624 persons2011: 2,579 persons2012: 2,634 persons2013: 2,322 persons2014: 1,931 persons2015: 1,628 persons2016: 1,345 persons2017: 1,179 persons2018: 1,079 persons2019: 921 persons2020: 3,143 persons2021: 2,057 persons2022: 1,087 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,243 persons2025: 1,405 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
20251,405
20241,243
20231,154
20221,087
20212,057
20203,143
2019921
20181,079
20171,179
20161,345
20151,628
20141,931
20132,322
20122,634
20112,579
20102,624
20092,483
20081,429
20071,118
20061,259
20051,231
20041,465
20031,782
20021,869
20011,351
20001,187
19991,372
19981,407
19971,591
19961,799
19951,824
19941,816
19931,987
19922,180
19911,707
19901,419

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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, West New York, 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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-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, West New York, 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/west-new-york-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in West New York, NJ?

Unemployed people in West New York, NJ was 1,405 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13% from 2024. That is the 19th 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 West New York, NJ?

3,143 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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