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Cities in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Hoboken, NJ had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 117 cities in 2024, at 81.9%. Ocean City, NJ had the lowest, at 54.4%. The median was 68.3% and the figure for New Jersey was 66.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.9Hoboken, NJ
Lowest54.4Ocean City, NJ
Median68.3117 cities
New Jersey66.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Hoboken, NJ: 81.9 %Hoboken, NJ81.9Roselle Park, NJ: 77.9 %Roselle Park, NJ77.9Morristown, NJ: 75.3 %Morristown, NJ75.3North Plainfield, NJ: 75.3 %North Plainfield, NJ75.3Hopatcong, NJ: 75.2 %Hopatcong, NJ75.2Harrison, NJ: 75.1 %Harrison, NJ75.1Westwood, NJ: 75.1 %Westwood, NJ75.1Bound Brook, NJ: 74.9 %Bound Brook, NJ74.9Dover, NJ: 74.2 %Dover, NJ74.2Roselle, NJ: 74.2 %Roselle, NJ74.2Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73.9 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73.9Highland Park, NJ: 73.9 %Highland Park, NJ73.9Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.7 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.7Plainfield, NJ: 73.5 %Plainfield, NJ73.5Edgewater, NJ: 73.5 %Edgewater, NJ73.5Somerville, NJ: 73.5 %Somerville, NJ73.5Waldwick, NJ: 73.3 %Waldwick, NJ73.3Asbury Park, NJ: 72.8 %Asbury Park, NJ72.8Ringwood, NJ: 72.2 %Ringwood, NJ72.2Collingswood, NJ: 72.1 %Collingswood, NJ72.1South River, NJ: 71.8 %South River, NJ71.8Chatham, NJ: 71.7 %Chatham, NJ71.7Red Bank, NJ: 71.7 %Red Bank, NJ71.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 71.7 %Point Pleasant, NJ71.7East Rutherford, NJ: 71.4 %East Rutherford, NJ71.4Metuchen, NJ: 71.4 %Metuchen, NJ71.4Glen Rock, NJ: 71 %Glen Rock, NJ71Hackettstown, NJ: 70.8 %Hackettstown, NJ70.8Linden, NJ: 70.8 %Linden, NJ70.8Oakland, NJ: 70.7 %Oakland, NJ70.7Pine Hill, NJ: 70.5 %Pine Hill, NJ70.5Jersey City, NJ: 70.5 %Jersey City, NJ70.5Lodi, NJ: 70.1 %Lodi, NJ70.1Wood-Ridge, NJ: 70.1 %Wood-Ridge, NJ70.1Haddonfield, NJ: 70 %Haddonfield, NJ70Dumont, NJ: 70 %Dumont, NJ70Secaucus, NJ: 70 %Secaucus, NJ70West New York, NJ: 70 %West New York, NJ70Hillsdale, NJ: 70 %Hillsdale, NJ70Beachwood, NJ: 69.8 %Beachwood, NJ69.8Hoboken, NJ: 81.9 %Hoboken, NJ81.9Roselle Park, NJ: 77.9 %Roselle Park, NJ77.9Morristown, NJ: 75.3 %Morristown, NJ75.3North Plainfield, NJ: 75.3 %North Plainfield, NJ75.3Hopatcong, NJ: 75.2 %Hopatcong, NJ75.2Harrison, NJ: 75.1 %Harrison, NJ75.1Westwood, NJ: 75.1 %Westwood, NJ75.1Bound Brook, NJ: 74.9 %Bound Brook, NJ74.9Dover, NJ: 74.2 %Dover, NJ74.2Roselle, NJ: 74.2 %Roselle, NJ74.2Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73.9 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73.9Highland Park, NJ: 73.9 %Highland Park, NJ73.9Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.7 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.7Plainfield, NJ: 73.5 %Plainfield, NJ73.5Edgewater, NJ: 73.5 %Edgewater, NJ73.5Somerville, NJ: 73.5 %Somerville, NJ73.5Waldwick, NJ: 73.3 %Waldwick, NJ73.3Asbury Park, NJ: 72.8 %Asbury Park, NJ72.8Ringwood, NJ: 72.2 %Ringwood, NJ72.2Collingswood, NJ: 72.1 %Collingswood, NJ72.1South River, NJ: 71.8 %South River, NJ71.8Chatham, NJ: 71.7 %Chatham, NJ71.7Red Bank, NJ: 71.7 %Red Bank, NJ71.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 71.7 %Point Pleasant, NJ71.7East Rutherford, NJ: 71.4 %East Rutherford, NJ71.4Metuchen, NJ: 71.4 %Metuchen, NJ71.4Glen Rock, NJ: 71 %Glen Rock, NJ71Hackettstown, NJ: 70.8 %Hackettstown, NJ70.8Linden, NJ: 70.8 %Linden, NJ70.8Oakland, NJ: 70.7 %Oakland, NJ70.7Pine Hill, NJ: 70.5 %Pine Hill, NJ70.5Jersey City, NJ: 70.5 %Jersey City, NJ70.5Lodi, NJ: 70.1 %Lodi, NJ70.1Wood-Ridge, NJ: 70.1 %Wood-Ridge, NJ70.1Haddonfield, NJ: 70 %Haddonfield, NJ70Dumont, NJ: 70 %Dumont, NJ70Secaucus, NJ: 70 %Secaucus, NJ70West New York, NJ: 70 %West New York, NJ70Hillsdale, NJ: 70 %Hillsdale, NJ70Beachwood, NJ: 69.8 %Beachwood, NJ69.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hoboken, NJ81.9-0.2 pts
2Roselle Park, NJ77.9+1.5 pts
3Morristown, NJ75.3-0.5 pts
3North Plainfield, NJ75.3+0.5 pts
5Hopatcong, NJ75.2-0.1 pts
6Harrison, NJ75.1+1.8 pts
7Westwood, NJ75.1+0.8 pts
8Bound Brook, NJ74.9+0.4 pts
9Dover, NJ74.2+1.8 pts
10Roselle, NJ74.2+3.7 pts
11Ridgefield Park, NJ73.9-1.1 pts
12Highland Park, NJ73.9+1.2 pts
13Pompton Lakes, NJ73.70 pts
14Plainfield, NJ73.5+0.6 pts
15Edgewater, NJ73.5-0.5 pts
15Somerville, NJ73.5-0.2 pts
17Waldwick, NJ73.3+2.1 pts
18Asbury Park, NJ72.8-0.9 pts
19Ringwood, NJ72.2+2.7 pts
20Collingswood, NJ72.1-0.2 pts
21South River, NJ71.8+1.2 pts
22Chatham, NJ71.7+0.7 pts
23Red Bank, NJ71.7+1.9 pts
24Point Pleasant, NJ71.7-1.2 pts
25East Rutherford, NJ71.4+1.6 pts
25Metuchen, NJ71.4-0.3 pts
27Glen Rock, NJ71+0.8 pts
28Hackettstown, NJ70.8+1.6 pts
28Linden, NJ70.8+0.1 pts
30Oakland, NJ70.7+1.4 pts
31Pine Hill, NJ70.5+0.7 pts
32Jersey City, NJ70.5+0.1 pts
33Lodi, NJ70.1+2.5 pts
34Wood-Ridge, NJ70.1-2.7 pts
35Haddonfield, NJ70+0.5 pts
36Dumont, NJ70+0.2 pts
37Secaucus, NJ70+2.1 pts
38West New York, NJ70-0.3 pts
39Hillsdale, NJ70-0.8 pts
40Beachwood, NJ69.8-0.8 pts
41Freehold, NJ69.7-0.2 pts
42Hawthorne, NJ69.6-3.5 pts
43North Arlington, NJ69.6-0.7 pts
44Sayreville, NJ69.5-0.2 pts
45Kinnelon, NJ69.3+0.4 pts
45Summit, NJ69.3-0.1 pts
47Englewood, NJ69.3-1 pts
48Little Ferry, NJ69.2-0.2 pts
49Somers Point, NJ69.2+0.8 pts
50Lindenwold, NJ69-0.5 pts
51Rutherford, NJ68.9+0.7 pts
52River Edge, NJ68.8-1.4 pts
53Carteret, NJ68.7+4.2 pts
54New Milford, NJ68.5-2.5 pts
55Hasbrouck Heights, NJ68.4-2.9 pts
56Hackensack, NJ68.3-1.4 pts
57South Amboy, NJ68.3-2.7 pts
58Ridgefield, NJ68.3+2.6 pts
59Fair Lawn, NJ68.3-0.1 pts
60Bergenfield, NJ68.1+0.6 pts
61Middlesex, NJ68-2.2 pts
62Clifton, NJ68-0.3 pts
62Elmwood Park, NJ68+0.5 pts
64Westfield, NJ67.9+0.8 pts
65Fairview, NJ67.9-0.5 pts
66Palisades Park, NJ67.8-1.4 pts
67Elizabeth, NJ67.6+0.3 pts
68Garfield, NJ67.6+1.4 pts
69Ridgewood, NJ67.6+0.5 pts
70Perth Amboy, NJ67.5-0 pts
71Madison, NJ67.5-1.5 pts
72Phillipsburg, NJ67.5-0.2 pts
73Union City, NJ67.5-0.9 pts
74South Plainfield, NJ67.4-2 pts
75Ramsey, NJ67.4+3 pts
76Burlington, NJ67.3+0.2 pts
77Wallington, NJ66.2+0.6 pts
78Lincoln Park, NJ66.2-2.4 pts
79New Brunswick, NJ66.1+2.3 pts
80Eatontown, NJ66.1-2.2 pts
80Manville, NJ66.1-3.1 pts
82Kearny, NJ66-1 pts
83Passaic, NJ66-1.3 pts
84Maywood, NJ66-0.7 pts
85Tenafly, NJ65.7-2.2 pts
86Woodbury, NJ65.7-0.7 pts
87Totowa, NJ65.4-1.4 pts
88East Orange, NJ65.3-1.3 pts
89Bayonne, NJ65.3+0.1 pts
90Rahway, NJ65.3-1.1 pts
91Wanaque, NJ65.2-2.3 pts
92Tinton Falls, NJ64.9+1 pts
93Guttenberg, NJ64.6-5 pts
94Gloucester City, NJ64.3-0 pts
95Long Branch, NJ63.8-2.3 pts
96Paterson, NJ63.7+0.5 pts
97Bellmawr, NJ63.7-0.1 pts
98Hammonton, NJ63.6-1.7 pts
99Cliffside Park, NJ63.3-0.1 pts
100Princeton, NJ63.3+1.8 pts
101Woodland Park, NJ63.2-0.8 pts
102Newark, NJ63+1 pts
103Pleasantville, NJ62.8-1.4 pts
104Montvale, NJ62.6+0.5 pts
105Florham Park, NJ62.1-0.3 pts
106Fort Lee, NJ62-1.3 pts
107Atlantic City, NJ61.8+2.7 pts
108New Providence, NJ61.7+0.8 pts
109Trenton, NJ61.4+1.5 pts
110Millville, NJ60.3-1.4 pts
111Vineland, NJ59.8-0.8 pts
112Paramus, NJ59.8+1.7 pts
113Franklin Lakes, NJ59.3+1.6 pts
114Camden, NJ58.8+0.4 pts
114Glassboro, NJ58.8+0.9 pts
116Bridgeton, NJ55.7+2.2 pts
117Ocean City, NJ54.4-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hoboken, NJ, with 81.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ocean City, NJ, with 54.4% in 2024.

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