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

All 117 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hoboken, NJ | 81.9 |
| 2 | Roselle Park, NJ | 77.9 |
| 3 | Morristown, NJ | 75.3 |
| 3 | North Plainfield, NJ | 75.3 |
| 5 | Hopatcong, NJ | 75.2 |
| 6 | Harrison, NJ | 75.1 |
| 7 | Westwood, NJ | 75.1 |
| 8 | Bound Brook, NJ | 74.9 |
| 9 | Dover, NJ | 74.2 |
| 10 | Roselle, NJ | 74.2 |
| 11 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 73.9 |
| 12 | Highland Park, NJ | 73.9 |
| 13 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 73.7 |
| 14 | Plainfield, NJ | 73.5 |
| 15 | Edgewater, NJ | 73.5 |
| 15 | Somerville, NJ | 73.5 |
| 17 | Waldwick, NJ | 73.3 |
| 18 | Asbury Park, NJ | 72.8 |
| 19 | Ringwood, NJ | 72.2 |
| 20 | Collingswood, NJ | 72.1 |
| 21 | South River, NJ | 71.8 |
| 22 | Chatham, NJ | 71.7 |
| 23 | Red Bank, NJ | 71.7 |
| 24 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 71.7 |
| 25 | East Rutherford, NJ | 71.4 |
| 25 | Metuchen, NJ | 71.4 |
| 27 | Glen Rock, NJ | 71 |
| 28 | Hackettstown, NJ | 70.8 |
| 28 | Linden, NJ | 70.8 |
| 30 | Oakland, NJ | 70.7 |
| 31 | Pine Hill, NJ | 70.5 |
| 32 | Jersey City, NJ | 70.5 |
| 33 | Lodi, NJ | 70.1 |
| 34 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 70.1 |
| 35 | Haddonfield, NJ | 70 |
| 36 | Dumont, NJ | 70 |
| 37 | Secaucus, NJ | 70 |
| 38 | West New York, NJ | 70 |
| 39 | Hillsdale, NJ | 70 |
| 40 | Beachwood, NJ | 69.8 |
| 41 | Freehold, NJ | 69.7 |
| 42 | Hawthorne, NJ | 69.6 |
| 43 | North Arlington, NJ | 69.6 |
| 44 | Sayreville, NJ | 69.5 |
| 45 | Kinnelon, NJ | 69.3 |
| 45 | Summit, NJ | 69.3 |
| 47 | Englewood, NJ | 69.3 |
| 48 | Little Ferry, NJ | 69.2 |
| 49 | Somers Point, NJ | 69.2 |
| 50 | Lindenwold, NJ | 69 |
| 51 | Rutherford, NJ | 68.9 |
| 52 | River Edge, NJ | 68.8 |
| 53 | Carteret, NJ | 68.7 |
| 54 | New Milford, NJ | 68.5 |
| 55 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 68.4 |
| 56 | Hackensack, NJ | 68.3 |
| 57 | South Amboy, NJ | 68.3 |
| 58 | Ridgefield, NJ | 68.3 |
| 59 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 68.3 |
| 60 | Bergenfield, NJ | 68.1 |
| 61 | Middlesex, NJ | 68 |
| 62 | Clifton, NJ | 68 |
| 62 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 68 |
| 64 | Westfield, NJ | 67.9 |
| 65 | Fairview, NJ | 67.9 |
| 66 | Palisades Park, NJ | 67.8 |
| 67 | Elizabeth, NJ | 67.6 |
| 68 | Garfield, NJ | 67.6 |
| 69 | Ridgewood, NJ | 67.6 |
| 70 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 67.5 |
| 71 | Madison, NJ | 67.5 |
| 72 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 67.5 |
| 73 | Union City, NJ | 67.5 |
| 74 | South Plainfield, NJ | 67.4 |
| 75 | Ramsey, NJ | 67.4 |
| 76 | Burlington, NJ | 67.3 |
| 77 | Wallington, NJ | 66.2 |
| 78 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 66.2 |
| 79 | New Brunswick, NJ | 66.1 |
| 80 | Eatontown, NJ | 66.1 |
| 80 | Manville, NJ | 66.1 |
| 82 | Kearny, NJ | 66 |
| 83 | Passaic, NJ | 66 |
| 84 | Maywood, NJ | 66 |
| 85 | Tenafly, NJ | 65.7 |
| 86 | Woodbury, NJ | 65.7 |
| 87 | Totowa, NJ | 65.4 |
| 88 | East Orange, NJ | 65.3 |
| 89 | Bayonne, NJ | 65.3 |
| 90 | Rahway, NJ | 65.3 |
| 91 | Wanaque, NJ | 65.2 |
| 92 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 64.9 |
| 93 | Guttenberg, NJ | 64.6 |
| 94 | Gloucester City, NJ | 64.3 |
| 95 | Long Branch, NJ | 63.8 |
| 96 | Paterson, NJ | 63.7 |
| 97 | Bellmawr, NJ | 63.7 |
| 98 | Hammonton, NJ | 63.6 |
| 99 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 63.3 |
| 100 | Princeton, NJ | 63.3 |
| 101 | Woodland Park, NJ | 63.2 |
| 102 | Newark, NJ | 63 |
| 103 | Pleasantville, NJ | 62.8 |
| 104 | Montvale, NJ | 62.6 |
| 105 | Florham Park, NJ | 62.1 |
| 106 | Fort Lee, NJ | 62 |
| 107 | Atlantic City, NJ | 61.8 |
| 108 | New Providence, NJ | 61.7 |
| 109 | Trenton, NJ | 61.4 |
| 110 | Millville, NJ | 60.3 |
| 111 | Vineland, NJ | 59.8 |
| 112 | Paramus, NJ | 59.8 |
| 113 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 59.3 |
| 114 | Camden, NJ | 58.8 |
| 114 | Glassboro, NJ | 58.8 |
| 116 | Bridgeton, NJ | 55.7 |
| 117 | Ocean City, NJ | 54.4 |