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

Hoboken, NJ had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 117 cities in 2021, at 81%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 47.5%. The median was 68.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 66%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81Hoboken, NJ
Lowest47.5Bridgeton, NJ
Median68.2117 cities
New Jersey66History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Hoboken, NJ: 81 %Hoboken, NJ81Morristown, NJ: 75.5 %Morristown, NJ75.5Point Pleasant, NJ: 74.6 %Point Pleasant, NJ74.6Bound Brook, NJ: 74.5 %Bound Brook, NJ74.5North Plainfield, NJ: 74.3 %North Plainfield, NJ74.3Edgewater, NJ: 73.6 %Edgewater, NJ73.6Hopatcong, NJ: 73.6 %Hopatcong, NJ73.6Roselle Park, NJ: 73.5 %Roselle Park, NJ73.5Westwood, NJ: 73.4 %Westwood, NJ73.4Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73Asbury Park, NJ: 72.7 %Asbury Park, NJ72.7Hawthorne, NJ: 72.6 %Hawthorne, NJ72.6Pompton Lakes, NJ: 72.5 %Pompton Lakes, NJ72.5Hillsdale, NJ: 72.3 %Hillsdale, NJ72.3Pine Hill, NJ: 72.3 %Pine Hill, NJ72.3South Amboy, NJ: 72.2 %South Amboy, NJ72.2Collingswood, NJ: 72 %Collingswood, NJ72Harrison, NJ: 71.9 %Harrison, NJ71.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 71.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ71.5New Milford, NJ: 71.5 %New Milford, NJ71.5Freehold, NJ: 71.3 %Freehold, NJ71.3Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 71.3 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3West New York, NJ: 71.2 %West New York, NJ71.2Sayreville, NJ: 71 %Sayreville, NJ71Waldwick, NJ: 71 %Waldwick, NJ71Dover, NJ: 70.9 %Dover, NJ70.9Metuchen, NJ: 70.9 %Metuchen, NJ70.9South Plainfield, NJ: 70.9 %South Plainfield, NJ70.9Chatham, NJ: 70.8 %Chatham, NJ70.8East Rutherford, NJ: 70.6 %East Rutherford, NJ70.6Oakland, NJ: 70.6 %Oakland, NJ70.6Roselle, NJ: 70.5 %Roselle, NJ70.5Middlesex, NJ: 70.2 %Middlesex, NJ70.2Somerville, NJ: 70.1 %Somerville, NJ70.1Highland Park, NJ: 70.1 %Highland Park, NJ70.1Beachwood, NJ: 70.1 %Beachwood, NJ70.1Little Ferry, NJ: 70.1 %Little Ferry, NJ70.1River Edge, NJ: 70.1 %River Edge, NJ70.1Ringwood, NJ: 70 %Ringwood, NJ70Plainfield, NJ: 70 %Plainfield, NJ70Hoboken, NJ: 81 %Hoboken, NJ81Morristown, NJ: 75.5 %Morristown, NJ75.5Point Pleasant, NJ: 74.6 %Point Pleasant, NJ74.6Bound Brook, NJ: 74.5 %Bound Brook, NJ74.5North Plainfield, NJ: 74.3 %North Plainfield, NJ74.3Edgewater, NJ: 73.6 %Edgewater, NJ73.6Hopatcong, NJ: 73.6 %Hopatcong, NJ73.6Roselle Park, NJ: 73.5 %Roselle Park, NJ73.5Westwood, NJ: 73.4 %Westwood, NJ73.4Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73Asbury Park, NJ: 72.7 %Asbury Park, NJ72.7Hawthorne, NJ: 72.6 %Hawthorne, NJ72.6Pompton Lakes, NJ: 72.5 %Pompton Lakes, NJ72.5Hillsdale, NJ: 72.3 %Hillsdale, NJ72.3Pine Hill, NJ: 72.3 %Pine Hill, NJ72.3South Amboy, NJ: 72.2 %South Amboy, NJ72.2Collingswood, NJ: 72 %Collingswood, NJ72Harrison, NJ: 71.9 %Harrison, NJ71.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 71.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ71.5New Milford, NJ: 71.5 %New Milford, NJ71.5Freehold, NJ: 71.3 %Freehold, NJ71.3Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 71.3 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3West New York, NJ: 71.2 %West New York, NJ71.2Sayreville, NJ: 71 %Sayreville, NJ71Waldwick, NJ: 71 %Waldwick, NJ71Dover, NJ: 70.9 %Dover, NJ70.9Metuchen, NJ: 70.9 %Metuchen, NJ70.9South Plainfield, NJ: 70.9 %South Plainfield, NJ70.9Chatham, NJ: 70.8 %Chatham, NJ70.8East Rutherford, NJ: 70.6 %East Rutherford, NJ70.6Oakland, NJ: 70.6 %Oakland, NJ70.6Roselle, NJ: 70.5 %Roselle, NJ70.5Middlesex, NJ: 70.2 %Middlesex, NJ70.2Somerville, NJ: 70.1 %Somerville, NJ70.1Highland Park, NJ: 70.1 %Highland Park, NJ70.1Beachwood, NJ: 70.1 %Beachwood, NJ70.1Little Ferry, NJ: 70.1 %Little Ferry, NJ70.1River Edge, NJ: 70.1 %River Edge, NJ70.1Ringwood, NJ: 70 %Ringwood, NJ70Plainfield, NJ: 70 %Plainfield, NJ70
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Hoboken, NJ81
2Morristown, NJ75.5
3Point Pleasant, NJ74.6
4Bound Brook, NJ74.5
5North Plainfield, NJ74.3
6Edgewater, NJ73.6
7Hopatcong, NJ73.6
8Roselle Park, NJ73.5
9Westwood, NJ73.4
10Ridgefield Park, NJ73
11Asbury Park, NJ72.7
12Hawthorne, NJ72.6
13Pompton Lakes, NJ72.5
14Hillsdale, NJ72.3
14Pine Hill, NJ72.3
16South Amboy, NJ72.2
17Collingswood, NJ72
18Harrison, NJ71.9
19Wood-Ridge, NJ71.5
20New Milford, NJ71.5
21Freehold, NJ71.3
22Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3
23West New York, NJ71.2
24Sayreville, NJ71
25Waldwick, NJ71
26Dover, NJ70.9
27Metuchen, NJ70.9
28South Plainfield, NJ70.9
29Chatham, NJ70.8
30East Rutherford, NJ70.6
31Oakland, NJ70.6
32Roselle, NJ70.5
33Middlesex, NJ70.2
34Somerville, NJ70.1
35Highland Park, NJ70.1
36Beachwood, NJ70.1
37Little Ferry, NJ70.1
38River Edge, NJ70.1
39Ringwood, NJ70
40Plainfield, NJ70
41Glen Rock, NJ69.9
41Haddonfield, NJ69.9
43Lindenwold, NJ69.8
44Bergenfield, NJ69.7
45Hackensack, NJ69.3
46Eatontown, NJ69.3
47Burlington, NJ69.3
48Jersey City, NJ69.1
49Fair Lawn, NJ68.9
50Linden, NJ68.9
50Red Bank, NJ68.9
52Madison, NJ68.9
52Summit, NJ68.9
54Guttenberg, NJ68.9
55Englewood, NJ68.7
56Tenafly, NJ68.6
57Wanaque, NJ68.5
58South River, NJ68.3
59North Arlington, NJ68.2
60Fairview, NJ68.1
61Totowa, NJ68
62Kinnelon, NJ68
63Ridgefield, NJ67.9
64Elmwood Park, NJ67.8
65Clifton, NJ67.8
66Rutherford, NJ67.6
66Secaucus, NJ67.6
68Union City, NJ67.3
69Elizabeth, NJ67.3
70Rahway, NJ67.2
71Dumont, NJ67.2
72Lincoln Park, NJ67.1
73Manville, NJ67
74Westfield, NJ66.9
75Ramsey, NJ66.9
76Hackettstown, NJ66.9
77Kearny, NJ66.6
78Somers Point, NJ66.5
79Phillipsburg, NJ66.5
80East Orange, NJ66.1
81Montvale, NJ65.9
82Pleasantville, NJ65.7
82Wallington, NJ65.7
84Palisades Park, NJ65.7
85Passaic, NJ65.6
86Ridgewood, NJ65.2
87Hammonton, NJ65.1
88Lodi, NJ65.1
89Bayonne, NJ65
90Long Branch, NJ65
91Gloucester City, NJ64.5
92New Providence, NJ64.5
93Bellmawr, NJ64.2
94Woodland Park, NJ64
95Carteret, NJ64
96Maywood, NJ63.9
97Garfield, NJ63.9
98Perth Amboy, NJ63.5
99Paterson, NJ63
100Woodbury, NJ62.8
101Millville, NJ62.7
102Fort Lee, NJ62.7
103Cliffside Park, NJ62.7
104Newark, NJ61.8
105Florham Park, NJ61.7
106Franklin Lakes, NJ61.3
107Vineland, NJ61.3
108Tinton Falls, NJ61.1
109Princeton, NJ60.9
110Glassboro, NJ60.1
111Paramus, NJ58.9
112Trenton, NJ58
113Atlantic City, NJ57.3
114New Brunswick, NJ55.5
115Camden, NJ54.9
116Ocean City, NJ53
117Bridgeton, NJ47.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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), 2021}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hoboken, NJ, with 81% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bridgeton, NJ, with 47.5% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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