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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 2022, at 80%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 50.5%. The median was 68.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 66.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80Hoboken, NJ
Lowest50.5Bridgeton, NJ
Median68.2117 cities
New Jersey66.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Hoboken, NJ: 80 %Hoboken, NJ80Roselle Park, NJ: 76 %Roselle Park, NJ76Westwood, NJ: 75.7 %Westwood, NJ75.7Morristown, NJ: 75 %Morristown, NJ75Bound Brook, NJ: 74.5 %Bound Brook, NJ74.5Wood-Ridge, NJ: 74.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ74.5Hopatcong, NJ: 74.2 %Hopatcong, NJ74.2Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73.8 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73.8Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.8 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.8Somerville, NJ: 73.6 %Somerville, NJ73.6Edgewater, NJ: 73.1 %Edgewater, NJ73.1North Plainfield, NJ: 73 %North Plainfield, NJ73Freehold, NJ: 72.8 %Freehold, NJ72.8Waldwick, NJ: 72.7 %Waldwick, NJ72.7Highland Park, NJ: 72.4 %Highland Park, NJ72.4Hawthorne, NJ: 72.3 %Hawthorne, NJ72.3New Milford, NJ: 72.3 %New Milford, NJ72.3Plainfield, NJ: 72.1 %Plainfield, NJ72.1Asbury Park, NJ: 72.1 %Asbury Park, NJ72.1Harrison, NJ: 72 %Harrison, NJ72Point Pleasant, NJ: 72 %Point Pleasant, NJ72Hillsdale, NJ: 71.9 %Hillsdale, NJ71.9Collingswood, NJ: 71.6 %Collingswood, NJ71.6Metuchen, NJ: 71.6 %Metuchen, NJ71.6Beachwood, NJ: 71.5 %Beachwood, NJ71.5Chatham, NJ: 71.2 %Chatham, NJ71.2South Amboy, NJ: 70.9 %South Amboy, NJ70.9Pine Hill, NJ: 70.8 %Pine Hill, NJ70.8Ringwood, NJ: 70.7 %Ringwood, NJ70.7Roselle, NJ: 70.4 %Roselle, NJ70.4Oakland, NJ: 70.3 %Oakland, NJ70.3Little Ferry, NJ: 70.3 %Little Ferry, NJ70.3Guttenberg, NJ: 70.1 %Guttenberg, NJ70.1Linden, NJ: 70.1 %Linden, NJ70.1Haddonfield, NJ: 70 %Haddonfield, NJ70Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 70 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ70Jersey City, NJ: 69.8 %Jersey City, NJ69.8West New York, NJ: 69.8 %West New York, NJ69.8Madison, NJ: 69.7 %Madison, NJ69.7Summit, NJ: 69.7 %Summit, NJ69.7Hoboken, NJ: 80 %Hoboken, NJ80Roselle Park, NJ: 76 %Roselle Park, NJ76Westwood, NJ: 75.7 %Westwood, NJ75.7Morristown, NJ: 75 %Morristown, NJ75Bound Brook, NJ: 74.5 %Bound Brook, NJ74.5Wood-Ridge, NJ: 74.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ74.5Hopatcong, NJ: 74.2 %Hopatcong, NJ74.2Ridgefield Park, NJ: 73.8 %Ridgefield Park, NJ73.8Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.8 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.8Somerville, NJ: 73.6 %Somerville, NJ73.6Edgewater, NJ: 73.1 %Edgewater, NJ73.1North Plainfield, NJ: 73 %North Plainfield, NJ73Freehold, NJ: 72.8 %Freehold, NJ72.8Waldwick, NJ: 72.7 %Waldwick, NJ72.7Highland Park, NJ: 72.4 %Highland Park, NJ72.4Hawthorne, NJ: 72.3 %Hawthorne, NJ72.3New Milford, NJ: 72.3 %New Milford, NJ72.3Plainfield, NJ: 72.1 %Plainfield, NJ72.1Asbury Park, NJ: 72.1 %Asbury Park, NJ72.1Harrison, NJ: 72 %Harrison, NJ72Point Pleasant, NJ: 72 %Point Pleasant, NJ72Hillsdale, NJ: 71.9 %Hillsdale, NJ71.9Collingswood, NJ: 71.6 %Collingswood, NJ71.6Metuchen, NJ: 71.6 %Metuchen, NJ71.6Beachwood, NJ: 71.5 %Beachwood, NJ71.5Chatham, NJ: 71.2 %Chatham, NJ71.2South Amboy, NJ: 70.9 %South Amboy, NJ70.9Pine Hill, NJ: 70.8 %Pine Hill, NJ70.8Ringwood, NJ: 70.7 %Ringwood, NJ70.7Roselle, NJ: 70.4 %Roselle, NJ70.4Oakland, NJ: 70.3 %Oakland, NJ70.3Little Ferry, NJ: 70.3 %Little Ferry, NJ70.3Guttenberg, NJ: 70.1 %Guttenberg, NJ70.1Linden, NJ: 70.1 %Linden, NJ70.1Haddonfield, NJ: 70 %Haddonfield, NJ70Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 70 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ70Jersey City, NJ: 69.8 %Jersey City, NJ69.8West New York, NJ: 69.8 %West New York, NJ69.8Madison, NJ: 69.7 %Madison, NJ69.7Summit, NJ: 69.7 %Summit, NJ69.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hoboken, NJ80-1 pts
2Roselle Park, NJ76+2.5 pts
3Westwood, NJ75.7+2.3 pts
4Morristown, NJ75-0.5 pts
5Bound Brook, NJ74.50 pts
5Wood-Ridge, NJ74.5+3 pts
7Hopatcong, NJ74.2+0.6 pts
8Ridgefield Park, NJ73.8+0.8 pts
9Pompton Lakes, NJ73.8+1.3 pts
10Somerville, NJ73.6+3.5 pts
11Edgewater, NJ73.1-0.5 pts
12North Plainfield, NJ73-1.3 pts
13Freehold, NJ72.8+1.5 pts
14Waldwick, NJ72.7+1.8 pts
15Highland Park, NJ72.4+2.3 pts
16Hawthorne, NJ72.3-0.2 pts
17New Milford, NJ72.3+0.8 pts
18Plainfield, NJ72.1+2.2 pts
19Asbury Park, NJ72.1-0.7 pts
20Harrison, NJ720 pts
20Point Pleasant, NJ72-2.6 pts
22Hillsdale, NJ71.9-0.4 pts
23Collingswood, NJ71.6-0.4 pts
23Metuchen, NJ71.6+0.7 pts
25Beachwood, NJ71.5+1.4 pts
26Chatham, NJ71.2+0.3 pts
27South Amboy, NJ70.9-1.3 pts
28Pine Hill, NJ70.8-1.5 pts
29Ringwood, NJ70.7+0.7 pts
30Roselle, NJ70.4-0.1 pts
31Oakland, NJ70.3-0.3 pts
32Little Ferry, NJ70.3+0.2 pts
33Guttenberg, NJ70.1+1.3 pts
34Linden, NJ70.1+1.1 pts
35Haddonfield, NJ70+0.1 pts
36Hasbrouck Heights, NJ70-1.3 pts
37Jersey City, NJ69.8+0.7 pts
38West New York, NJ69.8-1.3 pts
39Madison, NJ69.7+0.8 pts
40Summit, NJ69.7+0.8 pts
41Glen Rock, NJ69.6-0.3 pts
41Sayreville, NJ69.6-1.4 pts
43South Plainfield, NJ69.6-1.3 pts
44Hackensack, NJ69.6+0.2 pts
45East Rutherford, NJ69.5-1.1 pts
46Dumont, NJ69.3+2.1 pts
47Dover, NJ69.2-1.7 pts
48River Edge, NJ69.1-0.9 pts
49Middlesex, NJ69.1-1.1 pts
50Manville, NJ68.9+1.9 pts
50South River, NJ68.9+0.5 pts
52North Arlington, NJ68.9+0.7 pts
53Red Bank, NJ68.8-0.1 pts
54Englewood, NJ68.7-0 pts
55Bergenfield, NJ68.7-1 pts
55Lindenwold, NJ68.7-1.1 pts
57Clifton, NJ68.6+0.8 pts
58Union City, NJ68.2+0.9 pts
59Westfield, NJ68.2+1.2 pts
60Fair Lawn, NJ68.1-0.8 pts
61Kinnelon, NJ680 pts
62Rahway, NJ67.9+0.6 pts
63Palisades Park, NJ67.7+2 pts
64Kearny, NJ67.5+0.9 pts
65Somers Point, NJ67.5+1 pts
66Elmwood Park, NJ67.4-0.4 pts
67Lincoln Park, NJ67.4+0.3 pts
68Tenafly, NJ67.3-1.4 pts
69Lodi, NJ67.2+2.2 pts
70Eatontown, NJ67.2-2.1 pts
71Secaucus, NJ67.2-0.4 pts
72Ridgefield, NJ67.1-0.8 pts
73Rutherford, NJ67.1-0.5 pts
74Totowa, NJ67-1 pts
75East Orange, NJ66.9+0.8 pts
76Passaic, NJ66.7+1 pts
77Hackettstown, NJ66.5-0.4 pts
78Gloucester City, NJ66.4+1.9 pts
79Wanaque, NJ66.4-2.1 pts
80Wallington, NJ66.4+0.6 pts
81Fairview, NJ66.3-1.8 pts
82Burlington, NJ66.2-3.1 pts
83Elizabeth, NJ66.1-1.2 pts
84Ridgewood, NJ65.7+0.5 pts
85Hammonton, NJ65.7+0.5 pts
86Garfield, NJ65.7+1.8 pts
87Phillipsburg, NJ65.6-0.9 pts
88Maywood, NJ65.5+1.6 pts
89Bayonne, NJ65.5+0.5 pts
90Long Branch, NJ65.3+0.3 pts
91Perth Amboy, NJ65+1.4 pts
92Ramsey, NJ64.8-2.1 pts
93Woodbury, NJ64.3+1.5 pts
94Carteret, NJ64+0.1 pts
95Cliffside Park, NJ64+1.3 pts
96Woodland Park, NJ63.5-0.6 pts
97Paterson, NJ63.4+0.4 pts
98Pleasantville, NJ63.3-2.5 pts
99New Providence, NJ63.2-1.3 pts
100Montvale, NJ63-3 pts
101Bellmawr, NJ62.9-1.2 pts
102Florham Park, NJ62.7+1 pts
103Millville, NJ62.5-0.3 pts
104Newark, NJ62.2+0.5 pts
104Tinton Falls, NJ62.2+1.2 pts
106Fort Lee, NJ62.1-0.6 pts
107Princeton, NJ61.7+0.8 pts
108Glassboro, NJ60.5+0.4 pts
109Vineland, NJ60.2-1 pts
110New Brunswick, NJ60.2+4.7 pts
111Trenton, NJ59.1+1.1 pts
112Paramus, NJ590 pts
113Atlantic City, NJ58.6+1.3 pts
114Camden, NJ56.7+1.8 pts
115Franklin Lakes, NJ55.8-5.5 pts
116Ocean City, NJ53.3+0.4 pts
117Bridgeton, NJ50.5+2.9 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (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 80% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bridgeton, NJ, with 50.5% in 2022.

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