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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 2023, at 82%. Bridgeton, NJ had the lowest, at 53.5%. The median was 68.6% and the figure for New Jersey was 66.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82Hoboken, NJ
Lowest53.5Bridgeton, NJ
Median68.6117 cities
New Jersey66.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Hoboken, NJ: 82 %Hoboken, NJ82Roselle Park, NJ: 76.3 %Roselle Park, NJ76.3Morristown, NJ: 75.8 %Morristown, NJ75.8Hopatcong, NJ: 75.3 %Hopatcong, NJ75.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 75.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ75.1North Plainfield, NJ: 74.8 %North Plainfield, NJ74.8Bound Brook, NJ: 74.6 %Bound Brook, NJ74.6Westwood, NJ: 74.2 %Westwood, NJ74.2Edgewater, NJ: 73.9 %Edgewater, NJ73.9Asbury Park, NJ: 73.7 %Asbury Park, NJ73.7Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.7 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.7Somerville, NJ: 73.7 %Somerville, NJ73.7Harrison, NJ: 73.3 %Harrison, NJ73.3Hawthorne, NJ: 73.1 %Hawthorne, NJ73.1Plainfield, NJ: 72.9 %Plainfield, NJ72.9Point Pleasant, NJ: 72.9 %Point Pleasant, NJ72.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 72.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ72.8Highland Park, NJ: 72.7 %Highland Park, NJ72.7Dover, NJ: 72.5 %Dover, NJ72.5Collingswood, NJ: 72.3 %Collingswood, NJ72.3Metuchen, NJ: 71.8 %Metuchen, NJ71.8Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 71.3 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3Waldwick, NJ: 71.2 %Waldwick, NJ71.2New Milford, NJ: 71.1 %New Milford, NJ71.1Chatham, NJ: 71 %Chatham, NJ71South Amboy, NJ: 71 %South Amboy, NJ71Hillsdale, NJ: 70.8 %Hillsdale, NJ70.8Linden, NJ: 70.7 %Linden, NJ70.7South River, NJ: 70.6 %South River, NJ70.6Beachwood, NJ: 70.6 %Beachwood, NJ70.6Roselle, NJ: 70.5 %Roselle, NJ70.5Jersey City, NJ: 70.4 %Jersey City, NJ70.4West New York, NJ: 70.3 %West New York, NJ70.3Englewood, NJ: 70.2 %Englewood, NJ70.2North Arlington, NJ: 70.2 %North Arlington, NJ70.2Middlesex, NJ: 70.2 %Middlesex, NJ70.2River Edge, NJ: 70.2 %River Edge, NJ70.2Glen Rock, NJ: 70.2 %Glen Rock, NJ70.2Freehold, NJ: 69.9 %Freehold, NJ69.9East Rutherford, NJ: 69.9 %East Rutherford, NJ69.9Hoboken, NJ: 82 %Hoboken, NJ82Roselle Park, NJ: 76.3 %Roselle Park, NJ76.3Morristown, NJ: 75.8 %Morristown, NJ75.8Hopatcong, NJ: 75.3 %Hopatcong, NJ75.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 75.1 %Ridgefield Park, NJ75.1North Plainfield, NJ: 74.8 %North Plainfield, NJ74.8Bound Brook, NJ: 74.6 %Bound Brook, NJ74.6Westwood, NJ: 74.2 %Westwood, NJ74.2Edgewater, NJ: 73.9 %Edgewater, NJ73.9Asbury Park, NJ: 73.7 %Asbury Park, NJ73.7Pompton Lakes, NJ: 73.7 %Pompton Lakes, NJ73.7Somerville, NJ: 73.7 %Somerville, NJ73.7Harrison, NJ: 73.3 %Harrison, NJ73.3Hawthorne, NJ: 73.1 %Hawthorne, NJ73.1Plainfield, NJ: 72.9 %Plainfield, NJ72.9Point Pleasant, NJ: 72.9 %Point Pleasant, NJ72.9Wood-Ridge, NJ: 72.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ72.8Highland Park, NJ: 72.7 %Highland Park, NJ72.7Dover, NJ: 72.5 %Dover, NJ72.5Collingswood, NJ: 72.3 %Collingswood, NJ72.3Metuchen, NJ: 71.8 %Metuchen, NJ71.8Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 71.3 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3Waldwick, NJ: 71.2 %Waldwick, NJ71.2New Milford, NJ: 71.1 %New Milford, NJ71.1Chatham, NJ: 71 %Chatham, NJ71South Amboy, NJ: 71 %South Amboy, NJ71Hillsdale, NJ: 70.8 %Hillsdale, NJ70.8Linden, NJ: 70.7 %Linden, NJ70.7South River, NJ: 70.6 %South River, NJ70.6Beachwood, NJ: 70.6 %Beachwood, NJ70.6Roselle, NJ: 70.5 %Roselle, NJ70.5Jersey City, NJ: 70.4 %Jersey City, NJ70.4West New York, NJ: 70.3 %West New York, NJ70.3Englewood, NJ: 70.2 %Englewood, NJ70.2North Arlington, NJ: 70.2 %North Arlington, NJ70.2Middlesex, NJ: 70.2 %Middlesex, NJ70.2River Edge, NJ: 70.2 %River Edge, NJ70.2Glen Rock, NJ: 70.2 %Glen Rock, NJ70.2Freehold, NJ: 69.9 %Freehold, NJ69.9East Rutherford, NJ: 69.9 %East Rutherford, NJ69.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hoboken, NJ82+2 pts
2Roselle Park, NJ76.3+0.3 pts
3Morristown, NJ75.8+0.8 pts
4Hopatcong, NJ75.3+1.1 pts
5Ridgefield Park, NJ75.1+1.2 pts
6North Plainfield, NJ74.8+1.8 pts
7Bound Brook, NJ74.60 pts
8Westwood, NJ74.2-1.5 pts
9Edgewater, NJ73.9+0.8 pts
10Asbury Park, NJ73.7+1.6 pts
10Pompton Lakes, NJ73.7-0.1 pts
12Somerville, NJ73.7+0.1 pts
13Harrison, NJ73.3+1.3 pts
14Hawthorne, NJ73.1+0.8 pts
15Plainfield, NJ72.9+0.8 pts
16Point Pleasant, NJ72.9+0.9 pts
17Wood-Ridge, NJ72.8-1.7 pts
18Highland Park, NJ72.7+0.3 pts
19Dover, NJ72.5+3.2 pts
20Collingswood, NJ72.3+0.7 pts
21Metuchen, NJ71.8+0.2 pts
22Hasbrouck Heights, NJ71.3+1.3 pts
23Waldwick, NJ71.2-1.5 pts
24New Milford, NJ71.1-1.2 pts
25Chatham, NJ71-0.1 pts
25South Amboy, NJ71+0.1 pts
27Hillsdale, NJ70.8-1.1 pts
28Linden, NJ70.7+0.6 pts
29South River, NJ70.6+1.7 pts
30Beachwood, NJ70.6-0.9 pts
31Roselle, NJ70.5+0.1 pts
32Jersey City, NJ70.4+0.5 pts
33West New York, NJ70.3+0.5 pts
34Englewood, NJ70.2+1.5 pts
35North Arlington, NJ70.2+1.4 pts
36Middlesex, NJ70.2+1.1 pts
37River Edge, NJ70.2+1 pts
38Glen Rock, NJ70.2+0.5 pts
39Freehold, NJ69.9-2.9 pts
40East Rutherford, NJ69.9+0.3 pts
41Dumont, NJ69.8+0.5 pts
42Red Bank, NJ69.8+1 pts
43Pine Hill, NJ69.8-1 pts
44Hackensack, NJ69.7+0.2 pts
45Sayreville, NJ69.70 pts
46Guttenberg, NJ69.6-0.5 pts
47Lindenwold, NJ69.6+0.9 pts
48Haddonfield, NJ69.6-0.5 pts
49Ringwood, NJ69.5-1.2 pts
50South Plainfield, NJ69.5-0.1 pts
51Little Ferry, NJ69.4-0.8 pts
52Summit, NJ69.4-0.3 pts
53Oakland, NJ69.4-0.9 pts
54Palisades Park, NJ69.2+1.5 pts
55Hackettstown, NJ69.1+2.7 pts
55Manville, NJ69.1+0.3 pts
57Madison, NJ69-0.7 pts
58Kinnelon, NJ68.9+0.9 pts
59Lincoln Park, NJ68.6+1.2 pts
60Fair Lawn, NJ68.4+0.3 pts
61Fairview, NJ68.4+2.1 pts
62Somers Point, NJ68.3+0.8 pts
63Union City, NJ68.3+0.1 pts
64Clifton, NJ68.3-0.3 pts
65Eatontown, NJ68.2+1 pts
66Rutherford, NJ68.1+1 pts
67Tenafly, NJ67.9+0.6 pts
68Secaucus, NJ67.9+0.7 pts
69Phillipsburg, NJ67.7+2.1 pts
70Lodi, NJ67.6+0.3 pts
71Perth Amboy, NJ67.5+2.5 pts
71Wanaque, NJ67.5+1.1 pts
73Elmwood Park, NJ67.5+0.1 pts
74Bergenfield, NJ67.4-1.2 pts
75Elizabeth, NJ67.4+1.3 pts
76Passaic, NJ67.3+0.6 pts
77Burlington, NJ67.2+1 pts
77Westfield, NJ67.2-1 pts
79Ridgewood, NJ67+1.3 pts
80Kearny, NJ67-0.5 pts
81Totowa, NJ66.8-0.3 pts
82Maywood, NJ66.6+1.1 pts
83East Orange, NJ66.6-0.3 pts
84Woodbury, NJ66.4+2 pts
85Rahway, NJ66.3-1.6 pts
86Garfield, NJ66.3+0.6 pts
87Long Branch, NJ66.1+0.8 pts
88Ridgefield, NJ65.7-1.4 pts
89Wallington, NJ65.6-0.7 pts
90Hammonton, NJ65.3-0.3 pts
91Bayonne, NJ65.2-0.3 pts
92Carteret, NJ64.5+0.4 pts
93Ramsey, NJ64.4-0.5 pts
94Gloucester City, NJ64.3-2.1 pts
95Pleasantville, NJ64.2+0.9 pts
96Woodland Park, NJ63.9+0.5 pts
97Tinton Falls, NJ63.9+1.7 pts
98New Brunswick, NJ63.9+3.6 pts
99Bellmawr, NJ63.7+0.8 pts
100Cliffside Park, NJ63.4-0.6 pts
101Fort Lee, NJ63.3+1.2 pts
102Paterson, NJ63.2-0.2 pts
103Florham Park, NJ62.4-0.3 pts
104Montvale, NJ62.1-0.9 pts
105Newark, NJ62-0.2 pts
106Millville, NJ61.7-0.8 pts
107Princeton, NJ61.5-0.2 pts
108New Providence, NJ60.9-2.3 pts
109Vineland, NJ60.5+0.3 pts
110Trenton, NJ60+0.9 pts
111Atlantic City, NJ59.1+0.6 pts
112Camden, NJ58.4+1.8 pts
113Paramus, NJ58.1-0.9 pts
114Glassboro, NJ57.8-2.6 pts
115Franklin Lakes, NJ57.7+1.9 pts
116Ocean City, NJ54.8+1.5 pts
117Bridgeton, NJ53.5+3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (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 82% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bridgeton, NJ, with 53.5% in 2023.

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