# Cities in New Jersey by unemployment 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: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 14.5 |
| 2 | Camden, NJ | 14.5 |
| 3 | Perth Amboy, NJ | 14.3 |
| 4 | Passaic, NJ | 12.5 |
| 5 | Burlington, NJ | 12.2 |
| 6 | Newark, NJ | 11.6 |
| 7 | Paterson, NJ | 10.7 |
| 8 | Pleasantville, NJ | 10.7 |
| 9 | Somers Point, NJ | 10.5 |
| 10 | Carteret, NJ | 10.1 |
| 11 | Lincoln Park, NJ | 10.1 |
| 11 | Trenton, NJ | 10.1 |
| 13 | Ridgefield Park, NJ | 9.9 |
| 14 | Linden, NJ | 9.5 |
| 15 | Fairview, NJ | 9.4 |
| 16 | Union City, NJ | 9.4 |
| 17 | East Orange, NJ | 9.2 |
| 18 | Plainfield, NJ | 8.9 |
| 19 | North Plainfield, NJ | 8.8 |
| 20 | West New York, NJ | 8.4 |
| 21 | Wallington, NJ | 8.3 |
| 22 | Freehold, NJ | 8.2 |
| 23 | Hackettstown, NJ | 8.2 |
| 24 | Kinnelon, NJ | 8.1 |
| 25 | New Brunswick, NJ | 8.1 |
| 26 | Maywood, NJ | 8.1 |
| 27 | Edgewater, NJ | 8 |
| 28 | Roselle, NJ | 8 |
| 29 | Pine Hill, NJ | 7.9 |
| 30 | Woodbury, NJ | 7.9 |
| 31 | Vineland, NJ | 7.9 |
| 32 | Englewood, NJ | 7.8 |
| 33 | South River, NJ | 7.7 |
| 34 | Paramus, NJ | 7.7 |
| 35 | Elizabeth, NJ | 7.7 |
| 36 | Hackensack, NJ | 7.7 |
| 37 | Little Ferry, NJ | 7.6 |
| 38 | Elmwood Park, NJ | 7.4 |
| 39 | Glassboro, NJ | 7.4 |
| 40 | Phillipsburg, NJ | 7.3 |
| 41 | Rahway, NJ | 7.3 |
| 42 | Clifton, NJ | 7.1 |
| 43 | Lodi, NJ | 7 |
| 44 | Long Branch, NJ | 7 |
| 45 | Tenafly, NJ | 6.8 |
| 46 | Guttenberg, NJ | 6.8 |
| 47 | Garfield, NJ | 6.7 |
| 48 | Eatontown, NJ | 6.7 |
| 49 | Kearny, NJ | 6.6 |
| 50 | New Milford, NJ | 6.4 |
| 51 | Madison, NJ | 6.3 |
| 52 | North Arlington, NJ | 6.3 |
| 53 | Fair Lawn, NJ | 6.2 |
| 54 | Bergenfield, NJ | 6.2 |
| 55 | Hammonton, NJ | 6.1 |
| 56 | Millville, NJ | 6.1 |
| 57 | Glen Rock, NJ | 6 |
| 58 | South Amboy, NJ | 5.9 |
| 59 | Montvale, NJ | 5.9 |
| 60 | Dover, NJ | 5.9 |
| 60 | Fort Lee, NJ | 5.9 |
| 60 | Metuchen, NJ | 5.9 |
| 63 | Sayreville, NJ | 5.8 |
| 64 | Tinton Falls, NJ | 5.8 |
| 65 | Bridgeton, NJ | 5.8 |
| 66 | Asbury Park, NJ | 5.6 |
| 66 | Ridgefield, NJ | 5.6 |
| 66 | Secaucus, NJ | 5.6 |
| 69 | South Plainfield, NJ | 5.6 |
| 69 | Woodland Park, NJ | 5.6 |
| 71 | Palisades Park, NJ | 5.6 |
| 72 | Jersey City, NJ | 5.5 |
| 73 | Collingswood, NJ | 5.5 |
| 74 | Bayonne, NJ | 5.5 |
| 75 | Summit, NJ | 5.4 |
| 76 | Oakland, NJ | 5.4 |
| 77 | Florham Park, NJ | 5.4 |
| 78 | Gloucester City, NJ | 5.4 |
| 79 | Morristown, NJ | 5.3 |
| 80 | Harrison, NJ | 5.3 |
| 81 | Chatham, NJ | 5.2 |
| 82 | Hawthorne, NJ | 5.1 |
| 83 | Ringwood, NJ | 4.9 |
| 84 | Wood-Ridge, NJ | 4.8 |
| 85 | Roselle Park, NJ | 4.8 |
| 86 | Highland Park, NJ | 4.8 |
| 87 | River Edge, NJ | 4.7 |
| 88 | Lindenwold, NJ | 4.6 |
| 89 | Cliffside Park, NJ | 4.4 |
| 90 | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | 4.4 |
| 91 | Princeton, NJ | 4.3 |
| 92 | East Rutherford, NJ | 4.3 |
| 93 | Rutherford, NJ | 4.2 |
| 94 | Bound Brook, NJ | 4.1 |
| 95 | Bellmawr, NJ | 4 |
| 96 | Wanaque, NJ | 4 |
| 97 | New Providence, NJ | 3.9 |
| 98 | Hoboken, NJ | 3.8 |
| 99 | Dumont, NJ | 3.7 |
| 100 | Westfield, NJ | 3.7 |
| 101 | Haddonfield, NJ | 3.6 |
| 102 | Middlesex, NJ | 3.6 |
| 103 | Red Bank, NJ | 3.5 |
| 104 | Ridgewood, NJ | 3.4 |
| 105 | Somerville, NJ | 3.4 |
| 106 | Hillsdale, NJ | 3.4 |
| 107 | Ramsey, NJ | 3.2 |
| 108 | Ocean City, NJ | 3.2 |
| 109 | Beachwood, NJ | 3.1 |
| 110 | Pompton Lakes, NJ | 3.1 |
| 111 | Manville, NJ | 3.1 |
| 112 | Totowa, NJ | 3 |
| 113 | Point Pleasant, NJ | 3 |
| 114 | Hopatcong, NJ | 2.9 |
| 115 | Westwood, NJ | 2.5 |
| 116 | Franklin Lakes, NJ | 2.3 |
| 117 | Waldwick, NJ | 2.2 |