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Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Camden, NJ had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 117 cities in 2021, at 14.2%. Waldwick, NJ had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 6% and the figure for New Jersey was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.2Camden, NJ
Lowest2Waldwick, NJ
Median6117 cities
New Jersey6.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Camden, NJ: 14.2 %Camden, NJ14.2Atlantic City, NJ: 13.8 %Atlantic City, NJ13.8East Orange, NJ: 11.9 %East Orange, NJ11.9Pleasantville, NJ: 11.8 %Pleasantville, NJ11.8Passaic, NJ: 11.7 %Passaic, NJ11.7South River, NJ: 11.6 %South River, NJ11.6Newark, NJ: 11.3 %Newark, NJ11.3Lincoln Park, NJ: 11 %Lincoln Park, NJ11Burlington, NJ: 10.2 %Burlington, NJ10.2Millville, NJ: 10.1 %Millville, NJ10.1Plainfield, NJ: 10.1 %Plainfield, NJ10.1Trenton, NJ: 10.1 %Trenton, NJ10.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 9.7 %Perth Amboy, NJ9.7Woodbury, NJ: 9.7 %Woodbury, NJ9.7Kinnelon, NJ: 9.6 %Kinnelon, NJ9.6Pine Hill, NJ: 9.6 %Pine Hill, NJ9.6Glassboro, NJ: 9.4 %Glassboro, NJ9.4North Plainfield, NJ: 9.3 %North Plainfield, NJ9.3Paterson, NJ: 9.3 %Paterson, NJ9.3Somers Point, NJ: 9.1 %Somers Point, NJ9.1Asbury Park, NJ: 8.9 %Asbury Park, NJ8.9Collingswood, NJ: 8.6 %Collingswood, NJ8.6Ridgefield Park, NJ: 8.6 %Ridgefield Park, NJ8.6Guttenberg, NJ: 8.6 %Guttenberg, NJ8.6Rahway, NJ: 8.6 %Rahway, NJ8.6Englewood, NJ: 8.4 %Englewood, NJ8.4Vineland, NJ: 8.3 %Vineland, NJ8.3Fairview, NJ: 8.2 %Fairview, NJ8.2Eatontown, NJ: 8.1 %Eatontown, NJ8.1Roselle, NJ: 8.1 %Roselle, NJ8.1Gloucester City, NJ: 8.1 %Gloucester City, NJ8.1Hammonton, NJ: 8.1 %Hammonton, NJ8.1Linden, NJ: 8 %Linden, NJ8Highland Park, NJ: 7.9 %Highland Park, NJ7.9Maywood, NJ: 7.7 %Maywood, NJ7.7Hackettstown, NJ: 7.6 %Hackettstown, NJ7.6Union City, NJ: 7.6 %Union City, NJ7.6Long Branch, NJ: 7.5 %Long Branch, NJ7.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 7.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ7.3Freehold, NJ: 7.3 %Freehold, NJ7.3Camden, NJ: 14.2 %Camden, NJ14.2Atlantic City, NJ: 13.8 %Atlantic City, NJ13.8East Orange, NJ: 11.9 %East Orange, NJ11.9Pleasantville, NJ: 11.8 %Pleasantville, NJ11.8Passaic, NJ: 11.7 %Passaic, NJ11.7South River, NJ: 11.6 %South River, NJ11.6Newark, NJ: 11.3 %Newark, NJ11.3Lincoln Park, NJ: 11 %Lincoln Park, NJ11Burlington, NJ: 10.2 %Burlington, NJ10.2Millville, NJ: 10.1 %Millville, NJ10.1Plainfield, NJ: 10.1 %Plainfield, NJ10.1Trenton, NJ: 10.1 %Trenton, NJ10.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 9.7 %Perth Amboy, NJ9.7Woodbury, NJ: 9.7 %Woodbury, NJ9.7Kinnelon, NJ: 9.6 %Kinnelon, NJ9.6Pine Hill, NJ: 9.6 %Pine Hill, NJ9.6Glassboro, NJ: 9.4 %Glassboro, NJ9.4North Plainfield, NJ: 9.3 %North Plainfield, NJ9.3Paterson, NJ: 9.3 %Paterson, NJ9.3Somers Point, NJ: 9.1 %Somers Point, NJ9.1Asbury Park, NJ: 8.9 %Asbury Park, NJ8.9Collingswood, NJ: 8.6 %Collingswood, NJ8.6Ridgefield Park, NJ: 8.6 %Ridgefield Park, NJ8.6Guttenberg, NJ: 8.6 %Guttenberg, NJ8.6Rahway, NJ: 8.6 %Rahway, NJ8.6Englewood, NJ: 8.4 %Englewood, NJ8.4Vineland, NJ: 8.3 %Vineland, NJ8.3Fairview, NJ: 8.2 %Fairview, NJ8.2Eatontown, NJ: 8.1 %Eatontown, NJ8.1Roselle, NJ: 8.1 %Roselle, NJ8.1Gloucester City, NJ: 8.1 %Gloucester City, NJ8.1Hammonton, NJ: 8.1 %Hammonton, NJ8.1Linden, NJ: 8 %Linden, NJ8Highland Park, NJ: 7.9 %Highland Park, NJ7.9Maywood, NJ: 7.7 %Maywood, NJ7.7Hackettstown, NJ: 7.6 %Hackettstown, NJ7.6Union City, NJ: 7.6 %Union City, NJ7.6Long Branch, NJ: 7.5 %Long Branch, NJ7.5Elmwood Park, NJ: 7.3 %Elmwood Park, NJ7.3Freehold, NJ: 7.3 %Freehold, NJ7.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Camden, NJ14.2
2Atlantic City, NJ13.8
3East Orange, NJ11.9
4Pleasantville, NJ11.8
5Passaic, NJ11.7
6South River, NJ11.6
7Newark, NJ11.3
8Lincoln Park, NJ11
9Burlington, NJ10.2
10Millville, NJ10.1
11Plainfield, NJ10.1
12Trenton, NJ10.1
13Perth Amboy, NJ9.7
14Woodbury, NJ9.7
15Kinnelon, NJ9.6
16Pine Hill, NJ9.6
17Glassboro, NJ9.4
18North Plainfield, NJ9.3
18Paterson, NJ9.3
20Somers Point, NJ9.1
21Asbury Park, NJ8.9
22Collingswood, NJ8.6
22Ridgefield Park, NJ8.6
24Guttenberg, NJ8.6
24Rahway, NJ8.6
26Englewood, NJ8.4
27Vineland, NJ8.3
28Fairview, NJ8.2
29Eatontown, NJ8.1
30Roselle, NJ8.1
31Gloucester City, NJ8.1
32Hammonton, NJ8.1
33Linden, NJ8
34Highland Park, NJ7.9
35Maywood, NJ7.7
36Hackettstown, NJ7.6
37Union City, NJ7.6
38Long Branch, NJ7.5
39Elmwood Park, NJ7.3
40Freehold, NJ7.3
41Madison, NJ7.2
42Dover, NJ7.2
43Wallington, NJ7.2
44Carteret, NJ7.1
45Chatham, NJ7
46Bridgeton, NJ7
47South Plainfield, NJ7
48West New York, NJ6.9
49Tenafly, NJ6.9
50Paramus, NJ6.8
51Summit, NJ6.6
52New Brunswick, NJ6.5
53Little Ferry, NJ6.4
54South Amboy, NJ6.4
55Phillipsburg, NJ6.4
56Bayonne, NJ6.2
57Woodland Park, NJ6.2
58Bergenfield, NJ6.1
59Secaucus, NJ6
60New Milford, NJ5.9
61Ridgefield, NJ5.9
62Clifton, NJ5.9
62Ringwood, NJ5.9
64Elizabeth, NJ5.8
65Jersey City, NJ5.8
66Hackensack, NJ5.7
66Lodi, NJ5.7
68Glen Rock, NJ5.6
68Hasbrouck Heights, NJ5.6
70Palisades Park, NJ5.6
71Middlesex, NJ5.5
72Franklin Lakes, NJ5.4
73Sayreville, NJ5.3
74Wood-Ridge, NJ5.3
75Kearny, NJ5.1
76Dumont, NJ5.1
77Fair Lawn, NJ5
78Bound Brook, NJ5
79Tinton Falls, NJ5
80Metuchen, NJ5
81Hawthorne, NJ4.9
81Lindenwold, NJ4.9
83Oakland, NJ4.8
84Garfield, NJ4.8
85Roselle Park, NJ4.6
86Cliffside Park, NJ4.5
87North Arlington, NJ4.4
88Harrison, NJ4.3
89Ridgewood, NJ4.3
90Bellmawr, NJ4.3
90Westfield, NJ4.3
92Red Bank, NJ4.3
92Somerville, NJ4.3
94Manville, NJ4.2
95Fort Lee, NJ4.1
96Pompton Lakes, NJ4
97Rutherford, NJ4
98Morristown, NJ3.9
99Beachwood, NJ3.9
100Haddonfield, NJ3.7
101Princeton, NJ3.7
102East Rutherford, NJ3.6
103Montvale, NJ3.6
104Point Pleasant, NJ3.6
105Hoboken, NJ3.5
106Totowa, NJ3.5
106Wanaque, NJ3.5
108Edgewater, NJ3.4
109New Providence, NJ3.4
110Hillsdale, NJ3.4
111Hopatcong, NJ3.4
112Florham Park, NJ3.2
113Westwood, NJ2.8
114Ocean City, NJ2.5
115River Edge, NJ2.4
116Ramsey, NJ2.3
117Waldwick, NJ2

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About this ranking

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.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: 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/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: 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) (Cities in New Jersey by unemployment 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: 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), Cities in New Jersey by unemployment 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/unemployment-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: 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). Cities in New Jersey by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in New Jersey by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Camden, NJ, with 14.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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