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Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate

Atlantic City, NJ had the highest unemployment rate of 39 cities in April 2026, at 8.2%. Hoboken, NJ had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for New Jersey was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest8.2Atlantic City, NJ
Lowest2.3Hoboken, NJ
Median4.139 cities
New Jersey4.8History

All cities, April 2026

Atlantic City, NJ: 8.2 %Atlantic City, NJ8.2Camden, NJ: 7.6 %Camden, NJ7.6Millville, NJ: 7.1 %Millville, NJ7.1Paterson, NJ: 6.6 %Paterson, NJ6.6Bridgeton, NJ: 6.4 %Bridgeton, NJ6.4Vineland, NJ: 6.3 %Vineland, NJ6.3East Orange, NJ: 6.2 %East Orange, NJ6.2Trenton, NJ: 6.2 %Trenton, NJ6.2Newark, NJ: 6.1 %Newark, NJ6.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 5.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ5.9Plainfield, NJ: 5.2 %Plainfield, NJ5.2Rahway, NJ: 5.2 %Rahway, NJ5.2Elizabeth, NJ: 5 %Elizabeth, NJ5Bayonne, NJ: 4.9 %Bayonne, NJ4.9Carteret, NJ: 4.8 %Carteret, NJ4.8Passaic, NJ: 4.7 %Passaic, NJ4.7Garfield, NJ: 4.6 %Garfield, NJ4.6Linden, NJ: 4.6 %Linden, NJ4.6Union City, NJ: 4.3 %Union City, NJ4.3Lodi, NJ: 4.1 %Lodi, NJ4.1New Brunswick, NJ: 4.1 %New Brunswick, NJ4.1South Plainfield, NJ: 4.1 %South Plainfield, NJ4.1Hackensack, NJ: 4 %Hackensack, NJ4Kearny, NJ: 4 %Kearny, NJ4Clifton, NJ: 3.9 %Clifton, NJ3.9Jersey City, NJ: 3.8 %Jersey City, NJ3.8Long Branch, NJ: 3.8 %Long Branch, NJ3.8Sayreville, NJ: 3.8 %Sayreville, NJ3.8Englewood, NJ: 3.7 %Englewood, NJ3.7West New York, NJ: 3.7 %West New York, NJ3.7Fair Lawn, NJ: 3.5 %Fair Lawn, NJ3.5Bergenfield, NJ: 3.3 %Bergenfield, NJ3.3Paramus, NJ: 3.2 %Paramus, NJ3.2Westfield, NJ: 3.2 %Westfield, NJ3.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 2.9 %Cliffside Park, NJ2.9Fort Lee, NJ: 2.8 %Fort Lee, NJ2.8Princeton, NJ: 2.8 %Princeton, NJ2.8Ridgewood, NJ: 2.7 %Ridgewood, NJ2.7Hoboken, NJ: 2.3 %Hoboken, NJ2.3Atlantic City, NJ: 8.2 %Atlantic City, NJ8.2Camden, NJ: 7.6 %Camden, NJ7.6Millville, NJ: 7.1 %Millville, NJ7.1Paterson, NJ: 6.6 %Paterson, NJ6.6Bridgeton, NJ: 6.4 %Bridgeton, NJ6.4Vineland, NJ: 6.3 %Vineland, NJ6.3East Orange, NJ: 6.2 %East Orange, NJ6.2Trenton, NJ: 6.2 %Trenton, NJ6.2Newark, NJ: 6.1 %Newark, NJ6.1Perth Amboy, NJ: 5.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ5.9Plainfield, NJ: 5.2 %Plainfield, NJ5.2Rahway, NJ: 5.2 %Rahway, NJ5.2Elizabeth, NJ: 5 %Elizabeth, NJ5Bayonne, NJ: 4.9 %Bayonne, NJ4.9Carteret, NJ: 4.8 %Carteret, NJ4.8Passaic, NJ: 4.7 %Passaic, NJ4.7Garfield, NJ: 4.6 %Garfield, NJ4.6Linden, NJ: 4.6 %Linden, NJ4.6Union City, NJ: 4.3 %Union City, NJ4.3Lodi, NJ: 4.1 %Lodi, NJ4.1New Brunswick, NJ: 4.1 %New Brunswick, NJ4.1South Plainfield, NJ: 4.1 %South Plainfield, NJ4.1Hackensack, NJ: 4 %Hackensack, NJ4Kearny, NJ: 4 %Kearny, NJ4Clifton, NJ: 3.9 %Clifton, NJ3.9Jersey City, NJ: 3.8 %Jersey City, NJ3.8Long Branch, NJ: 3.8 %Long Branch, NJ3.8Sayreville, NJ: 3.8 %Sayreville, NJ3.8Englewood, NJ: 3.7 %Englewood, NJ3.7West New York, NJ: 3.7 %West New York, NJ3.7Fair Lawn, NJ: 3.5 %Fair Lawn, NJ3.5Bergenfield, NJ: 3.3 %Bergenfield, NJ3.3Paramus, NJ: 3.2 %Paramus, NJ3.2Westfield, NJ: 3.2 %Westfield, NJ3.2Cliffside Park, NJ: 2.9 %Cliffside Park, NJ2.9Fort Lee, NJ: 2.8 %Fort Lee, NJ2.8Princeton, NJ: 2.8 %Princeton, NJ2.8Ridgewood, NJ: 2.7 %Ridgewood, NJ2.7Hoboken, NJ: 2.3 %Hoboken, NJ2.3
%. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCitiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Atlantic City, NJ8.2-1.3 pts
2Camden, NJ7.6-1.8 pts
3Millville, NJ7.1-0.7 pts
4Paterson, NJ6.6-1.4 pts
5Bridgeton, NJ6.4-0.5 pts
6Vineland, NJ6.3-1 pts
7East Orange, NJ6.2-1.4 pts
7Trenton, NJ6.2-1.2 pts
9Newark, NJ6.1-1 pts
10Perth Amboy, NJ5.9-2 pts
11Plainfield, NJ5.2-1.4 pts
11Rahway, NJ5.2-0.3 pts
13Elizabeth, NJ5-1.3 pts
14Bayonne, NJ4.9-0.9 pts
15Carteret, NJ4.8-1.2 pts
16Passaic, NJ4.7-1.3 pts
17Garfield, NJ4.6-1.1 pts
17Linden, NJ4.6-0.8 pts
19Union City, NJ4.3-0.9 pts
20Lodi, NJ4.1-1.1 pts
20New Brunswick, NJ4.1-1.3 pts
20South Plainfield, NJ4.1-0.4 pts
23Hackensack, NJ4-0.8 pts
23Kearny, NJ4-0.8 pts
25Clifton, NJ3.9-0.8 pts
26Jersey City, NJ3.8-0.7 pts
26Long Branch, NJ3.8-0.7 pts
26Sayreville, NJ3.8-0.7 pts
29Englewood, NJ3.7-0.8 pts
29West New York, NJ3.7-0.6 pts
31Fair Lawn, NJ3.5-0.5 pts
32Bergenfield, NJ3.3-0.2 pts
33Paramus, NJ3.2-0.9 pts
33Westfield, NJ3.2-0.2 pts
35Cliffside Park, NJ2.9-0.8 pts
36Fort Lee, NJ2.8-0.8 pts
36Princeton, NJ2.8-0.6 pts
38Ridgewood, NJ2.7-0.3 pts
39Hoboken, NJ2.3-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03) (Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate, 2026-04) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate, 2026-04. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/new-jersey-cities?period=2026-04. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate, 2026-04. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/new-jersey-cities?period=2026-04.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03), Cities in New Jersey by unemployment rate, 2026-04 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/new-jersey-cities?period=2026-04 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which city has the highest unemployment rate?

Atlantic City, NJ, with 8.2% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate?

Hoboken, NJ, with 2.3% in April 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

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