Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2024
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for December 2024, among all New Jersey cities, the cities with the highest unemployment rate includes: Atlantic City (8.6%), Camden (8.6%), and Millville (7.3%).
The chart below shows the top 108 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all New Jersey cities.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.
Related Topics: New Jersey BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2024
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Atlantic City | 8.6 |
| 1 | Camden | 8.6 |
| 2 | Millville | 7.3 |
| 3 | Paterson | 7.2 |
| 4 | East Orange | 7 |
| 5 | Bridgeton | 6.8 |
| 6 | Trenton | 6.7 |
| 7 | Vineland | 6.6 |
| 8 | Newark | 6.5 |
| 8 | Perth Amboy | 6.5 |
| 9 | Plainfield | 6.3 |
| 10 | Irvington | 6.2 |
| 11 | City of Orange | 6.1 |
| 12 | Pemberton | 6 |
| 13 | Willingboro | 5.7 |
| 14 | Manchester | 5.5 |
| 15 | Barnegat | 5.4 |
| 15 | Berkeley | 5.4 |
| 15 | Rahway | 5.4 |
| 16 | Neptune | 5.3 |
| 16 | Carteret | 5.3 |
| 16 | Passaic | 5.3 |
| 17 | Winslow | 5.2 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 5.2 |
| 18 | Galloway | 5.1 |
| 18 | Bayonne | 5.1 |
| 19 | Garfield | 5 |
| 20 | Pennsauken | 4.9 |
| 21 | Egg Harbor | 4.8 |
| 22 | Belleville | 4.7 |
| 23 | Union City | 4.6 |
| 24 | Kearny | 4.5 |
| 25 | Ewing | 4.4 |
| 25 | Linden | 4.4 |
| 25 | Lodi | 4.4 |
| 26 | Deptford | 4.3 |
| 26 | Gloucester | 4.3 |
| 26 | Woodbridge | 4.3 |
| 27 | Monroe | 4.2 |
| 27 | Monroe | 4.2 |
| 27 | North Bergen | 4.2 |
| 28 | Bloomfield | 4.1 |
| 28 | Brick | 4.1 |
| 28 | North Brunswick | 4.1 |
| 28 | Piscataway | 4.1 |
| 28 | Toms River | 4.1 |
| 28 | Union | 4.1 |
| 28 | Hackensack | 4.1 |
| 28 | Long Branch | 4.1 |
| 28 | Sayreville | 4.1 |
| 29 | Hamilton | 4 |
| 29 | Hamilton | 4 |
| 29 | Lacey | 4 |
| 29 | Maplewood | 4 |
| 29 | Old Bridge | 4 |
| 29 | West Milford | 4 |
| 29 | West Orange | 4 |
| 29 | Clifton | 4 |
| 29 | Englewood | 4 |
| 29 | Jersey City | 4 |
| 29 | New Brunswick | 4 |
| 30 | Franklin | 3.9 |
| 30 | Jackson | 3.9 |
| 30 | Stafford | 3.9 |
| 30 | Vernon | 3.9 |
| 31 | East Brunswick | 3.7 |
| 31 | Howell | 3.7 |
| 31 | Middletown | 3.7 |
| 32 | Freehold | 3.6 |
| 32 | Rockaway | 3.6 |
| 32 | South Brunswick | 3.6 |
| 32 | Paramus | 3.6 |
| 32 | West New York | 3.6 |
| 33 | Edison | 3.5 |
| 33 | Manalapan | 3.5 |
| 33 | Ocean | 3.5 |
| 33 | Fair Lawn | 3.5 |
| 34 | Mount Laurel | 3.4 |
| 34 | Mount Olive | 3.4 |
| 34 | Nutley | 3.4 |
| 34 | Teaneck | 3.4 |
| 34 | Wall | 3.4 |
| 34 | Washington | 3.4 |
| 35 | Bridgewater | 3.3 |
| 35 | East Windsor | 3.3 |
| 35 | Hillsborough | 3.3 |
| 35 | Lakewood | 3.3 |
| 35 | Mahwah | 3.3 |
| 35 | Randolph | 3.3 |
| 36 | Lawrence | 3.2 |
| 36 | Marlboro | 3.2 |
| 36 | Parsippany-Troy Hills | 3.2 |
| 36 | Voorhees | 3.2 |
| 36 | Wayne | 3.2 |
| 36 | Bergenfield | 3.2 |
| 37 | Bernards | 3.1 |
| 37 | Cherry Hill | 3.1 |
| 37 | Livingston | 3.1 |
| 37 | Cliffside Park | 3.1 |
| 38 | Evesham | 3 |
| 38 | Montclair | 3 |
| 39 | Fort Lee | 2.9 |
| 39 | Westfield | 2.9 |
| 40 | Medford | 2.7 |
| 41 | West Windsor | 2.6 |
| 42 | Princeton | 2.5 |
| 43 | Hoboken | 2.4 |
| 43 | Ridgewood | 2.4 |