Employment Status in New Jersey (State)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.113723%0.399347%0.113723%0.1%8,12460.509916%58.423796%60.509916%60.5%4,322,6194.32M5.163604%4.660351%5.163604%5.2%368,870369k34.212757%36.516507%34.212757%34.2%2,444,0412.44M
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
50%0%50%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.027996%-0.027996%-0.027996%0.0%0.027996%0.177678%0.027996%0.177678%0.205674%0.2%1,0357,089-55.531139%-55.531139%-55.531139%55.5%55.531139%10.318984%55.531139%10.318984%65.850122%65.9%2,052,9492.05M2,269,6702.27M-4.770387%-4.770387%-4.770387%4.8%4.770387%0.814980%4.770387%0.814980%5.585366%5.6%176,358176k192,512193k-28.358837%-11.311641%-28.358837%-11.311641%-39.670478%39.7%28.358837%28.358837%28.358837%28.4%1,466,5911.47M977,450977k
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of New Jersey
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%6.722984%7%0.424004%92.853011%93%39,40239.4k0.000000%19.730927%20%1.351595%78.917478%79%60,17460.2k0.000000%35.373268%35%2.463685%62.163048%62%149,006149k0.000000%54.418829%54%3.440051%42.141120%42%163,349163k0.007556%64.761989%65%4.436197%30.794258%31%145,725146k0.021748%72.880684%73%4.558371%22.539198%23%455,899456k0.026040%78.324670%78%5.096502%16.552788%17%1,044,0711.04M0.154785%78.664218%79%5.362257%15.818740%16%922,191922k0.233291%77.348239%77%6.432914%6%15.985556%16%447,948448k0.280284%76.170234%76%7.452188%7%16.097294%16%435,599436k0.423728%66.589403%67%10.026461%10%22.960408%23%228,687229k0.278735%52.932182%53%10.255100%10%36.533983%37%121,795122k0.170297%25.189225%25%7.620200%8%67.020277%67%116,897117k0%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.646%4.65%10.034%10.0%15.830%15.8%24.571%24.6%30.629%30.6%40.844%40.8%49.992%50.0%59.393%59.4%60.108%60.1%69.884%69.9%68.503%68.5%77.573%77.6%72.880%72.9%84.101%84.1%71.857%71.9%85.973%86.0%71.206%71.2%83.978%84.0%73.933%73.9%78.871%78.9%67.889%67.9%66.182%66.2%54.422%54.4%52.093%52.1%27.700%27.7%23.159%23.2%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
More Females More Males
United States
New Jersey
10%0%10%20%30%40%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1935.488884%41.016468%35.488884%35.5%1.3551.3516,73216.7k22,67022.7k25.101003%27.081090%25.101003%25.1%1.2511.2526,73226.7k33,44233.4k15.647568%15.815003%15.647568%15.6%1.1561.1669,09769.1k79,90979.9k5.731810%8.933597%5.731810%5.7%1.0571.0679,39979.4k83,95084.0k5.983377%9.273799%5.983377%6.0%1.0601.0670,74670.7k74,97975.0k6.666002%6.810799%6.666002%6.7%1.0671.07220,597221k235,302235k9.783821%9.942320%9.783821%9.8%1.0981.10497,689498k546,382546k16.428496%16.373591%16.428496%16.4%1.1641.16426,095426k496,096496k17.548699%17.677567%17.548699%17.5%1.1751.18205,907206k242,041242k10.954041%12.932183%10.954041%11.0%1.1101.11206,490206k229,109229k2.689983%6.899104%2.689983%2.7%1.0271.03112,826113k115,861116k3.687599%3.680827%3.687599%3.7%1.0371.0459,79559.8k62,00062.0k-12.470464%-6.213837%-12.470464%12.5%0.8890.8961,87961.9k55,01855.0k
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, New Jersey, and selected other stateses
New Jersey
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-1910.034%10.0%24.571%24.6%40.844%40.8%59.393%59.4%69.884%69.9%77.573%77.6%84.101%84.1%85.973%86.0%83.978%84.0%78.871%78.9%66.182%66.2%52.093%52.1%23.159%23.2%
% employed percentage of male population in New Jersey

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, New Jersey, and selected other stateses
New Jersey
United States
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-194.646%4.65%15.830%15.8%30.629%30.6%49.992%50.0%60.108%60.1%68.503%68.5%72.880%72.9%71.857%71.9%71.206%71.2%73.933%73.9%67.889%67.9%54.422%54.4%27.700%27.7%
% employed percentage of female population in New Jersey

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …229.540205%26.355280%29.540205%29.5%479,195479k11.996888%11.360258%11.996888%12.0%194,611195k1.538301%1.562423%1.538301%1.5%24,95425.0k0.470663%0.683291%0.470663%0.5%7,63526.333161%25.569630%26.333161%26.3%427,171427k10.427271%10.956809%10.427271%10.4%169,149169k5.929679%6.351691%5.929679%5.9%96,19096.2k13.763832%17.160618%13.763832%13.8%223,274223k
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work67.836692%65.952090%67.836692%67.8%479,195479k27.549884%28.428183%27.549884%27.5%194,611195k3.532584%3.909845%3.532584%3.5%24,95425.0k1.080840%1.709883%1.080840%1.1%7,635

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work46.645388%42.588545%46.645388%46.6%427,171427k18.470404%18.249563%18.470404%18.5%169,149169k10.503569%10.579320%10.503569%10.5%96,19096.2k24.380640%28.582572%24.380640%24.4%223,274223k

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.958241%83.226008%82.958241%83.0%1,600,2961.60M75.912136%74.180718%75.912136%75.9%893,936894k68.825791%66.788302%68.825791%68.8%865,368865k58.488542%53.682838%58.488542%58.5%255,182255k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1AsianWhite-35.897955%-37.862075%-35.897955%35.9%35.897955%4.826920%37.862075%4.463707%40.724875%40.7%38.187%38.2%-32.910546%-5.597258%-36.128555%-3.517674%-38.507804%38.5%32.910546%36.128555%32.910546%32.9%35.776%35.8%-24.592066%-13.330369%-27.869601%-15.010322%-37.922434%37.9%24.592066%27.869601%24.592066%24.6%30.969%31.0%-24.161752%-12.869260%-26.161197%-15.426843%-37.031012%37.0%24.161752%26.161197%24.161752%24.2%30.564%30.6%-20.447374%-19.363680%-24.954644%-13.027025%-39.811054%39.8%20.447374%24.954644%20.447374%20.4%30.425%30.4%-23.562524%-7.640815%-25.133162%-7.811371%-31.203339%31.2%23.562524%25.133162%23.562524%23.6%27.397%27.4%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
5%0%5%10%%BlackMixedOtherHispanic1WhiteAsian-9.604307%-8.765765%-9.604307%9.6%9.604307%1.199952%8.765765%1.133306%10.804259%10.8%10.173%10.2%-8.220969%-7.020561%-8.220969%8.2%8.220969%0.537579%7.020561%1.131800%8.758549%8.8%8.483%8.48%-6.561235%-0.994061%-6.988092%-0.118912%-7.555296%7.6%6.561235%6.988092%6.561235%6.6%7.037%7.04%-5.882093%-0.299706%-5.825146%-6.181799%6.2%5.882093%5.825146%0.212717%5.882093%5.9%6.031%6.03%-4.590959%-4.033020%-4.590959%4.6%4.590959%1.056124%4.033020%1.031386%5.647083%5.6%5.117%5.12%-3.974699%-0.221586%-3.900544%-4.196285%4.2%3.974699%3.900544%0.501611%3.974699%4.0%4.089%4.09%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
0.0%0.5%1.0%%MixedWhiteHispanic1BlackOtherAsian-0.078451%-0.300625%-0.078451%0.08%0.078451%0.673996%0.300625%1.086130%0.752447%0.75%0.407%0.41%-0.040450%-0.116401%-0.040450%0.04%0.040450%0.236322%0.116401%0.788752%0.276773%0.28%0.158%0.16%-0.028552%-0.129147%-0.028552%0.03%0.028552%0.224387%0.129147%0.591307%0.252939%0.25%0.141%0.14%-0.032558%-0.207069%-0.032558%0.03%0.032558%0.174026%0.207069%0.646166%0.206584%0.21%0.115%0.12%-0.036360%-0.115488%-0.036360%0.04%0.036360%0.134610%0.115488%0.440031%0.170971%0.17%0.107%0.11%-0.007785%-0.088363%-0.007785%0.01%0.007785%0.050862%0.088363%0.426721%0.058647%0.06%0.032%0.03%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%%WhiteAsianHispanic1OtherMixedBlack-68.796661%-67.055467%-68.796661%68.8%68.796661%7.640815%67.055467%7.811371%76.437476%76.4%72.603%72.6%-60.188946%-62.018331%-60.188946%60.2%60.188946%19.363680%62.018331%13.027025%79.552626%79.6%69.575%69.6%-62.968988%-58.411960%-62.968988%63.0%62.968988%12.869260%58.411960%15.426843%75.838248%75.8%69.436%69.4%-62.077566%-57.120077%-62.077566%62.1%62.077566%13.330369%57.120077%15.010322%75.407934%75.4%69.031%69.0%-61.492196%-60.353771%-61.492196%61.5%61.492196%5.597258%60.353771%3.517674%67.089454%67.1%64.224%64.2%-59.275125%-4.826920%-57.674218%-4.463707%-64.102045%64.1%59.275125%57.674218%59.275125%59.3%61.813%61.8%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by County in New Jersey

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
20.8%23.4%26.0%28.7%31.3%34.0%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
6.3%8.2%10.0%11.9%13.7%15.6%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
1.04%1.49%1.93%2.38%2.82%3.27%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.21%0.42%0.62%0.82%1.03%1.23%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
59%66%73%80%86%94%
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Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in New Jersey

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%3.7%7.4%11.1%14.8%18.6%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%7.0%8.8%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Employment Status by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#IselinRidgewoodWestfieldSummitFair LawnSomersetNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldSayrevilleHobokenLong BranchElmwood ParkOld BridgeUnion CityLodiPrincetonBergenfieldBayonneCliftonGarfieldRahwayFort LeeCliffside ParkCliffside PkCarteretNew BrunswickSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldJersey CityNew JerseyLindenPalisades ParkPalisades PkWest New YorkParamusNortheastElizabethMiddle AtlanticPassaicUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKearnyRosellePerth AmboyMillvillePlainfieldToms RiverEast OrangeEnglewoodHackensackVinelandPatersonLakewoodAtlantic CityNewarkTrentonCamdenPleasantvilleBridgeton97.739673%97.739673%97.7%1,254195.204604%95.204604%95.2%1,489294.287000%94.287000%94.3%2,096394.219653%94.219653%94.2%1,467493.738819%93.738819%93.7%2,096593.140154%93.140154%93.1%1,575692.920818%92.920818%92.9%1,772792.547771%92.547771%92.5%2,906892.300434%92.300434%92.3%4,891991.982292%91.982292%92.0%1,8701091.515591%91.515591%91.5%1,2621191.220238%91.220238%91.2%1,2261291.208109%91.208109%91.2%4,4091390.636507%90.636507%90.6%1,7231490.324910%90.324910%90.3%1,2511589.933628%89.933628%89.9%1,6261689.762419%89.762419%89.8%4,1561789.573794%89.573794%89.6%5,0861888.317757%88.317757%88.3%1,7011988.192975%88.192975%88.2%2,0842088.053882%88.053882%88.1%2,4842187.931034%87.931034%87.9%1,4792287.896679%87.896679%87.9%1,1912387.833424%87.833424%87.8%3,2272486.662153%86.662153%86.7%1,2802586.128900%86.128900%86.1%18,96319.0k2685.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k85.808466%85.808466%85.8%2,4732785.604113%85.604113%85.6%1,6652885.434233%85.434233%85.4%4,0532985.380117%85.380117%85.4%1,3143084.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.375332%84.375332%84.4%7,9493184.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.025893%84.025893%84.0%4,0243283.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.514247%83.514247%83.5%2,4623382.899870%82.899870%82.9%1,2753482.786183%82.786183%82.8%2,9003582.313341%82.313341%82.3%1,3453682.228117%82.228117%82.2%3,1003782.211910%82.211910%82.2%4,2523881.457490%81.457490%81.5%3,0183980.268595%80.268595%80.3%1,5544079.745403%79.745403%79.7%2,8194179.559331%79.559331%79.6%2,9974275.658599%75.658599%75.7%7,0654374.477782%74.477782%74.5%1,9614471.474067%71.474067%71.5%1,5714569.530571%69.530571%69.5%14,39714.4k4668.913803%68.913803%68.9%4,7334766.326057%66.326057%66.3%2,8564861.031908%61.031908%61.0%8994950.641877%50.641877%50.6%1,14450
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Metro Area in New Jersey

There are 7 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New Jersey (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Employed Working-Age Men by Metro Area#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownNew JerseyTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area86.359869%86.359869%86.4%1,128,4291.13M186.281141%86.281141%86.3%43,11943.1k285.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k85.071080%85.071080%85.1%20,76520.8k384.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.880576%82.880576%82.9%302,045302k481.727725%81.727725%81.7%3,614577.464970%77.464970%77.5%12,05212.1k659.363958%59.363958%59.4%6,8887
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of metro area out of 7 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Employed Working-Age Men by County#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Morris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonSomerset CountySomersetBergen CountyBergenSussex CountySussexMonmouth CountyMonmouthWarren CountyWarrenMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHudson CountyHudsonUnion CountyUnionGloucester CountyGloucesterNew JerseyOcean CountyOceanMercer CountyMercerPassaic CountyPassaicNortheastMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBurlington CountyBurlingtonCamden CountyCamdenCape May CountyCape MaySalem CountySalemEssex CountyEssexAtlantic CountyAtlanticCumberland CountyCumberland93.283943%93.283943%93.3%28,96029.0k191.841909%91.841909%91.8%6,158291.155152%91.155152%91.2%19,87019.9k389.665479%89.665479%89.7%54,60054.6k489.502762%89.502762%89.5%7,614588.972785%88.972785%89.0%32,75832.8k688.353414%88.353414%88.4%5,500787.948880%87.948880%87.9%51,40751.4k887.790257%87.790257%87.8%47,44847.4k987.697277%87.697277%87.7%33,39633.4k1085.999776%85.999776%86.0%15,36315.4k1185.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k85.406612%85.406612%85.4%26,01426.0k1285.071080%85.071080%85.1%20,76520.8k1384.617996%84.617996%84.6%27,42327.4k1484.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.641617%82.641617%82.6%23,13823.1k1582.484228%82.484228%82.5%26,01826.0k1681.727725%81.727725%81.7%3,6141781.578947%81.578947%81.6%3,0071880.899186%80.899186%80.9%44,10344.1k1977.464970%77.464970%77.5%12,05212.1k2059.363958%59.363958%59.4%6,88821
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#45

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Edison TownshipEdisonFranklin TownshipFranklinSayrevilleSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickHobokenMiddletown TownshipMiddletownEvesham TownshipEveshamJackson TownshipJacksonUnion CityParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsWest Orange TownshipW OrangeHowell TownshipHowellHamilton TownshipHamiltonCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldBayonneWashington TownshipWashingtonCliftonBrick TownshipBrickGloucester TownshipGloucesterWayne TownshipWayneBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickMonroe TownshipMonroeUnion TownshipUnionNew BrunswickEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickJersey CityNew JerseyTown of West New YorkW New YorkNortheastElizabethMiddle AtlanticPassaicUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of KearnyKearnyPerth AmboyPlainfieldToms River TownshipToms RivEast OrangeLakewood TownshipLakewoodHackensackVinelandIrvington TownshipIrvingtonEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeManchester TownshipManchesterPatersonNewarkTrentonCamden93.558245%93.558245%93.6%7,654192.823075%92.823075%92.8%4,087292.547771%92.547771%92.5%2,906392.467153%92.467153%92.5%3,167492.300434%92.300434%92.3%4,891591.829394%91.829394%91.8%3,574691.776688%91.776688%91.8%2,433791.229117%91.229117%91.2%3,058891.208109%91.208109%91.2%4,409991.141219%91.141219%91.1%3,4981090.991575%90.991575%91.0%2,8081190.789905%90.789905%90.8%2,7701290.603006%90.603006%90.6%4,7631390.508640%90.508640%90.5%3,7191489.827586%89.827586%89.8%3,1261589.762419%89.762419%89.8%4,1561689.642857%89.642857%89.6%2,5101789.573794%89.573794%89.6%5,0861889.402508%89.402508%89.4%3,6361989.329897%89.329897%89.3%3,4662089.278937%89.278937%89.3%2,8232189.269162%89.269162%89.3%2,5042288.821227%88.821227%88.8%4,0842388.773251%88.773251%88.8%4,0092488.759249%88.759249%88.8%3,1192588.664088%88.664088%88.7%2,9802688.584270%88.584270%88.6%1,9712788.581798%88.581798%88.6%3,1732887.833424%87.833424%87.8%3,2272986.697705%86.697705%86.7%2,6073086.128900%86.128900%86.1%18,96319.0k3185.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k85.434233%85.434233%85.4%4,0533284.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.375332%84.375332%84.4%7,9493384.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.025893%84.025893%84.0%4,0243483.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.514247%83.514247%83.5%2,4623582.786183%82.786183%82.8%2,9003682.228117%82.228117%82.2%3,1003782.164634%82.164634%82.2%4,3123881.457490%81.457490%81.5%3,0183980.032902%80.032902%80.0%3,8924079.745403%79.745403%79.7%2,8194179.559331%79.559331%79.6%2,9974278.289001%78.289001%78.3%3,2674377.462437%77.462437%77.5%1,8564477.456359%77.456359%77.5%6,2124576.581576%76.581576%76.6%1,3804675.658599%75.658599%75.7%7,0654769.530571%69.530571%69.5%14,39714.4k4868.913803%68.913803%68.9%4,7334966.326057%66.326057%66.3%2,85650
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#50

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North DakotaNebraskaUtahIowaMinnesotaWyomingNew HampshireColoradoSouth DakotaKansasMarylandVermontVirginiaIdahoHawaiiWisconsinNew JerseyMassachusettsTexasConnecticutMontanaWashingtonNortheastIllinoisNew YorkMiddle AtlanticRhode IslandDelawareCaliforniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMissouriIndianaOregonNevadaPennsylvaniaAlaskaOhioOklahomaMaineFloridaTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaGeorgiaArizonaMichiganArkansasAlabamaLouisianaKentuckyNew MexicoMississippiWest Virginia90.261180%90.261180%90.3%39,50139.5k190.092652%90.092652%90.1%103,266103k289.768291%89.768291%89.8%176,585177k388.798739%88.798739%88.8%163,950164k488.794416%88.794416%88.8%301,600302k587.972078%87.972078%88.0%32,26232.3k687.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k787.801056%87.801056%87.8%326,677327k887.314240%87.314240%87.3%43,59643.6k987.287483%87.287483%87.3%152,946153k1087.225633%87.225633%87.2%325,308325k1187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k1286.707034%86.707034%86.7%471,264471k1386.676201%86.676201%86.7%87,88187.9k1486.347989%86.347989%86.3%77,25977.3k1586.186197%86.186197%86.2%301,656302k1685.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k1785.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k1885.400836%85.400836%85.4%1,551,9801.55M1985.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k2085.222232%85.222232%85.2%50,52450.5k2185.192832%85.192832%85.2%398,590399k2284.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.439271%84.439271%84.4%704,362704k2384.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M2484.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k2584.059725%84.059725%84.1%45,15145.2k2683.910328%83.910328%83.9%2,171,6792.17M2783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.736431%83.736431%83.7%535,950536k2883.563475%83.563475%83.6%303,851304k2983.393627%83.393627%83.4%342,787343k3083.326666%83.326666%83.3%218,710219k3182.927255%82.927255%82.9%161,364161k3282.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k3382.668443%82.668443%82.7%39,70439.7k3482.343836%82.343836%82.3%575,063575k3582.083033%82.083033%82.1%195,617196k3681.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k3781.914954%81.914954%81.9%988,530989k3881.898889%81.898889%81.9%340,131340k3981.836332%81.836332%81.8%239,787240k4081.729990%81.729990%81.7%544,920545k4181.421874%81.421874%81.4%343,365343k4281.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k4379.875548%79.875548%79.9%145,693146k4479.617264%79.617264%79.6%235,605236k4579.252747%79.252747%79.3%223,190223k4677.630325%77.630325%77.6%218,312218k4777.008649%77.008649%77.0%94,56294.6k4876.583014%76.583014%76.6%138,482138k4974.916910%74.916910%74.9%86,33286.3k50
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

Employed Working-Age Men by State#55

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%80%Count#New HampshireVermontNew JerseyMassachusettsConnecticutNortheastNew YorkMiddle AtlanticRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaine87.926416%87.926416%87.9%69,59269.6k187.006237%87.006237%87.0%30,96931.0k285.973146%85.973146%86.0%496,096496k385.552176%85.552176%85.6%350,722351k485.379450%85.379450%85.4%183,483183k584.488623%84.488623%84.5%2,903,3022.90M84.236014%84.236014%84.2%1,033,0571.03M684.184968%84.184968%84.2%2,153,6512.15M84.166626%84.166626%84.2%52,16952.2k783.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M82.735021%82.735021%82.7%624,498624k881.974198%81.974198%82.0%62,71662.7k9
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of state out of 9 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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Major Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Union
Counties:
Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren
Metro Areas:
Allentown Area, Atlantic City Area, New York Area, Ocean City Area, Philadelphia Area, Trenton Area, Vineland Area
Major Boroughs:
Bergenfield, Carteret, Cliffside Park, Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, Lodi, North Plainfield, Palisades Park, Paramus, Roselle, Sayreville, South Plainfield
Major Cities:
Atlantic City, Bayonne, Bridgeton, Camden, Clifton, East Orange, Elizabeth, Englewood, Garfield, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Linden, Long Branch, Millville, New Brunswick, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Rahway, Summit, Trenton, Union City, Vineland
Major Place:
Princeton
Major Towns:
Kearny, West New York, Westfield
Major Unincorporated Places:
Iselin, Lakewood, Old Bridge, Somerset, Toms River
Major Village:
Ridgewood
Congressional Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12
General Assembly Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
State Senate Districts:
NJ-1, NJ-2, NJ-3, NJ-4, NJ-5, NJ-6, NJ-7, NJ-8, NJ-9, NJ-10, NJ-11, NJ-12, NJ-13, NJ-14, NJ-15, NJ-16, NJ-17, NJ-18, NJ-19, NJ-20, NJ-21, NJ-22, NJ-23, NJ-24, NJ-25, NJ-26, NJ-27, NJ-28, NJ-29, NJ-30, NJ-31, NJ-32, NJ-33, NJ-34, NJ-35, NJ-36, NJ-37, NJ-38, NJ-39, NJ-40
Neighboring States:
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania