1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Atlantic
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Absecon 4,226 3,886 340 8.0
Atlantic City 20,278 17,388 2,890 14.3
Brigantine 7,312 6,829 483 6.6
Buena 2,375 2,006 369 15.5
Buena Vista 3,889 3,496 393 10.1
Corbin City 213 200 13 6.1
Egg Harbor 14,896 13,873 1,023 6.9
Egg Harbor City 2,344 2,075 269 11.5
Estell Manor 778 746 32 4.1
Folsom 1,212 1,140 72 5.9
Galloway 14,182 13,294 888 6.3
Hamilton 9,554 8,979 575 6.0
Hammonton 6,711 6,236 475 7.1
Linwood 3,686 3,522 164 4.4
Longport 597 537 60 10.1
Margate City 4,808 4,560 248 5.2
Mullica 3,271 2,942 329 10.1
Northfield 4,241 4,082 159 3.7
Pleasantville 9,212 8,034 1,178 12.8
Port Republic 562 536 26 4.6
Somers Point 6,682 6,331 351 5.3
Ventnor City 6,459 6,127 332 5.1
Weymouth 1,074 995 79 7.4
TOTAL 128,561 117,813 10,748 8.4
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Bergen
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Allendale 3,134 2,993 141 4.5
Alpine 858 844 14 1.6
Bergenfield 13,645 12,824 821 6.0
Bogota 4,410 4,097 313 7.1
Carlstadt 3,061 2,939 122 4.0
Cliffside Park 11,060 10,287 773 7.0
Closter 4,269 4,091 178 4.2
Cresskill 3,682 3,538 144 3.9
Demarest 2,457 2,376 81 3.3
Dumont 9,166 8,718 448 4.9
East Rutherford 4,360 4,102 258 5.9
Edgewater 3,230 3,103 127 3.9
Elmwood Park 9,304 8,744 560 6.0
Emerson 3,578 3,395 183 5.1
Englewood 13,597 12,734 863 6.3
Englewood Cliffs 2,772 2,692 80 2.9
Fair Lawn 15,650 14,946 704 4.5
Fairview 5,814 5,286 528 9.1
Fort Lee 16,988 16,021 967 5.7
Franklin Lakes 5,048 4,849 199 3.9
Garfield 14,176 13,107 1,069 7.5
Glen Rock 5,461 5,315 146 2.7
Hackensack 21,896 20,386 1,510 6.9
Harrington Park 2,512 2,445 67 2.7
Hasbrouck Heights 6,181 5,843 338 5.5
Haworth 1,688 1,621 67 4.0
Hillsdale 5,128 4,879 249 4.9
Ho-Ho-Kus 2,012 1,962 50 2.5
Leonia 4,525 4,367 158 3.5
Little Ferry 6,036 5,594 442 7.3
Lodi 12,196 11,177 1,019 8.4
Lyndhurst 9,590 9,069 521 5.4
Mahwah 10,768 10,254 514 4.8
Maywood 5,071 4,827 244 4.8
Midland Park 3,789 3,601 188 5.0
Montvale 3,828 3,676 152 4.0
Moonachie 1,567 1,474 93 5.9
New Milford 8,724 8,128 596 6.8
North Arlington 7,314 6,902 412 5.6
Northvale 2,747 2,663 84 3.1
Norwood 2,466 2,403 63 2.6
Oakland 6,807 6,563 244 3.6
Old Tappan 2,169 2,119 50 2.3
Oradell 4,268 4,101 167 3.9
Palisades Park 8,004 7,484 520 6.5
Paramus 12,773 12,212 561 4.4
Park Ridge 4,479 4,245 234 5.2
Ramsey 7,049 6,733 316 4.5
Ridgefield 5,281 5,043 238 4.5
Ridgefield Park 7,148 6,756 392 5.5
Ridgewood 12,068 11,618 450 3.7
River Edge 5,637 5,439 198 3.5
River Vale 5,074 4,848 226 4.5
Rochelle Park 2,852 2,724 128 4.5
Rockleigh 80 80 0 0.0
Rutherford 9,494 9,021 473 5.0
Saddle Brook 7,208 6,730 478 6.6
Saddle River 1,445 1,407 38 2.6
South Hackensack 1,155 1,067 88 7.6
Teaneck 20,777 19,605 1,172 5.6
Tenafly 6,277 6,075 202 3.2
Teterboro 16 16 0 0.0
Upper Saddle River 3,558 3,442 116 3.3
Waldwick 5,588 5,253 335 6.0
Wallington 6,180 5,592 588 9.5
Washington 5,258 5,094 164 3.1
Westwood 5,793 5,540 253 4.4
Wood-Ridge 4,072 3,899 173 4.2
Woodcliff Lake 2,613 2,567 46 1.8
Wyckoff 7,683 7,476 207 2.7
TOTAL 444,569 421,025 23,544 5.3
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Burlington
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Bass River 797 754 43 5.4
Beverly 1,545 1,413 132 8.5
Bordentown city 2,682 2,608 74 2.8
Bordentown township 4,884 4,628 256 5.2
Burlington city 5,494 5,102 392 7.1
Burlington township 7,449 7,075 374 5.0
Chesterfield 1,669 1,639 30 1.8
Cinnaminson 8,314 7,941 373 4.5
Delanco 1,936 1,869 67 3.5
Delran 7,872 7,494 378 4.8
Eastampton 2,970 2,822 148 5.0
Edgewater Park 5,306 5,121 185 3.5
Evesham 22,207 21,604 603 2.7
Fieldsboro 309 281 28 9.1
Florence 5,931 5,641 290 4.9
Hainesport 1,728 1,672 56 3.2
Lumberton 3,960 3,789 171 4.3
Mansfield 1,803 1,748 55 3.1
Maple Shade 12,139 11,481 658 5.4
Medford 11,589 11,034 555 4.8
Medford Lakes 2,855 2,743 112 3.9
Moorestown 8,888 8,592 296 3.3
Mount Holly 5,451 5,031 420 7.7
Mount Laurel 19,158 18,619 539 2.8
New Hanover 900 873 27 3.0
North Hanover 4,051 3,779 272 6.7
Palmyra 4,316 4,057 259 6.0
Pemberton borough 787 747 40 5.1
Pemberton township 16,099 15,039 1,060 6.6
Riverside 4,455 4,129 326 7.3
Riverton 1,616 1,586 30 1.9
Shamong 3,183 3,072 111 3.5
Southampton 4,368 4,145 223 5.1
Springfield 1,771 1,700 71 4.0
Tabernacle 4,376 4,238 138 3.2
Washington 379 354 25 6.6
Westampton 3,653 3,508 145 4.0
Willingboro 22,166 20,798 1,368 6.2
Woodland 689 650 39 5.7
Wrightstown 1,208 1,071 137 11.3
TOTAL 220,953 210,448 10,505 4.8
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Camden
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Audubon 5,045 4,821 224 4.4
Audubon Park 561 526 35 6.2
Barrington 3,728 3,568 160 4.3
Bellmawr 6,983 6,602 381 5.5
Berlin borough 2,952 2,806 146 4.9
Berlin township 2,830 2,703 127 4.5
Brooklawn 949 893 56 5.9
Camden 33,356 27,750 5,606 16.8
Cherry Hill 37,631 36,399 1,232 3.3
Chesilhurst 669 614 55 8.2
Clementon 3,059 2,864 195 6.4
Collingswood 8,526 8,203 323 3.8
Gibbsboro 1,416 1,344 72 5.1
Gloucester township 29,670 28,071 1,599 5.4
Gloucester City 6,269 5,886 383 6.1
Haddon 7,799 7,615 184 2.4
Haddon Heights 4,037 3,941 96 2.4
Haddonfield 5,998 5,888 110 1.8
Hi-Nella 599 557 42 7.0
Laurel Springs 1,184 1,112 72 6.1
Lawnside 1,377 1,243 134 9.7
Lindenwold 11,683 10,929 754 6.5
Magnolia 2,868 2,750 118 4.1
Merchantville 2,144 2,046 98 4.6
Mount Ephraim 2,348 2,256 92 3.9
Oaklyn borough 2,291 2,210 81 3.5
Pennsauken 17,974 17,182 792 4.4
Pine Hill 5,517 5,115 402 7.3
Pine Valley 10 10 0 0.0
Runnemede 4,773 4,535 238 5.0
Somerdale 2,935 2,809 126 4.3
Stratford 4,220 4,027 193 4.6
Tavistock 23 23 0 0.0
Voorhees 14,060 13,706 354 2.5
Waterford 5,987 5,779 208 3.5
Winslow 15,516 14,653 863 5.6
Woodlynne 1,261 1,213 48 3.8
TOTAL 258,251 242,650 15,601 6.0
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Cape May
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Avalon 889 804 85 9.6
Cape May 1,802 1,621 181 10.0
Cape May Point 84 76 8 9.5
Dennis 2,969 2,723 246 8.3
Lower 9,823 8,598 1,225 12.5
Middle 7,387 6,460 927 12.5
North Wildwood 2,554 1,976 578 22.6
Ocean City 8,471 7,836 635 7.5
Sea Isle City 1,261 1,095 166 13.2
Stone Harbor 415 385 30 7.2
Upper 5,792 5,346 446 7.7
West Cape May 508 476 32 6.3
West Wildwood 229 190 39 17.0
Wildwood 2,131 1,550 581 27.3
Wildwood Crest 1,844 1,563 281 15.2
Woodbine 908 792 116 12.8
TOTAL 47,065 41,489 5,576 11.8
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Cumberland
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Bridgeton 8,269 7,180 1,089 13.2
Commercial 2,248 2,099 149 6.6
Deerfield 1,534 1,382 152 9.9
Downe 836 744 92 11.0
Fairfield 2,995 2,487 508 17.0
Greenwich 437 400 37 8.5
Hopewell 2,210 2,058 152 6.9
Lawrence 1,175 1,031 144 12.3
Maurice River 1,833 1,712 121 6.6
Millville 12,976 11,860 1,116 8.6
Shiloh 184 171 13 7.1
Stow Creek 771 728 43 5.6
Upper Deerfield 3,621 3,289 332 9.2
Vineland 26,711 24,137 2,574 9.6
TOTAL 65,802 59,280 6,522 9.9
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Essex
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Belleville 18,156 17,334 822 4.5
Bloomfield 24,255 23,068 1,187 4.9
Caldwell Borough 4,334 4,232 102 2.4
Cedar Grove 5,952 5,789 163 2.7
City of Orange 14,847 13,570 1,277 8.6
East Orange 36,020 32,268 3,752 10.4
Essex Fells 963 946 17 1.8
Fairfield 4,264 4,140 124 2.9
Glen Ridge 3,790 3,626 164 4.3
Irvington 31,120 28,394 2,726 8.8
Livingston 14,124 13,808 316 2.2
Maplewood 11,615 11,264 351 3.0
Millburn 9,188 9,007 181 2.0
Montclair 20,779 19,793 986 4.7
Newark 115,772 100,611 15,161 13.1
North Caldwell 3,035 2,977 58 1.9
Nutley 14,149 13,509 640 4.5
Roseland 2,705 2,616 89 3.3
South Orange 8,761 8,482 279 3.2
Verona 7,098 6,940 158 2.2
West Caldwell 5,657 5,557 100 1.8
West Orange 20,231 19,518 713 3.5
TOTAL 376,814 347,448 29,366 7.8
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Gloucester
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Clayton 3,276 3,013 263 8.0
Deptford 14,039 13,146 893 6.4
East Greenwich 2,717 2,543 174 6.4
Elk 2,026 1,908 118 5.8
Franklin 7,918 7,366 552 7.0
Glassboro 8,824 7,936 888 10.1
Greenwich 2,704 2,613 91 3.4
Harrison 2,699 2,577 122 4.5
Logan 2,842 2,702 140 4.9
Mantua 5,700 5,471 229 4.0
Monroe 14,449 13,678 771 5.3
National Park 1,789 1,569 220 12.3
Newfield 929 879 50 5.4
Paulsboro 3,058 2,664 394 12.9
Pitman 5,097 4,850 247 4.8
South Harrison 1,084 1,045 39 3.6
Swedesboro 1,135 1,033 102 9.0
Washington 24,588 23,448 1,140 4.6
Wenonah 1,347 1,259 88 6.5
West Deptford 11,868 11,289 579 4.9
Westville 2,507 2,291 216 8.6
Woodbury 5,531 4,970 561 10.1
Woodbury Heights 1,829 1,779 50 2.7
Woolwich 865 790 75 8.7
TOTAL 128,821 120,821 8,000 6.2
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Hudson
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Bayonne 30,811 28,893 1,918 6.2
East Newark 1,202 1,129 73 6.1
Guttenberg 4,735 4,503 232 4.9
Harrison 7,159 6,593 566 7.9
Hoboken 20,204 18,896 1,308 6.5
Jersey City 116,137 102,953 13,184 11.4
Kearny 18,985 17,743 1,242 6.5
North Bergen 26,424 24,293 2,131 8.1
Secaucus 7,616 7,306 310 4.1
Union City 30,604 27,118 3,486 11.4
Weehawken 7,344 6,713 631 8.6
West New York 20,284 18,457 1,827 9.0
TOTAL 291,503 264,596 26,907 9.2
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Hunterdon
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Alexandria 2,169 2,078 91 4.2
Bethlehem 1,930 1,882 48 2.5
Bloomsbury 509 484 25 4.9
Califon 692 674 18 2.6
Clinton town 1,397 1,357 40 2.9
Clinton township 6,137 5,953 184 3.0
Delaware 2,871 2,786 85 3.0
East Amwell 2,692 2,634 58 2.2
Flemington 2,561 2,441 120 4.7
Franklin 1,782 1,721 61 3.4
Frenchtown 894 863 31 3.5
Glen Gardner 1,160 1,107 53 4.6
Hampton 924 883 41 4.4
High Bridge 2,411 2,347 64 2.7
Holland 2,860 2,771 89 3.1
Kingwood 2,057 1,963 94 4.6
Lambertville 2,592 2,519 73 2.8
Lebanon borough 735 726 9 1.2
Lebanon township 3,457 3,330 127 3.7
Milford 770 744 26 3.4
Raritan 10,128 9,846 282 2.8
Readington 8,836 8,569 267 3.0
Stockton 397 388 9 2.3
Tewksbury 2,808 2,719 89 3.2
Union 2,534 2,476 58 2.3
West Amwell 1,474 1,438 36 2.4
TOTAL 66,775 64,697 2,078 3.1
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Mercer
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
East Windsor 12,972 12,494 478 3.7
Ewing 18,462 17,690 772 4.2
Hamilton 47,781 45,946 1,835 3.8
Hightstown 3,110 2,922 188 6.0
Hopewell boro 1,149 1,125 24 2.1
Hopewell township 6,129 5,985 144 2.3
Lawrence 14,281 13,811 470 3.3
Pennington 1,318 1,290 28 2.1
Princeton borough 6,306 6,085 221 3.5
Princeton township 6,876 6,607 269 3.9
Trenton 41,570 36,655 4,915 11.8
Washington 3,576 3,469 107 3.0
West Windsor 8,360 8,099 261 3.1
TOTAL 171,892 162,179 9,713 5.7
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Middlesex
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Carteret 10,388 9,681 707 6.8
Cranbury 1,389 1,357 32 2.3
Dunellen 3,978 3,805 173 4.3
East Brunswick 26,237 25,187 1,050 4.0
Edison 54,401 51,885 2,516 4.6
Helmetta 767 723 44 5.7
Highland Park 8,500 8,041 459 5.4
Jamesburg 3,141 3,026 115 3.7
Metuchen 7,690 7,440 250 3.3
Middlesex 8,076 7,758 318 3.9
Milltown 3,869 3,743 126 3.3
Monroe 9,371 8,778 593 6.3
New Brunswick 23,583 21,420 2,163 9.2
North Brunswick 19,580 18,955 625 3.2
Old Bridge 34,162 32,572 1,590 4.7
Perth Amboy 23,127 20,519 2,608 11.3
Piscataway 29,099 27,713 1,386 4.8
Plainsboro 10,527 10,156 371 3.5
Sayreville 20,950 20,073 877 4.2
South Amboy 4,376 4,257 119 2.7
South Brunswick 16,443 15,846 597 3.6
South Plainfield 12,246 11,672 574 4.7
South River 7,688 7,231 457 5.9
Spotswood 4,614 4,326 288 6.2
Woodbridge 54,717 51,968 2,749 5.0
TOTAL 398,918 378,133 20,785 5.2
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Monmouth
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Aberdeen 10,350 9,807 543 5.2
Allenhurst 396 388 8 2.0
Allentown 1,156 1,107 49 4.2
Asbury Park 8,965 7,888 1,077 12.0
Atlantic Highlands 2,626 2,527 99 3.8
Avon-by-the-Sea 1,170 1,123 47 4.0
Belmar 3,347 3,170 177 5.3
Bradley Beach 2,514 2,325 189 7.5
Brielle 2,460 2,287 173 7.0
Colts Neck 4,361 4,236 125 2.9
Deal 601 580 21 3.5
Eatontown 7,549 7,179 370 4.9
Englishtown 720 679 41 5.7
Fair Haven 2,865 2,703 162 5.7
Farmingdale 872 832 40 4.6
Freehold borough 6,180 5,766 414 6.7
Freehold township 14,486 14,000 486 3.4
Hazlet 13,011 12,332 679 5.2
Highlands 2,994 2,757 237 7.9
Holmdel 6,064 5,899 165 2.7
Howell 21,563 20,386 1,177 5.5
Interlaken 502 490 12 2.4
Keansburg 5,749 5,105 644 11.2
Keyport 4,228 4,017 211 5.0
Little Silver 3,054 2,954 100 3.3
Loch Arbour 242 231 11 4.5
Long Branch 16,085 14,676 1,409 8.8
Manalapan 13,568 12,966 602 4.4
Manasquan 2,847 2,768 79 2.8
Marlboro 15,003 14,410 593 4.0
Matawan 5,862 5,567 295 5.0
Middletown 37,568 35,730 1,838 4.9
Millstone 2,899 2,763 136 4.7
Monmouth Beach 2,081 2,017 64 3.1
Neptune 15,876 14,940 936 5.9
Neptune City 2,888 2,777 111 3.8
Ocean 14,986 14,282 704 4.7
Oceanport 3,319 3,162 157 4.7
Red Bank 6,110 5,731 379 6.2
Roosevelt 532 514 18 3.4
Rumson 3,515 3,429 86 2.4
Sea Bright 1,199 1,145 54 4.5
Sea Girt 1,057 1,019 38 3.6
Shrewsbury borough 1,718 1,677 41 2.4
Shrewsbury township 702 668 34 4.8
South Belmar 850 796 54 6.4
Spring Lake Boro 1,751 1,721 30 1.7
Spring Lake Heights 2,927 2,749 178 6.1
Tinton Falls 7,199 6,924 275 3.8
Union Beach 3,433 3,183 250 7.3
Upper Freehold 1,947 1,874 73 3.7
Wall 11,631 11,105 526 4.5
West Long Branch 4,257 4,124 133 3.1
TOTAL 309,831 293,483 16,348 5.3
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Morris
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Boonton town 5,077 4,830 247 4.9
Boonton township 1,998 1,931 67 3.4
Butler 4,534 4,329 205 4.5
Chatham borough 4,329 4,219 110 2.5
Chatham township 5,244 5,077 167 3.2
Chester borough 711 688 23 3.2
Chester township 3,471 3,359 112 3.2
Denville 8,377 8,112 265 3.2
Dover 9,436 8,655 781 8.3
East Hanover 6,091 5,879 212 3.5
Florham Park 5,200 4,984 216 4.2
Hanover 6,848 6,613 235 3.4
Harding 2,040 1,991 49 2.4
Jefferson 11,003 10,628 375 3.4
Kinnelon 4,957 4,823 134 2.7
Lincoln Park 6,796 6,498 298 4.4
Long Hill ** 4,821 4,708 113 2.3
Madison 9,170 8,797 373 4.1
Mendham borough 2,692 2,646 46 1.7
Mendham township 2,474 2,420 54 2.2
Mine Hill 2,035 1,925 110 5.4
Montville 9,312 8,807 505 5.4
Morris 12,024 11,640 384 3.2
Morris Plains 3,222 3,115 107 3.3
Morristown 10,383 9,780 603 5.8
Mount Arlington 2,309 2,190 119 5.2
Mount Olive 13,745 13,167 578 4.2
Mountain Lakes 2,008 1,945 63 3.1
Netcong 2,021 1,927 94 4.7
Parsippany-Troy Hill 31,826 30,679 1,147 3.6
Pequannock 7,630 7,308 322 4.2
Randolph 11,856 11,401 455 3.8
Riverdale 1,445 1,362 83 5.7
Rockaway borough 3,849 3,649 200 5.2
Rockaway township 12,183 11,718 465 3.8
Roxbury 12,047 11,594 453 3.8
Victory Gardens 889 821 68 7.6
Washington 8,634 8,339 295 3.4
Wharton 3,340 3,257 83 2.5
TOTAL 256,028 245,813 10,215 4.0
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Ocean
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Barnegat 6,007 5,663 344 5.7
Barnegat Light 341 338 3 0.9
Bay Head 749 720 29 3.9
Beach Haven 794 740 54 6.8
Beachwood 5,415 5,039 376 6.9
Berkeley 11,305 10,440 865 7.7
Brick 36,543 34,418 2,125 5.8
Dover 41,572 39,385 2,187 5.3
Eagleswood 849 800 49 5.8
Harvey Cedars 187 172 15 8.0
Island Heights 771 755 16 2.1
Jackson 19,652 18,479 1,173 6.0
Lacey 11,654 10,910 744 6.4
Lakehurst 1,520 1,446 74 4.9
Lakewood 19,401 17,917 1,484 7.6
Lavallette 1,076 1,016 60 5.6
Little Egg Harbor 6,702 6,152 550 8.2
Long Beach 1,817 1,740 77 4.2
Manchester 8,875 8,219 656 7.4
Mantoloking 145 139 6 4.1
Ocean 2,731 2,563 168 6.2
Ocean Gate 1,045 953 92 8.8
Pine Beach 1,074 1,018 56 5.2
Plumsted 3,626 3,466 160 4.4
Point Pleasant 10,420 9,931 489 4.7
Point Pleasant Beach 2,924 2,805 119 4.1
Seaside Heights 1,303 1,135 168 12.9
Seaside Park 1,070 1,001 69 6.4
Ship Bottom 692 654 38 5.5
South Toms River 2,040 1,874 166 8.1
Stafford 6,760 6,320 440 6.5
Surf City 660 643 17 2.6
Tuckerton 1,607 1,482 125 7.8
TOTAL 211,327 198,334 12,993 6.1
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Passaic
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Bloomingdale 4,478 4,268 210 4.7
Clifton 38,281 36,179 2,102 5.5
Haledon 3,376 3,211 165 4.9
Hawthorne 9,195 8,771 424 4.6
Little Falls 6,476 6,176 300 4.6
North Haledon 4,278 4,026 252 5.9
Passaic 29,116 25,440 3,676 12.6
Paterson 68,901 60,126 8,775 12.7
Pompton Lakes 5,837 5,591 246 4.2
Prospect Park 2,800 2,635 165 5.9
Ringwood 7,228 6,759 469 6.5
Totowa 5,056 4,824 232 4.6
Wanaque 5,167 4,830 337 6.5
Wayne 25,751 24,575 1,176 4.6
West Milford 14,057 13,321 736 5.2
West Paterson 6,419 6,105 314 4.9
TOTAL 236,416 216,838 19,578 8.3
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Salem
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Alloway 1,457 1,440 17 1.2
Carneys Point 4,254 3,896 358 8.4
Elmer 752 722 30 4.0
Elsinboro 605 581 24 4.0
Lower Alloways Creek 979 913 66 6.7
Mannington 773 714 59 7.6
Oldmans 910 863 47 5.2
Penns Grove 2,367 2,001 366 15.5
Pennsville 7,342 6,957 385 5.2
Pilesgrove 1,740 1,716 24 1.4
Pittsgrove 4,197 3,937 260 6.2
Quinton 1,192 1,044 148 12.4
Salem 3,007 2,540 467 15.5
Upper Pittsgrove 1,642 1,603 39 2.4
Woodstown 1,621 1,535 86 5.3
TOTAL 32,838 30,461 2,377 7.2
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Somerset
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Bedminster 5,537 5,378 159 2.9
Bernards 10,858 10,541 317 2.9
Bernardsville 4,029 3,911 118 2.9
Bound Brook 6,423 6,155 268 4.2
Branchburg 7,484 7,191 293 3.9
Bridgewater 22,251 21,654 597 2.7
Far Hills 418 400 18 4.3
Franklin 29,547 28,615 932 3.2
Green Brook 2,631 2,559 72 2.7
Hillsborough 19,576 18,887 689 3.5
Manville 6,685 6,403 282 4.2
Millstone 316 308 8 2.5
Montgomery 5,900 5,779 121 2.1
North Plainfield 12,608 12,125 483 3.8
Peapack & Gladstone 1,287 1,258 29 2.3
Raritan 3,774 3,618 156 4.1
Rocky Hill 460 443 17 3.7
Somerville 7,592 7,170 422 5.6
South Bound Brook 2,773 2,603 170 6.1
Warren 6,569 6,294 275 4.2
Watchung 3,174 3,102 72 2.3
TOTAL 159,894 154,396 5,498 3.4
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Sussex
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Andover borough 487 460 27 5.5
Andover township 2,959 2,824 135 4.6
Branchville 498 467 31 6.2
Byram 4,744 4,595 149 3.1
Frankford 2,879 2,737 142 4.9
Franklin 2,749 2,611 138 5.0
Fredon 1,529 1,482 47 3.1
Green 1,581 1,530 51 3.2
Hamburg 1,635 1,509 126 7.7
Hampton 2,648 2,527 121 4.6
Hardyston 3,196 3,059 137 4.3
Hopatcong 9,775 9,213 562 5.7
Lafayette 1,121 1,083 38 3.4
Montague 1,566 1,459 107 6.8
Newton 4,097 3,838 259 6.3
Ogdensburg 1,567 1,505 62 4.0
Sandyston 965 922 43 4.5
Sparta 8,775 8,347 428 4.9
Stanhope 2,194 2,083 111 5.1
Stillwater 2,467 2,231 236 9.6
Sussex 1,203 1,100 103 8.6
Vernon 11,874 11,132 742 6.2
Walpack 37 37 0 0.0
Wantage 5,076 4,852 224 4.4
TOTAL 75,622 71,601 4,021 5.3
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Union
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Berkeley Heights 6,304 6,127 177 2.8
Clark 7,816 7,484 332 4.2
Cranford 12,687 12,347 340 2.7
Elizabeth 56,242 50,456 5,786 10.3
Fanwood 3,999 3,877 122 3.1
Garwood 2,380 2,240 140 5.9
Hillside 12,067 11,266 801 6.6
Kenilworth 3,949 3,722 227 5.7
Linden 19,003 17,684 1,319 6.9
Mountainside 3,436 3,296 140 4.1
New Providence 6,499 6,316 183 2.8
Plainfield 25,812 23,496 2,316 9.0
Rahway 13,906 13,132 774 5.6
Roselle 11,293 10,398 895 7.9
Roselle Park 7,555 7,134 421 5.6
Scotch Plains 11,977 11,509 468 3.9
Springfield 7,503 7,226 277 3.7
Summit 10,674 10,334 340 3.2
Union 26,938 25,662 1,276 4.7
Westfield 15,637 15,150 487 3.1
Winfield 838 784 54 6.4
TOTAL 266,513 249,639 16,874 6.3
1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES BY MUNICIPALITY
For The County of Warren
Unemployment
Municipality Labor Force Employment Unemployment Rate
Allamuchy 2,159 2,031 128 5.9
Alpha 1,353 1,274 79 5.8
Belvidere 1,396 1,321 75 5.4
Blairstown 2,750 2,653 97 3.5
Franklin 1,414 1,319 95 6.7
Frelinghuysen 969 929 40 4.1
Greenwich 1,059 1,006 53 5.0
Hackettstown 4,811 4,506 305 6.3
Hardwick 678 649 29 4.3
Harmony 1,487 1,419 68 4.6
Hope 1,035 976 59 5.7
Independence 2,331 2,261 70 3.0
Knowlton 1,339 1,274 65 4.9
Liberty 1,450 1,382 68 4.7
Lopatcong 2,608 2,504 104 4.0
Mansfield 4,389 4,138 251 5.7
Oxford 945 890 55 5.8
Phillipsburg 8,109 7,440 669 8.3
Pohatcong 2,031 1,967 64 3.2
Washington borough 3,566 3,372 194 5.4
Washington township 3,053 2,938 115 3.8
White 1,942 1,815 127 6.5
TOTAL 50,874 48,066 2,808 5.5
New Jersey Department of Labor
Labor Planning and Analysis
Division of Labor Market and
Demographic Research
Bureau of Labor Force Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
March 2004
2003 Benchmark