Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

Township of West Orange October 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 22: Employment and Residential Labor Force, 2011 to 2023 Essex County Labor Unemployment Year Employment Unemployment Force Rate 2011 383,215 341,732 41,483 10.8% 2012 383,758 342,362 41,396 10.8% 2013 379,043 341,652 37,391 9.9% 2014 374,663 344,767 29,896 8.0% 2015 372,205 346,810 25,395 6.8% 2016 370,183 348,152 22,031 6.0% 2017 381,339 360,285 21,054 5.5% 2018 379,693 360,756 18,937 5.0% 2019 386,125 369,380 16,745 4.3% 2020 387,334 343,775 43,559 11.2% 2021 385,589 353,407 32,182 8.3% 2022 388,290 369,991 18,299 4.7% 2023 397,420 375,401 22,019 5.5% Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force Estimates Table 23: Employment and Residential Labor Force, 2010 to 2023 New Jersey Labor Unemployment Year Employment Unemployment Force Rate 2011 4,561,800 4,134,700 427,100 9.4% 2012 4,576,300 4,147,200 429,100 9.4% 2013 4,528,000 4,147,700 380,400 8.4% 2014 4,493,900 4,191,300 302,600 6.7% 2015 4,494,600 4,237,900 256,700 5.7% 2016 4,492,800 4,271,200 221,600 4.9% 2017 4,615,000 4,406,200 208,800 4.5% 2018 4,604,800 4,420,700 184,100 4.0% 2019 4,686,300 4,524,300 162,000 3.5% 2020 4,650,300 4,212,400 437,900 9.4% 2021 4,666,100 4,357,200 308,900 6.6% 2022 4,739,800 4,564,100 175,700 3.7% 2023 4,829,671 4,615,722 213,949 4.4% Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force Estimates 31