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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Employment Status It is estimated that nearly two-thirds (69.1%) of West Orange’s population over the age of 16 was in the labor force in 2023, which was slightly higher than the County’s rate of 67.4%. Of the Township’s labor force, 99.7% of workers were civilians and a vast majority (94.2%) was employed. At the County level, 99.9% of workers were civilians and 93.1% of the labor force was employed, indicating that the Township and County exhibited similar trends. This data is shown in Table 24 below. Table 24: Employment, 2023 West Orange and Essex County West Orange Essex County % of % of 16+ % of 16+ Number Labor Number Population Population Force Population 16 years and over In labor force Civilian Labor Force Employed Unemployed Armed Forces Not in labor force % of Labor Force 39,196 100.0% - 676,204 100.0% - 27,072 26,987 25,493 1,494 85 12,124 69.1% 68.9% 65.0% 3.8% 0.2% 30.9% 100.0% 99.7% 94.2% 5.5% 0.3% - 455,789 455,242 424,290 30,952 547 220,415 67.4% 67.3% 62.7% 4.6% 0.1% 32.6% 100.0% 99.9% 93.1% 6.8% 0.1% - Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03 Class of Worker and Occupation According to the 2023 American Community Survey Estimates, the majority of workers (70.7%) living in West Orange were a part of the private wage and salary worker group. This group includes people who work for wages, salary, commission, and tips for a private for-profit employer or a private not-for-profit, taxexempt or charitable organization. The next largest category was local government workers (8.6%), followed by those who were private not-for-profit wage and salary workers (7.0%). This data is outlined in Table 25 below. Table 25: Class of Worker, 2023 West Orange Total Civilian Employed Workers (Age 16+) Private Wage and Salary Worker Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers Local Government Worker State Government Worker Federal Government Worker Self-Employed Worker or Unpaid Family Worker Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2408 32 Number 25,493 18,011 1,789 2,203 1,741 384 1,365 Percent 100.0% 70.7% 7.0% 8.6% 6.8% 1.5% 5.4%