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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

The Bronx: labour force

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 6 of 62 · Regions of New York Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.2% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
The Bronx 621K
New York 10M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance The Bronx · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 620,523 · 2025
First value 460,498 · 1990
Highest 626,104 · 2017
Lowest 446,595 · 1994
Average change +0.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearThe BronxChange New York
2025 620,523 +1.4% 10M
2024 612,037 +1.6% 9.9M
2023 602,278 +0.4% 9.8M
2022 599,592 −2.7% 9.7M
2021 616,205 +1.8% 9.6M
2020 605,309 −2.0% 9.6M
2019 617,896 −0.4% 9.9M
2018 620,499 −0.9% 9.8M
2017 626,104 +1.0% 9.8M
2016 620,159 −0.3% 9.8M
2015 622,040 +0.5% 9.7M
2014 618,836 +1.0% 9.7M
2013 612,650 +1.7% 9.8M
2012 602,593 +2.1% 9.7M
2011 590,118 +0.6% 9.6M
2010 586,668 +10% 9.6M
2009 532,902 +2.1% 9.6M
2008 522,040 +2.8% 9.6M
2007 507,875 +1.0% 9.5M
2006 502,767 −0.1% 9.5M
2005 503,370 +0.3% 9.4M
2004 501,807 +0.6% 9.3M
2003 498,767 +0.1% 9.3M
2002 498,256 +2.9% 9.3M
2001 484,262 −0.3% 9.1M
2000 485,486 +0.6% 9.1M
1999 482,406 +0.2% 9.1M
1998 481,517 +0.4% 9.1M
1997 479,775 +3.9% 9M
1996 461,597 +3.2% 8.8M
1995 447,184 +0.1% 8.7M
1994 446,595 −1.6% 8.7M
1993 453,688 −1.0% 8.7M
1992 458,164 +1.0% 8.8M
1991 453,446 −1.5% 8.8M
1990 460,498 8.8M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of New York

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
13 Albany County 159K
51 Allegany County 19,673
6 Bronx County 616K
20 Broome County 84,986
36 Cattaraugus County 33,078
35 Cayuga County 34,801
23 Chautauqua County 54,339
32 Chemung County 36,190
50 Chenango County 21,094
34 Clinton County 34,978
40 Columbia County 29,202
46 Cortland County 22,874
52 Delaware County 18,976
15 Dutchess County 147K
8 Erie County 457K
56 Essex County 17,245
54 Franklin County 18,454
45 Fulton County 24,330
39 Genesee County 29,223
49 Greene County 21,155
62 Hamilton County 2,318
43 Herkimer County 27,958
28 Jefferson County 44,783
1 Kings County 1.3M
59 Lewis County 11,909
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.