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Labour force in The Bronx
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
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Overview
7 figures
People
18 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2025
620,523
+1.4%
since 2024
Regions of New York · 2025
6 of 62
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.2%
+0.9% a year on average
share of The Bronx
100.0%
The Bronx: 620,523 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−0.2% since 2015
0
200K
400K
600K
800K
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
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
| Year | The Bronx | Change | The Bronx | New York |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 620,523 | +1.4% | 621K | 10M |
| 2024 | 612,037 | +1.6% | 612K | 9.9M |
| 2023 | 602,278 | +0.4% | 602K | 9.8M |
| 2022 | 599,592 | −2.7% | 600K | 9.7M |
| 2021 | 616,205 | +1.8% | 616K | 9.6M |
| 2020 | 605,309 | −2.0% | 605K | 9.6M |
| 2019 | 617,896 | −0.4% | 618K | 9.9M |
| 2018 | 620,499 | −0.9% | 620K | 9.8M |
| 2017 | 626,104 | +1.0% | 626K | 9.8M |
| 2016 | 620,159 | −0.3% | 620K | 9.8M |
| 2015 | 622,040 | +0.5% | 622K | 9.7M |
| 2014 | 618,836 | +1.0% | 619K | 9.7M |
| 2013 | 612,650 | +1.7% | 613K | 9.8M |
| 2012 | 602,593 | +2.1% | 603K | 9.7M |
| 2011 | 590,118 | +0.6% | 590K | 9.6M |
| 2010 | 586,668 | +10% | 587K | 9.6M |
| 2009 | 532,902 | +2.1% | 533K | 9.6M |
| 2008 | 522,040 | +2.8% | 522K | 9.6M |
| 2007 | 507,875 | +1.0% | 508K | 9.5M |
| 2006 | 502,767 | −0.1% | 503K | 9.5M |
| 2005 | 503,370 | +0.3% | 503K | 9.4M |
| 2004 | 501,807 | +0.6% | 502K | 9.3M |
| 2003 | 498,767 | +0.1% | 499K | 9.3M |
| 2002 | 498,256 | +2.9% | 498K | 9.3M |
| 2001 | 484,262 | −0.3% | 484K | 9.1M |
| 2000 | 485,486 | +0.6% | 485K | 9.1M |
| 1999 | 482,406 | +0.2% | 482K | 9.1M |
| 1998 | 481,517 | +0.4% | 482K | 9.1M |
| 1997 | 479,775 | +3.9% | 480K | 9M |
| 1996 | 461,597 | +3.2% | 462K | 8.8M |
| 1995 | 447,184 | +0.1% | 447K | 8.7M |
| 1994 | 446,595 | −1.6% | 447K | 8.7M |
| 1993 | 453,688 | −1.0% | 454K | 8.7M |
| 1992 | 458,164 | +1.0% | 458K | 8.8M |
| 1991 | 453,446 | −1.5% | 453K | 8.8M |
| 1990 | 460,498 | 460K | 8.8M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of New York
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kings County | 1.3M | |
| 2 | Queens County | 1.2M | |
| 3 | New York County | 930K | |
| 4 | Suffolk County | 782K | |
| 5 | Nassau County | 696K | |
| 6 | Bronx County | 626K | |
| 7 | Westchester County | 496K | |
| 8 | Erie County | 468K | |
| 9 | Monroe County | 376K | |
| 10 | Richmond County | 231K | |
| 11 | Onondaga County | 229K | |
| 12 | Orange County | 179K | |
| 13 | Albany County | 162K | |
| 14 | Dutchess County | 149K | |
| 15 | Rockland County | 146K | |
| 16 | Saratoga County | 123K | |
| 17 | Oneida County | 104K | |
| 18 | Niagara County | 103K | |
| 19 | Broome County | 88,721 | |
| 20 | Ulster County | 88,122 | |
| 21 | Rensselaer County | 81,723 | |
| 22 | Schenectady County | 75,625 | |
| 23 | Chautauqua County | 57,704 | |
| 24 | Oswego County | 55,027 | |
| 25 | Ontario County | 54,406 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
The Bronx in numbers
GDP per person
$117K
2024 · New York
GDP per person (PPP)
$117K
2024 · New York
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024 · United States
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · United States
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
7.0%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
7.1%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.6%
2024 · New York
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024 · United States
Household income per person
$72,028
2024 · New York
Median household income
$80,734
2024 · United States