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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in The Bronx

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 6 of 62 · Regions of New York Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · The Bronx The Bronx New York

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

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

Compared with Labour force · people
The Bronx 621K
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 The BronxNew 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Kings County 1.3M
2 Queens County 1.2M
3 New York County 962K
4 Suffolk County 799K
5 Nassau County 708K
6 Bronx County 612K
7 Westchester County 538K
8 Erie County 461K
9 Monroe County 371K
10 Richmond County 245K
11 Onondaga County 227K
12 Orange County 190K
13 Rockland County 164K
14 Albany County 163K
15 Dutchess County 153K
16 Saratoga County 125K
17 Oneida County 101K
18 Niagara County 98,756
19 Ulster County 87,835
20 Broome County 85,385
21 Rensselaer County 80,644
22 Schenectady County 77,590
23 Ontario County 54,731
24 Oswego County 54,532
25 Putnam County 54,043
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.