Passaic County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Passaic County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 182 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Passaic County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.5% the month before
275,879
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
518,289
people in Passaic County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,137
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Passaic County ranks

Where Passaic County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#7Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.8 points · of 97
#7Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.8 points · of 97
#9Counties where unemployment fell the most−1.8 points · of 100
#22Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+5.2% · of 100
#23Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Northeast50 / 100 · of 51

Passaic County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, down 1.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,393 jobs), hotels & food (+753 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−813 jobs), retail (−776 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Passaic County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Passaic County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Passaic County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Passaic County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

BAE Systems45 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies27 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund8 open roles
Quest Diagnostics4 open roles
Atrium3 open roles
Innovasolutions3 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.3 open roles
Prime Healthcare3 open roles
Robert Half3 open roles
State Street Bank3 open roles

Colleges in Passaic County

Colleges in Passaic County
College	City	Type	Students
Montclair State University	Montclair	Public 4-year	20,000+
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Wayne	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine	Nutley	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Passaic County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in New Jersey? How to file for unemployment in New Jersey (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Passaic County Workforce Development Board
Passaic

Passaic County One Stop Career Center
Passaic · Comprehensive
8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday
Passaic County One Stop Career Center
Paterson · Comprehensive · 973-742-9226
8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Passaic County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Jersey unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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