Passaic County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Passaic County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 218 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Passaic County economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.8% the month before
280,145
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

Passaic County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Passaic County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN 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 Systems46 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies25 open roles
State Street13 open roles
State Street Bank6 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund5 open roles
Confidential4 open roles
Sofie4 open roles
Innovasolutions3 open roles
Leap Brands3 open roles
Quest Diagnostics3 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 nonprofit 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.

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

Clifton86 jobs
Wayne57 jobs
Totowa35 jobs
Passaic14 jobs
Paterson12 jobs
Little Falls7 jobs
Woodland Park4 jobs
Pompton Lakes3 jobs

Other New Jersey counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Passaic County?

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