2025 Compare Cities Job Market:
Staten Island, NY vs Hoboken, NJ

Change Cities
Highlights
- Job Growth in Hoboken has been positive.
- Hoboken has 5.6% more unemployment than Staten Island.
- Hoboken job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Staten Island, NYHoboken, NJUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-10.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Staten Island

Reviews for Hoboken    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great place to  More

   |    Reply

Over 14 years ago

Hoboken is one of those places that is still overlooked. With Brooklyn blowing up,why not live essentially the same subway-trip from Manhattan without paying city tax,  More

   |    Reply

Over 14 years ago

My kind of  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Hoboken


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.