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Employer firm births in Essex County

Employer firm births in Essex County was 1,290 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.7% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,290
Change on 2022-3.7%
Rank3rd of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high1,6361987
Series low1,0422010
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Employer firm births in Essex County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,382 count1979: 1,408 count1980: 1,312 count1981: 1,283 count1982: 1,205 count1983: 1,424 count1984: 1,421 count1985: 1,441 count1986: 1,508 count1987: 1,636 count1988: 1,578 count1989: 1,430 count1990: 1,305 count1991: 1,233 count1992: 1,103 count1993: 1,227 count1994: 1,222 count1995: 1,254 count1996: 1,366 count1997: 1,405 count1998: 1,351 count1999: 1,253 count2000: 1,234 count2001: 1,204 count2002: 1,244 count2003: 1,305 count2004: 1,369 count2005: 1,390 count2006: 1,491 count2007: 1,271 count2008: 1,278 count2009: 1,068 count2010: 1,042 count2011: 1,085 count2012: 1,171 count2013: 1,107 count2014: 1,099 count2015: 1,076 count2016: 1,096 count2017: 1,180 count2018: 1,181 count2019: 1,182 count2020: 1,188 count2021: 1,341 count2022: 1,340 count2023: 1,290 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781994201020231978: 1,382 count1979: 1,408 count1980: 1,312 count1981: 1,283 count1982: 1,205 count1983: 1,424 count1984: 1,421 count1985: 1,441 count1986: 1,508 count1987: 1,636 count1988: 1,578 count1989: 1,430 count1990: 1,305 count1991: 1,233 count1992: 1,103 count1993: 1,227 count1994: 1,222 count1995: 1,254 count1996: 1,366 count1997: 1,405 count1998: 1,351 count1999: 1,253 count2000: 1,234 count2001: 1,204 count2002: 1,244 count2003: 1,305 count2004: 1,369 count2005: 1,390 count2006: 1,491 count2007: 1,271 count2008: 1,278 count2009: 1,068 count2010: 1,042 count2011: 1,085 count2012: 1,171 count2013: 1,107 count2014: 1,099 count2015: 1,076 count2016: 1,096 count2017: 1,180 count2018: 1,181 count2019: 1,182 count2020: 1,188 count2021: 1,341 count2022: 1,340 count2023: 1,290 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20231,290
20221,340
20211,341
20201,188
20191,182
20181,181
20171,180
20161,096
20151,076
20141,099
20131,107
20121,171
20111,085
20101,042
20091,068
20081,278
20071,271
20061,491
20051,390
20041,369
20031,305
20021,244
20011,204
20001,234
19991,253
19981,351
19971,405
19961,366
19951,254
19941,222
19931,227
19921,103
19911,233
19901,305
19891,430
19881,578
19871,636
19861,508
19851,441
19841,421
19831,424
19821,205
19811,283
19801,312
19791,408
19781,382

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Essex County1,290
New Jersey14,547
United States508,777

Essex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 344 countBergen County: 1,942 countBurlington County: 579 countCamden County: 654 countCape May County: 193 countCumberland County: 124 countEssex County: 1,290 countGloucester County: 321 countHudson County: 1,034 countHunterdon County: 211 countMercer County: 510 countMiddlesex County: 1,489 countMonmouth County: 1,192 countMorris County: 892 countOcean County: 1,129 countPassaic County: 774 countSalem County: 52 countSomerset County: 598 countSussex County: 178 countUnion County: 938 countWarren County: 113 count
  • Under 190
  • 190 to 510
  • 510 to 770
  • 770 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Essex County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Essex County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Essex County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/essex-county-new-jersey. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Essex County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/essex-county-new-jersey.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Essex County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/essex-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Essex County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/essex-county-new-jersey. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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What is the employer firm births in Essex County?

Employer firm births in Essex County was 1,290 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.7% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 21 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Essex County?

1,636 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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