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Employer firms in Essex County

Employer firms in Essex County was 15,506 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count15,506
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank3rd of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high16,2922006
Series low14,9322015

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Employer firms in Essex County, 1978 to 2023

14.5K15K15.5K16K16.5K19781985199219992006201320231978: 15,561 count1979: 15,761 count1980: 15,749 count1981: 15,622 count1982: 15,328 count1983: 15,497 count1984: 15,622 count1985: 15,606 count1986: 15,681 count1987: 15,926 count1988: 16,119 count1989: 16,115 count1990: 15,960 count1991: 15,668 count1992: 15,307 count1993: 15,363 count1994: 15,282 count1995: 15,538 count1996: 15,602 count1997: 15,657 count1998: 15,837 count1999: 15,895 count2000: 15,888 count2001: 15,937 count2002: 15,878 count2003: 15,936 count2004: 16,083 count2005: 16,114 count2006: 16,292 count2007: 16,063 count2008: 15,854 count2009: 15,387 count2010: 15,132 count2011: 15,001 count2012: 15,096 count2013: 15,111 count2014: 15,023 count2015: 14,932 count2016: 14,958 count2017: 14,999 count2018: 14,982 count2019: 15,057 count2020: 15,031 count2021: 14,955 count2022: 15,290 count2023: 15,506 count14.5K15K15.5K16K16.5K19781994201020231978: 15,561 count1979: 15,761 count1980: 15,749 count1981: 15,622 count1982: 15,328 count1983: 15,497 count1984: 15,622 count1985: 15,606 count1986: 15,681 count1987: 15,926 count1988: 16,119 count1989: 16,115 count1990: 15,960 count1991: 15,668 count1992: 15,307 count1993: 15,363 count1994: 15,282 count1995: 15,538 count1996: 15,602 count1997: 15,657 count1998: 15,837 count1999: 15,895 count2000: 15,888 count2001: 15,937 count2002: 15,878 count2003: 15,936 count2004: 16,083 count2005: 16,114 count2006: 16,292 count2007: 16,063 count2008: 15,854 count2009: 15,387 count2010: 15,132 count2011: 15,001 count2012: 15,096 count2013: 15,111 count2014: 15,023 count2015: 14,932 count2016: 14,958 count2017: 14,999 count2018: 14,982 count2019: 15,057 count2020: 15,031 count2021: 14,955 count2022: 15,290 count2023: 15,506 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202315,506
202215,290
202114,955
202015,031
201915,057
201814,982
201714,999
201614,958
201514,932
201415,023
201315,111
201215,096
201115,001
201015,132
200915,387
200815,854
200716,063
200616,292
200516,114
200416,083
200315,936
200215,878
200115,937
200015,888
199915,895
199815,837
199715,657
199615,602
199515,538
199415,282
199315,363
199215,307
199115,668
199015,960
198916,115
198816,119
198715,926
198615,681
198515,606
198415,622
198315,497
198215,328
198115,622
198015,749
197915,761
197815,561

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Essex County15,506
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Essex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer firms, 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

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Essex County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/essex-county-new-jersey. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Essex County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/essex-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Essex County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/essex-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Essex County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/essex-county-new-jersey. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Essex County?

Employer firms in Essex County was 15,506 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% 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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Essex County?

16,292 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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