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Employer firms in Gloucester County

Employer firms in Gloucester County was 4,860 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,860
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank14th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high4,8822007
Series low2,7911978

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Employer firms in Gloucester County, 1978 to 2023

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,791 count1979: 2,885 count1980: 2,971 count1981: 2,984 count1982: 2,955 count1983: 3,038 count1984: 3,214 count1985: 3,330 count1986: 3,507 count1987: 3,688 count1988: 3,860 count1989: 4,012 count1990: 4,070 count1991: 3,983 count1992: 3,964 count1993: 4,060 count1994: 4,120 count1995: 4,252 count1996: 4,314 count1997: 4,425 count1998: 4,484 count1999: 4,505 count2000: 4,521 count2001: 4,603 count2002: 4,605 count2003: 4,632 count2004: 4,712 count2005: 4,749 count2006: 4,870 count2007: 4,882 count2008: 4,829 count2009: 4,678 count2010: 4,553 count2011: 4,528 count2012: 4,628 count2013: 4,620 count2014: 4,647 count2015: 4,610 count2016: 4,647 count2017: 4,680 count2018: 4,684 count2019: 4,697 count2020: 4,701 count2021: 4,703 count2022: 4,837 count2023: 4,860 count2,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,791 count1979: 2,885 count1980: 2,971 count1981: 2,984 count1982: 2,955 count1983: 3,038 count1984: 3,214 count1985: 3,330 count1986: 3,507 count1987: 3,688 count1988: 3,860 count1989: 4,012 count1990: 4,070 count1991: 3,983 count1992: 3,964 count1993: 4,060 count1994: 4,120 count1995: 4,252 count1996: 4,314 count1997: 4,425 count1998: 4,484 count1999: 4,505 count2000: 4,521 count2001: 4,603 count2002: 4,605 count2003: 4,632 count2004: 4,712 count2005: 4,749 count2006: 4,870 count2007: 4,882 count2008: 4,829 count2009: 4,678 count2010: 4,553 count2011: 4,528 count2012: 4,628 count2013: 4,620 count2014: 4,647 count2015: 4,610 count2016: 4,647 count2017: 4,680 count2018: 4,684 count2019: 4,697 count2020: 4,701 count2021: 4,703 count2022: 4,837 count2023: 4,860 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
20234,860
20224,837
20214,703
20204,701
20194,697
20184,684
20174,680
20164,647
20154,610
20144,647
20134,620
20124,628
20114,528
20104,553
20094,678
20084,829
20074,882
20064,870
20054,749
20044,712
20034,632
20024,605
20014,603
20004,521
19994,505
19984,484
19974,425
19964,314
19954,252
19944,120
19934,060
19923,964
19913,983
19904,070
19894,012
19883,860
19873,688
19863,507
19853,330
19843,214
19833,038
19822,955
19812,984
19802,971
19792,885
19782,791

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Gloucester County4,860
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Gloucester 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. Gloucester 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, Gloucester 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, Gloucester 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/gloucester-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, Gloucester 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/gloucester-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Gloucester 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/gloucester-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Gloucester County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/gloucester-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 Gloucester County?

Employer firms in Gloucester County was 4,860 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Gloucester County?

4,882 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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