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Employer firms in Middlesex County

Employer firms in Middlesex County was 17,675 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count17,675
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank2nd of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high17,6752023
Series low9,8901978

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Employer firms in Middlesex County, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K18K19781985199219992006201320231978: 9,890 count1979: 10,365 count1980: 10,611 count1981: 10,814 count1982: 10,943 count1983: 11,278 count1984: 11,715 count1985: 12,127 count1986: 12,650 count1987: 13,109 count1988: 13,699 count1989: 14,065 count1990: 14,149 count1991: 13,954 count1992: 13,857 count1993: 14,099 count1994: 14,333 count1995: 14,773 count1996: 15,043 count1997: 15,409 count1998: 15,868 count1999: 16,139 count2000: 16,332 count2001: 16,419 count2002: 16,257 count2003: 16,402 count2004: 16,735 count2005: 17,022 count2006: 17,384 count2007: 17,391 count2008: 17,143 count2009: 16,749 count2010: 16,524 count2011: 16,568 count2012: 16,805 count2013: 16,883 count2014: 16,981 count2015: 16,916 count2016: 17,126 count2017: 17,116 count2018: 17,083 count2019: 17,281 count2020: 17,054 count2021: 16,873 count2022: 17,452 count2023: 17,675 count8,00010K12K14K16K18K19781994201020231978: 9,890 count1979: 10,365 count1980: 10,611 count1981: 10,814 count1982: 10,943 count1983: 11,278 count1984: 11,715 count1985: 12,127 count1986: 12,650 count1987: 13,109 count1988: 13,699 count1989: 14,065 count1990: 14,149 count1991: 13,954 count1992: 13,857 count1993: 14,099 count1994: 14,333 count1995: 14,773 count1996: 15,043 count1997: 15,409 count1998: 15,868 count1999: 16,139 count2000: 16,332 count2001: 16,419 count2002: 16,257 count2003: 16,402 count2004: 16,735 count2005: 17,022 count2006: 17,384 count2007: 17,391 count2008: 17,143 count2009: 16,749 count2010: 16,524 count2011: 16,568 count2012: 16,805 count2013: 16,883 count2014: 16,981 count2015: 16,916 count2016: 17,126 count2017: 17,116 count2018: 17,083 count2019: 17,281 count2020: 17,054 count2021: 16,873 count2022: 17,452 count2023: 17,675 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
202317,675
202217,452
202116,873
202017,054
201917,281
201817,083
201717,116
201617,126
201516,916
201416,981
201316,883
201216,805
201116,568
201016,524
200916,749
200817,143
200717,391
200617,384
200517,022
200416,735
200316,402
200216,257
200116,419
200016,332
199916,139
199815,868
199715,409
199615,043
199514,773
199414,333
199314,099
199213,857
199113,954
199014,149
198914,065
198813,699
198713,109
198612,650
198512,127
198411,715
198311,278
198210,943
198110,814
198010,611
197910,365
19789,890

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Middlesex County17,675
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Middlesex 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. Middlesex 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, Middlesex 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, Middlesex 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/middlesex-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, Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Middlesex County was 17,675 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Middlesex County?

17,675 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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