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Employer firms in Monmouth County

Employer firms in Monmouth County was 15,476 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count15,476
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank4th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high15,9332007
Series low8,6751978

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Employer firms in Monmouth County, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,675 count1979: 9,100 count1980: 9,325 count1981: 9,449 count1982: 9,488 count1983: 9,872 count1984: 10,351 count1985: 10,768 count1986: 11,381 count1987: 11,977 count1988: 12,442 count1989: 12,791 count1990: 12,845 count1991: 12,496 count1992: 12,498 count1993: 12,772 count1994: 13,080 count1995: 13,596 count1996: 13,743 count1997: 14,021 count1998: 14,417 count1999: 14,634 count2000: 14,752 count2001: 14,823 count2002: 14,879 count2003: 15,002 count2004: 15,265 count2005: 15,500 count2006: 15,880 count2007: 15,933 count2008: 15,621 count2009: 15,022 count2010: 14,786 count2011: 14,722 count2012: 14,795 count2013: 14,875 count2014: 14,968 count2015: 15,051 count2016: 15,171 count2017: 15,172 count2018: 15,213 count2019: 15,327 count2020: 15,203 count2021: 14,860 count2022: 15,363 count2023: 15,476 count8,00010K12K14K16K19781994201020231978: 8,675 count1979: 9,100 count1980: 9,325 count1981: 9,449 count1982: 9,488 count1983: 9,872 count1984: 10,351 count1985: 10,768 count1986: 11,381 count1987: 11,977 count1988: 12,442 count1989: 12,791 count1990: 12,845 count1991: 12,496 count1992: 12,498 count1993: 12,772 count1994: 13,080 count1995: 13,596 count1996: 13,743 count1997: 14,021 count1998: 14,417 count1999: 14,634 count2000: 14,752 count2001: 14,823 count2002: 14,879 count2003: 15,002 count2004: 15,265 count2005: 15,500 count2006: 15,880 count2007: 15,933 count2008: 15,621 count2009: 15,022 count2010: 14,786 count2011: 14,722 count2012: 14,795 count2013: 14,875 count2014: 14,968 count2015: 15,051 count2016: 15,171 count2017: 15,172 count2018: 15,213 count2019: 15,327 count2020: 15,203 count2021: 14,860 count2022: 15,363 count2023: 15,476 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
202315,476
202215,363
202114,860
202015,203
201915,327
201815,213
201715,172
201615,171
201515,051
201414,968
201314,875
201214,795
201114,722
201014,786
200915,022
200815,621
200715,933
200615,880
200515,500
200415,265
200315,002
200214,879
200114,823
200014,752
199914,634
199814,417
199714,021
199613,743
199513,596
199413,080
199312,772
199212,498
199112,496
199012,845
198912,791
198812,442
198711,977
198611,381
198510,768
198410,351
19839,872
19829,488
19819,449
19809,325
19799,100
19788,675

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Monmouth County15,476
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Monmouth 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. Monmouth 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, Monmouth 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, Monmouth 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/monmouth-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, Monmouth 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/monmouth-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Monmouth 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/monmouth-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, Monmouth 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/monmouth-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 Monmouth County?

Employer firms in Monmouth County was 15,476 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Monmouth County?

15,933 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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