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Job creation rate in Ocean County

Job creation rate in Ocean County was 18.409% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.35 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 counties in 2023.

202318.409%
Change on 2022-0.35 pts
Rank1st of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high18.7552022
Series low11.972011

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Job creation rate in Ocean County, 2010 to 2023

10121416182020102012201420162018202020232010: 13.62 %2011: 11.97 %2012: 13.464 %2013: 15.28 %2014: 14.364 %2015: 12.817 %2016: 14.482 %2017: 13.743 %2018: 14.174 %2019: 13.108 %2020: 12.617 %2021: 12.333 %2022: 18.755 %2023: 18.409 %1012141618202010201520232010: 13.62 %2011: 11.97 %2012: 13.464 %2013: 15.28 %2014: 14.364 %2015: 12.817 %2016: 14.482 %2017: 13.743 %2018: 14.174 %2019: 13.108 %2020: 12.617 %2021: 12.333 %2022: 18.755 %2023: 18.409 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 14 values
Period%
202318.409
202218.755
202112.333
202012.617
201913.108
201814.174
201713.743
201614.482
201512.817
201414.364
201315.28
201213.464
201111.97
201013.62

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Ocean County18.409
New Jersey13.584
United States13.592

Ocean County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 9.881 %Bergen County: 14.048 %Burlington County: 13.884 %Camden County: 12.757 %Cape May County: 12.176 %Cumberland County: 13.587 %Essex County: 13.717 %Gloucester County: 11.882 %Hudson County: 15.038 %Hunterdon County: 13.787 %Mercer County: 11.334 %Middlesex County: 12.693 %Monmouth County: 13.97 %Morris County: 11.735 %Ocean County: 18.409 %Passaic County: 13.121 %Salem County: 11.984 %Somerset County: 13.527 %Sussex County: 12.796 %Union County: 14.191 %Warren County: 13.029 %
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Job creation rate, 2023, %. Ocean 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

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job creation rate, Ocean County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Ocean County, 2010 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/job-creation-rate/ocean-county-new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job creation rate, Ocean County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/job-creation-rate/ocean-county-new-jersey.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Job creation rate, Ocean County, 2010 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/job-creation-rate/ocean-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the job creation rate in Ocean County?

Job creation rate in Ocean County was 18.409% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.35 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest job creation rate in Ocean County?

18.755% in 2022, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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