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Job destruction rate in Middlesex County

Job destruction rate in Middlesex County was 11.718% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.73 pts from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

202311.718%
Change on 2022+1.73 pts
Rank6th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high16.6712021
Series low9.9882022

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Job destruction rate in Middlesex County, 2010 to 2023

8101214161820102012201420162018202020232010: 14.707 %2011: 12.55 %2012: 11.714 %2013: 10.291 %2014: 10.722 %2015: 13.031 %2016: 11.795 %2017: 12.024 %2018: 10.689 %2019: 10.008 %2020: 11.663 %2021: 16.671 %2022: 9.988 %2023: 11.718 %810121416182010201520232010: 14.707 %2011: 12.55 %2012: 11.714 %2013: 10.291 %2014: 10.722 %2015: 13.031 %2016: 11.795 %2017: 12.024 %2018: 10.689 %2019: 10.008 %2020: 11.663 %2021: 16.671 %2022: 9.988 %2023: 11.718 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 14 values
Period%
202311.718
20229.988
202116.671
202011.663
201910.008
201810.689
201712.024
201611.795
201513.031
201410.722
201310.291
201211.714
201112.55
201014.707

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Middlesex County11.718
New Jersey11.204
United States11.059

Middlesex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 9.341 %Bergen County: 11.83 %Burlington County: 11.511 %Camden County: 10.794 %Cape May County: 13.346 %Cumberland County: 8.914 %Essex County: 10.464 %Gloucester County: 13.089 %Hudson County: 11.12 %Hunterdon County: 18.168 %Mercer County: 10.293 %Middlesex County: 11.718 %Monmouth County: 10.529 %Morris County: 9.701 %Ocean County: 10.044 %Passaic County: 11.423 %Salem County: 9.544 %Somerset County: 13.873 %Sussex County: 10.657 %Union County: 10.374 %Warren County: 8.343 %
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Job destruction rate, 2023, %. 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

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Job destruction rate, Middlesex 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

MLA 9

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

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Job destruction rate, Middlesex 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-destruction-rate/middlesex-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

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What is the job destruction rate in Middlesex County?

Job destruction rate in Middlesex County was 11.718% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.73 pts from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest job destruction rate in Middlesex County?

16.671% in 2021, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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