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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 2023

Ocean County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2023, at 18.409%. Atlantic County had the lowest, at 9.881%. The median was 13.121% and the figure for New Jersey was 13.584%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.409Ocean County
Lowest9.881Atlantic County
Median13.12121 counties
New Jersey13.584History

Map of counties, 2023

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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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Ocean County: 18.409 %Ocean County18.409Hudson County: 15.038 %Hudson County15.038Union County: 14.191 %Union County14.191Bergen County: 14.048 %Bergen County14.048Monmouth County: 13.97 %Monmouth County13.97Burlington County: 13.884 %Burlington County13.884Hunterdon County: 13.787 %Hunterdon County13.787Essex County: 13.717 %Essex County13.717Cumberland County: 13.587 %Cumberland County13.587Somerset County: 13.527 %Somerset County13.527Passaic County: 13.121 %Passaic County13.121Warren County: 13.029 %Warren County13.029Sussex County: 12.796 %Sussex County12.796Camden County: 12.757 %Camden County12.757Middlesex County: 12.693 %Middlesex County12.693Cape May County: 12.176 %Cape May County12.176Salem County: 11.984 %Salem County11.984Gloucester County: 11.882 %Gloucester County11.882Morris County: 11.735 %Morris County11.735Mercer County: 11.334 %Mercer County11.334Atlantic County: 9.881 %Atlantic County9.881Ocean County: 18.409 %Ocean County18.409Hudson County: 15.038 %Hudson County15.038Union County: 14.191 %Union County14.191Bergen County: 14.048 %Bergen County14.048Monmouth County: 13.97 %Monmouth County13.97Burlington County: 13.884 %Burlington County13.884Hunterdon County: 13.787 %Hunterdon County13.787Essex County: 13.717 %Essex County13.717Cumberland County: 13.587 %Cumberland County13.587Somerset County: 13.527 %Somerset County13.527Passaic County: 13.121 %Passaic County13.121Warren County: 13.029 %Warren County13.029Sussex County: 12.796 %Sussex County12.796Camden County: 12.757 %Camden County12.757Middlesex County: 12.693 %Middlesex County12.693Cape May County: 12.176 %Cape May County12.176Salem County: 11.984 %Salem County11.984Gloucester County: 11.882 %Gloucester County11.882Morris County: 11.735 %Morris County11.735Mercer County: 11.334 %Mercer County11.334Atlantic County: 9.881 %Atlantic County9.881
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ocean County18.409-0.35 pts
2Hudson County15.038-2.06 pts
3Union County14.191-2.43 pts
4Bergen County14.048-4.1 pts
5Monmouth County13.97-3.64 pts
6Burlington County13.884-2.78 pts
7Hunterdon County13.787-0.93 pts
8Essex County13.717-2.32 pts
9Cumberland County13.587+0.53 pts
10Somerset County13.527-3.4 pts
11Passaic County13.121-5.43 pts
12Warren County13.029-1.33 pts
13Sussex County12.796-2.8 pts
14Camden County12.757-3.44 pts
15Middlesex County12.693-4.15 pts
16Cape May County12.176-6.65 pts
17Salem County11.984-2.64 pts
18Gloucester County11.882-4.94 pts
19Morris County11.735-3.85 pts
20Mercer County11.334-4.35 pts
21Atlantic County9.881-6.18 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 (Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 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, Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 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/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-jersey-counties. 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. Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 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/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-jersey-counties.

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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, Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ocean County, with 18.409% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Atlantic County, with 9.881% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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