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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Essex County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2013, at 15.633%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.384%. The median was 12.778% and the figure for New Jersey was 13.37%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.633Essex County
Lowest7.384Salem County
Median12.77821 counties
New Jersey13.37History

Map of counties, 2013

Atlantic County: 11.53 %Bergen County: 12.86 %Burlington County: 12.353 %Camden County: 11.732 %Cape May County: 13.733 %Cumberland County: 11.499 %Essex County: 15.633 %Gloucester County: 12.996 %Hudson County: 13.444 %Hunterdon County: 10.911 %Mercer County: 12.778 %Middlesex County: 13.301 %Monmouth County: 13.033 %Morris County: 12.59 %Ocean County: 15.28 %Passaic County: 12.141 %Salem County: 7.384 %Somerset County: 13.052 %Sussex County: 13.649 %Union County: 12.739 %Warren County: 9.731 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Essex County: 15.633 %Essex County15.633Ocean County: 15.28 %Ocean County15.28Cape May County: 13.733 %Cape May County13.733Sussex County: 13.649 %Sussex County13.649Hudson County: 13.444 %Hudson County13.444Middlesex County: 13.301 %Middlesex County13.301Somerset County: 13.052 %Somerset County13.052Monmouth County: 13.033 %Monmouth County13.033Gloucester County: 12.996 %Gloucester County12.996Bergen County: 12.86 %Bergen County12.86Mercer County: 12.778 %Mercer County12.778Union County: 12.739 %Union County12.739Morris County: 12.59 %Morris County12.59Burlington County: 12.353 %Burlington County12.353Passaic County: 12.141 %Passaic County12.141Camden County: 11.732 %Camden County11.732Atlantic County: 11.53 %Atlantic County11.53Cumberland County: 11.499 %Cumberland County11.499Hunterdon County: 10.911 %Hunterdon County10.911Warren County: 9.731 %Warren County9.731Salem County: 7.384 %Salem County7.384Essex County: 15.633 %Essex County15.633Ocean County: 15.28 %Ocean County15.28Cape May County: 13.733 %Cape May County13.733Sussex County: 13.649 %Sussex County13.649Hudson County: 13.444 %Hudson County13.444Middlesex County: 13.301 %Middlesex County13.301Somerset County: 13.052 %Somerset County13.052Monmouth County: 13.033 %Monmouth County13.033Gloucester County: 12.996 %Gloucester County12.996Bergen County: 12.86 %Bergen County12.86Mercer County: 12.778 %Mercer County12.778Union County: 12.739 %Union County12.739Morris County: 12.59 %Morris County12.59Burlington County: 12.353 %Burlington County12.353Passaic County: 12.141 %Passaic County12.141Camden County: 11.732 %Camden County11.732Atlantic County: 11.53 %Atlantic County11.53Cumberland County: 11.499 %Cumberland County11.499Hunterdon County: 10.911 %Hunterdon County10.911Warren County: 9.731 %Warren County9.731Salem County: 7.384 %Salem County7.384
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Essex County15.633+3.46 pts
2Ocean County15.28+1.82 pts
3Cape May County13.733-1.14 pts
4Sussex County13.649-2.06 pts
5Hudson County13.444-1.11 pts
6Middlesex County13.301-0.04 pts
7Somerset County13.052+0.31 pts
8Monmouth County13.033-1.74 pts
9Gloucester County12.996+0.58 pts
10Bergen County12.86-0.9 pts
11Mercer County12.778-0.94 pts
12Union County12.739+0.1 pts
13Morris County12.59-1.02 pts
14Burlington County12.353+0.53 pts
15Passaic County12.141-1.99 pts
16Camden County11.732-1.31 pts
17Atlantic County11.53-0.9 pts
18Cumberland County11.499-0.66 pts
19Hunterdon County10.911-4.18 pts
20Warren County9.731-7.46 pts
21Salem County7.384-6.53 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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APA 7

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, 2013) [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 creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Essex County, with 15.633% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Salem County, with 7.384% in 2013.

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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