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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Cape May County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2014, at 15.928%. Atlantic County had the lowest, at 9.023%. The median was 11.845% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.551%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.928Cape May County
Lowest9.023Atlantic County
Median11.84521 counties
New Jersey12.551History

Map of counties, 2014

Atlantic County: 9.023 %Bergen County: 12.891 %Burlington County: 12.603 %Camden County: 11.414 %Cape May County: 15.928 %Cumberland County: 12.725 %Essex County: 11.45 %Gloucester County: 11.373 %Hudson County: 11.61 %Hunterdon County: 11.845 %Mercer County: 10.726 %Middlesex County: 13.431 %Monmouth County: 13.012 %Morris County: 12.69 %Ocean County: 14.364 %Passaic County: 11.013 %Salem County: 14.155 %Somerset County: 11.94 %Sussex County: 10.944 %Union County: 11.234 %Warren County: 9.25 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cape May County: 15.928 %Cape May County15.928Ocean County: 14.364 %Ocean County14.364Salem County: 14.155 %Salem County14.155Middlesex County: 13.431 %Middlesex County13.431Monmouth County: 13.012 %Monmouth County13.012Bergen County: 12.891 %Bergen County12.891Cumberland County: 12.725 %Cumberland County12.725Morris County: 12.69 %Morris County12.69Burlington County: 12.603 %Burlington County12.603Somerset County: 11.94 %Somerset County11.94Hunterdon County: 11.845 %Hunterdon County11.845Hudson County: 11.61 %Hudson County11.61Essex County: 11.45 %Essex County11.45Camden County: 11.414 %Camden County11.414Gloucester County: 11.373 %Gloucester County11.373Union County: 11.234 %Union County11.234Passaic County: 11.013 %Passaic County11.013Sussex County: 10.944 %Sussex County10.944Mercer County: 10.726 %Mercer County10.726Warren County: 9.25 %Warren County9.25Atlantic County: 9.023 %Atlantic County9.023Cape May County: 15.928 %Cape May County15.928Ocean County: 14.364 %Ocean County14.364Salem County: 14.155 %Salem County14.155Middlesex County: 13.431 %Middlesex County13.431Monmouth County: 13.012 %Monmouth County13.012Bergen County: 12.891 %Bergen County12.891Cumberland County: 12.725 %Cumberland County12.725Morris County: 12.69 %Morris County12.69Burlington County: 12.603 %Burlington County12.603Somerset County: 11.94 %Somerset County11.94Hunterdon County: 11.845 %Hunterdon County11.845Hudson County: 11.61 %Hudson County11.61Essex County: 11.45 %Essex County11.45Camden County: 11.414 %Camden County11.414Gloucester County: 11.373 %Gloucester County11.373Union County: 11.234 %Union County11.234Passaic County: 11.013 %Passaic County11.013Sussex County: 10.944 %Sussex County10.944Mercer County: 10.726 %Mercer County10.726Warren County: 9.25 %Warren County9.25Atlantic County: 9.023 %Atlantic County9.023
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cape May County15.928+2.2 pts
2Ocean County14.364-0.92 pts
3Salem County14.155+6.77 pts
4Middlesex County13.431+0.13 pts
5Monmouth County13.012-0.02 pts
6Bergen County12.891+0.03 pts
7Cumberland County12.725+1.23 pts
8Morris County12.69+0.1 pts
9Burlington County12.603+0.25 pts
10Somerset County11.94-1.11 pts
11Hunterdon County11.845+0.93 pts
12Hudson County11.61-1.83 pts
13Essex County11.45-4.18 pts
14Camden County11.414-0.32 pts
15Gloucester County11.373-1.62 pts
16Union County11.234-1.51 pts
17Passaic County11.013-1.13 pts
18Sussex County10.944-2.7 pts
19Mercer County10.726-2.05 pts
20Warren County9.25-0.48 pts
21Atlantic County9.023-2.51 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

Harvard

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cape May County, with 15.928% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Atlantic County, with 9.023% in 2014.

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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