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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Sussex County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2015, at 19.231%. Warren County had the lowest, at 9.424%. The median was 12.817% and the figure for New Jersey was 13.415%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.231Sussex County
Lowest9.424Warren County
Median12.81721 counties
New Jersey13.415History

Map of counties, 2015

Atlantic County: 9.487 %Bergen County: 11.549 %Burlington County: 12.671 %Camden County: 12.675 %Cape May County: 12.983 %Cumberland County: 9.98 %Essex County: 10.799 %Gloucester County: 12.268 %Hudson County: 14.766 %Hunterdon County: 13.795 %Mercer County: 16.094 %Middlesex County: 13.334 %Monmouth County: 13.425 %Morris County: 13.394 %Ocean County: 12.817 %Passaic County: 15.699 %Salem County: 10.466 %Somerset County: 13.312 %Sussex County: 19.231 %Union County: 11.305 %Warren County: 9.424 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Sussex County: 19.231 %Sussex County19.231Mercer County: 16.094 %Mercer County16.094Passaic County: 15.699 %Passaic County15.699Hudson County: 14.766 %Hudson County14.766Hunterdon County: 13.795 %Hunterdon County13.795Monmouth County: 13.425 %Monmouth County13.425Morris County: 13.394 %Morris County13.394Middlesex County: 13.334 %Middlesex County13.334Somerset County: 13.312 %Somerset County13.312Cape May County: 12.983 %Cape May County12.983Ocean County: 12.817 %Ocean County12.817Camden County: 12.675 %Camden County12.675Burlington County: 12.671 %Burlington County12.671Gloucester County: 12.268 %Gloucester County12.268Bergen County: 11.549 %Bergen County11.549Union County: 11.305 %Union County11.305Essex County: 10.799 %Essex County10.799Salem County: 10.466 %Salem County10.466Cumberland County: 9.98 %Cumberland County9.98Atlantic County: 9.487 %Atlantic County9.487Warren County: 9.424 %Warren County9.424Sussex County: 19.231 %Sussex County19.231Mercer County: 16.094 %Mercer County16.094Passaic County: 15.699 %Passaic County15.699Hudson County: 14.766 %Hudson County14.766Hunterdon County: 13.795 %Hunterdon County13.795Monmouth County: 13.425 %Monmouth County13.425Morris County: 13.394 %Morris County13.394Middlesex County: 13.334 %Middlesex County13.334Somerset County: 13.312 %Somerset County13.312Cape May County: 12.983 %Cape May County12.983Ocean County: 12.817 %Ocean County12.817Camden County: 12.675 %Camden County12.675Burlington County: 12.671 %Burlington County12.671Gloucester County: 12.268 %Gloucester County12.268Bergen County: 11.549 %Bergen County11.549Union County: 11.305 %Union County11.305Essex County: 10.799 %Essex County10.799Salem County: 10.466 %Salem County10.466Cumberland County: 9.98 %Cumberland County9.98Atlantic County: 9.487 %Atlantic County9.487Warren County: 9.424 %Warren County9.424
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Sussex County19.231+8.29 pts
2Mercer County16.094+5.37 pts
3Passaic County15.699+4.69 pts
4Hudson County14.766+3.16 pts
5Hunterdon County13.795+1.95 pts
6Monmouth County13.425+0.41 pts
7Morris County13.394+0.7 pts
8Middlesex County13.334-0.1 pts
9Somerset County13.312+1.37 pts
10Cape May County12.983-2.95 pts
11Ocean County12.817-1.55 pts
12Camden County12.675+1.26 pts
13Burlington County12.671+0.07 pts
14Gloucester County12.268+0.9 pts
15Bergen County11.549-1.34 pts
16Union County11.305+0.07 pts
17Essex County10.799-0.65 pts
18Salem County10.466-3.69 pts
19Cumberland County9.98-2.74 pts
20Atlantic County9.487+0.46 pts
21Warren County9.424+0.17 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sussex County, with 19.231% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Warren County, with 9.424% in 2015.

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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