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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Hunterdon County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2017, at 15.894%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.079%. The median was 13.168% and the figure for New Jersey was 14.044%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.894Hunterdon County
Lowest7.079Salem County
Median13.16821 counties
New Jersey14.044History

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 12.046 %Bergen County: 13.409 %Burlington County: 12.666 %Camden County: 13.49 %Cape May County: 12.446 %Cumberland County: 12.74 %Essex County: 13.168 %Gloucester County: 13.569 %Hudson County: 15.006 %Hunterdon County: 15.894 %Mercer County: 14.117 %Middlesex County: 14.715 %Monmouth County: 13.646 %Morris County: 15.714 %Ocean County: 13.743 %Passaic County: 13.032 %Salem County: 7.079 %Somerset County: 12.36 %Sussex County: 9.962 %Union County: 12.428 %Warren County: 10.824 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Hunterdon County: 15.894 %Hunterdon County15.894Morris County: 15.714 %Morris County15.714Hudson County: 15.006 %Hudson County15.006Middlesex County: 14.715 %Middlesex County14.715Mercer County: 14.117 %Mercer County14.117Ocean County: 13.743 %Ocean County13.743Monmouth County: 13.646 %Monmouth County13.646Gloucester County: 13.569 %Gloucester County13.569Camden County: 13.49 %Camden County13.49Bergen County: 13.409 %Bergen County13.409Essex County: 13.168 %Essex County13.168Passaic County: 13.032 %Passaic County13.032Cumberland County: 12.74 %Cumberland County12.74Burlington County: 12.666 %Burlington County12.666Cape May County: 12.446 %Cape May County12.446Union County: 12.428 %Union County12.428Somerset County: 12.36 %Somerset County12.36Atlantic County: 12.046 %Atlantic County12.046Warren County: 10.824 %Warren County10.824Sussex County: 9.962 %Sussex County9.962Salem County: 7.079 %Salem County7.079Hunterdon County: 15.894 %Hunterdon County15.894Morris County: 15.714 %Morris County15.714Hudson County: 15.006 %Hudson County15.006Middlesex County: 14.715 %Middlesex County14.715Mercer County: 14.117 %Mercer County14.117Ocean County: 13.743 %Ocean County13.743Monmouth County: 13.646 %Monmouth County13.646Gloucester County: 13.569 %Gloucester County13.569Camden County: 13.49 %Camden County13.49Bergen County: 13.409 %Bergen County13.409Essex County: 13.168 %Essex County13.168Passaic County: 13.032 %Passaic County13.032Cumberland County: 12.74 %Cumberland County12.74Burlington County: 12.666 %Burlington County12.666Cape May County: 12.446 %Cape May County12.446Union County: 12.428 %Union County12.428Somerset County: 12.36 %Somerset County12.36Atlantic County: 12.046 %Atlantic County12.046Warren County: 10.824 %Warren County10.824Sussex County: 9.962 %Sussex County9.962Salem County: 7.079 %Salem County7.079
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hunterdon County15.894-1.2 pts
2Morris County15.714+2.65 pts
3Hudson County15.006+0.21 pts
4Middlesex County14.715+2.48 pts
5Mercer County14.117+2.78 pts
6Ocean County13.743-0.74 pts
7Monmouth County13.646-0.59 pts
8Gloucester County13.569+0.15 pts
9Camden County13.49+0.95 pts
10Bergen County13.409+0.32 pts
11Essex County13.168+0.57 pts
12Passaic County13.032+0.11 pts
13Cumberland County12.74+0.53 pts
14Burlington County12.666+0.1 pts
15Cape May County12.446-3.83 pts
16Union County12.428-0.43 pts
17Somerset County12.36-0.06 pts
18Atlantic County12.046+2.29 pts
19Warren County10.824+1.07 pts
20Sussex County9.962-1.46 pts
21Salem County7.079-2.92 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Hunterdon County, with 15.894% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Salem County, with 7.079% in 2017.

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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