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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Sussex County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2018, at 18.722%. Warren County had the lowest, at 8.885%. The median was 12.749% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.889%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.722Sussex County
Lowest8.885Warren County
Median12.74921 counties
New Jersey12.889History

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 12.764 %Bergen County: 14.113 %Burlington County: 13.445 %Camden County: 12.628 %Cape May County: 15.605 %Cumberland County: 11.646 %Essex County: 12.749 %Gloucester County: 13.125 %Hudson County: 14.86 %Hunterdon County: 9.908 %Mercer County: 10.327 %Middlesex County: 11.876 %Monmouth County: 12.928 %Morris County: 11.597 %Ocean County: 14.174 %Passaic County: 14.206 %Salem County: 10.956 %Somerset County: 11.175 %Sussex County: 18.722 %Union County: 12.052 %Warren County: 8.885 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Sussex County: 18.722 %Sussex County18.722Cape May County: 15.605 %Cape May County15.605Hudson County: 14.86 %Hudson County14.86Passaic County: 14.206 %Passaic County14.206Ocean County: 14.174 %Ocean County14.174Bergen County: 14.113 %Bergen County14.113Burlington County: 13.445 %Burlington County13.445Gloucester County: 13.125 %Gloucester County13.125Monmouth County: 12.928 %Monmouth County12.928Atlantic County: 12.764 %Atlantic County12.764Essex County: 12.749 %Essex County12.749Camden County: 12.628 %Camden County12.628Union County: 12.052 %Union County12.052Middlesex County: 11.876 %Middlesex County11.876Cumberland County: 11.646 %Cumberland County11.646Morris County: 11.597 %Morris County11.597Somerset County: 11.175 %Somerset County11.175Salem County: 10.956 %Salem County10.956Mercer County: 10.327 %Mercer County10.327Hunterdon County: 9.908 %Hunterdon County9.908Warren County: 8.885 %Warren County8.885Sussex County: 18.722 %Sussex County18.722Cape May County: 15.605 %Cape May County15.605Hudson County: 14.86 %Hudson County14.86Passaic County: 14.206 %Passaic County14.206Ocean County: 14.174 %Ocean County14.174Bergen County: 14.113 %Bergen County14.113Burlington County: 13.445 %Burlington County13.445Gloucester County: 13.125 %Gloucester County13.125Monmouth County: 12.928 %Monmouth County12.928Atlantic County: 12.764 %Atlantic County12.764Essex County: 12.749 %Essex County12.749Camden County: 12.628 %Camden County12.628Union County: 12.052 %Union County12.052Middlesex County: 11.876 %Middlesex County11.876Cumberland County: 11.646 %Cumberland County11.646Morris County: 11.597 %Morris County11.597Somerset County: 11.175 %Somerset County11.175Salem County: 10.956 %Salem County10.956Mercer County: 10.327 %Mercer County10.327Hunterdon County: 9.908 %Hunterdon County9.908Warren County: 8.885 %Warren County8.885
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Sussex County18.722+8.76 pts
2Cape May County15.605+3.16 pts
3Hudson County14.86-0.15 pts
4Passaic County14.206+1.17 pts
5Ocean County14.174+0.43 pts
6Bergen County14.113+0.7 pts
7Burlington County13.445+0.78 pts
8Gloucester County13.125-0.44 pts
9Monmouth County12.928-0.72 pts
10Atlantic County12.764+0.72 pts
11Essex County12.749-0.42 pts
12Camden County12.628-0.86 pts
13Union County12.052-0.38 pts
14Middlesex County11.876-2.84 pts
15Cumberland County11.646-1.09 pts
16Morris County11.597-4.12 pts
17Somerset County11.175-1.18 pts
18Salem County10.956+3.88 pts
19Mercer County10.327-3.79 pts
20Hunterdon County9.908-5.99 pts
21Warren County8.885-1.94 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Sussex County, with 18.722% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Warren County, with 8.885% in 2018.

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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