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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Gloucester County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2020, at 13.982%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.736%. The median was 10.876% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.748%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.982Gloucester County
Lowest7.736Salem County
Median10.87621 counties
New Jersey11.748History

Map of counties, 2020

Atlantic County: 9.395 %Bergen County: 12.286 %Burlington County: 12.824 %Camden County: 12.432 %Cape May County: 9.973 %Cumberland County: 10.174 %Essex County: 10.11 %Gloucester County: 13.982 %Hudson County: 13.022 %Hunterdon County: 10.876 %Mercer County: 10.369 %Middlesex County: 11.592 %Monmouth County: 11.659 %Morris County: 10.772 %Ocean County: 12.617 %Passaic County: 11.632 %Salem County: 7.736 %Somerset County: 12.385 %Sussex County: 10.173 %Union County: 10.28 %Warren County: 9.309 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Gloucester County: 13.982 %Gloucester County13.982Hudson County: 13.022 %Hudson County13.022Burlington County: 12.824 %Burlington County12.824Ocean County: 12.617 %Ocean County12.617Camden County: 12.432 %Camden County12.432Somerset County: 12.385 %Somerset County12.385Bergen County: 12.286 %Bergen County12.286Monmouth County: 11.659 %Monmouth County11.659Passaic County: 11.632 %Passaic County11.632Middlesex County: 11.592 %Middlesex County11.592Hunterdon County: 10.876 %Hunterdon County10.876Morris County: 10.772 %Morris County10.772Mercer County: 10.369 %Mercer County10.369Union County: 10.28 %Union County10.28Cumberland County: 10.174 %Cumberland County10.174Sussex County: 10.173 %Sussex County10.173Essex County: 10.11 %Essex County10.11Cape May County: 9.973 %Cape May County9.973Atlantic County: 9.395 %Atlantic County9.395Warren County: 9.309 %Warren County9.309Salem County: 7.736 %Salem County7.736Gloucester County: 13.982 %Gloucester County13.982Hudson County: 13.022 %Hudson County13.022Burlington County: 12.824 %Burlington County12.824Ocean County: 12.617 %Ocean County12.617Camden County: 12.432 %Camden County12.432Somerset County: 12.385 %Somerset County12.385Bergen County: 12.286 %Bergen County12.286Monmouth County: 11.659 %Monmouth County11.659Passaic County: 11.632 %Passaic County11.632Middlesex County: 11.592 %Middlesex County11.592Hunterdon County: 10.876 %Hunterdon County10.876Morris County: 10.772 %Morris County10.772Mercer County: 10.369 %Mercer County10.369Union County: 10.28 %Union County10.28Cumberland County: 10.174 %Cumberland County10.174Sussex County: 10.173 %Sussex County10.173Essex County: 10.11 %Essex County10.11Cape May County: 9.973 %Cape May County9.973Atlantic County: 9.395 %Atlantic County9.395Warren County: 9.309 %Warren County9.309Salem County: 7.736 %Salem County7.736
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Gloucester County13.982+0.39 pts
2Hudson County13.022-0.11 pts
3Burlington County12.824+0.71 pts
4Ocean County12.617-0.49 pts
5Camden County12.432-0.32 pts
6Somerset County12.385+0.29 pts
7Bergen County12.286+0.47 pts
8Monmouth County11.659-1.33 pts
9Passaic County11.632-0.13 pts
10Middlesex County11.592-1.7 pts
11Hunterdon County10.876-0.24 pts
12Morris County10.772-0.97 pts
13Mercer County10.369+0.38 pts
14Union County10.28-1.04 pts
15Cumberland County10.174-1.97 pts
16Sussex County10.173-1.41 pts
17Essex County10.11-0.83 pts
18Cape May County9.973-3.12 pts
19Atlantic County9.395-3.92 pts
20Warren County9.309-3.34 pts
21Salem County7.736-3.65 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Gloucester County, with 13.982% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Salem County, with 7.736% in 2020.

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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