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Counties in New Jersey by job creation rate

Salem County had the highest job creation rate of 21 counties in 2021, at 15.082%. Atlantic County had the lowest, at 7.561%. The median was 10.601% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.067%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.082Salem County
Lowest7.561Atlantic County
Median10.60121 counties
New Jersey11.067History

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 7.561 %Bergen County: 9.871 %Burlington County: 10.671 %Camden County: 9.953 %Cape May County: 12.488 %Cumberland County: 11.81 %Essex County: 9.092 %Gloucester County: 12.77 %Hudson County: 11.925 %Hunterdon County: 9.659 %Mercer County: 10.011 %Middlesex County: 11.2 %Monmouth County: 9.944 %Morris County: 10.551 %Ocean County: 12.333 %Passaic County: 10.82 %Salem County: 15.082 %Somerset County: 10.601 %Sussex County: 12.537 %Union County: 10.474 %Warren County: 9.319 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Salem County: 15.082 %Salem County15.082Gloucester County: 12.77 %Gloucester County12.77Sussex County: 12.537 %Sussex County12.537Cape May County: 12.488 %Cape May County12.488Ocean County: 12.333 %Ocean County12.333Hudson County: 11.925 %Hudson County11.925Cumberland County: 11.81 %Cumberland County11.81Middlesex County: 11.2 %Middlesex County11.2Passaic County: 10.82 %Passaic County10.82Burlington County: 10.671 %Burlington County10.671Somerset County: 10.601 %Somerset County10.601Morris County: 10.551 %Morris County10.551Union County: 10.474 %Union County10.474Mercer County: 10.011 %Mercer County10.011Camden County: 9.953 %Camden County9.953Monmouth County: 9.944 %Monmouth County9.944Bergen County: 9.871 %Bergen County9.871Hunterdon County: 9.659 %Hunterdon County9.659Warren County: 9.319 %Warren County9.319Essex County: 9.092 %Essex County9.092Atlantic County: 7.561 %Atlantic County7.561Salem County: 15.082 %Salem County15.082Gloucester County: 12.77 %Gloucester County12.77Sussex County: 12.537 %Sussex County12.537Cape May County: 12.488 %Cape May County12.488Ocean County: 12.333 %Ocean County12.333Hudson County: 11.925 %Hudson County11.925Cumberland County: 11.81 %Cumberland County11.81Middlesex County: 11.2 %Middlesex County11.2Passaic County: 10.82 %Passaic County10.82Burlington County: 10.671 %Burlington County10.671Somerset County: 10.601 %Somerset County10.601Morris County: 10.551 %Morris County10.551Union County: 10.474 %Union County10.474Mercer County: 10.011 %Mercer County10.011Camden County: 9.953 %Camden County9.953Monmouth County: 9.944 %Monmouth County9.944Bergen County: 9.871 %Bergen County9.871Hunterdon County: 9.659 %Hunterdon County9.659Warren County: 9.319 %Warren County9.319Essex County: 9.092 %Essex County9.092Atlantic County: 7.561 %Atlantic County7.561
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Salem County15.082+7.35 pts
2Gloucester County12.77-1.21 pts
3Sussex County12.537+2.36 pts
4Cape May County12.488+2.51 pts
5Ocean County12.333-0.28 pts
6Hudson County11.925-1.1 pts
7Cumberland County11.81+1.64 pts
8Middlesex County11.2-0.39 pts
9Passaic County10.82-0.81 pts
10Burlington County10.671-2.15 pts
11Somerset County10.601-1.78 pts
12Morris County10.551-0.22 pts
13Union County10.474+0.19 pts
14Mercer County10.011-0.36 pts
15Camden County9.953-2.48 pts
16Monmouth County9.944-1.71 pts
17Bergen County9.871-2.41 pts
18Hunterdon County9.659-1.22 pts
19Warren County9.319+0.01 pts
20Essex County9.092-1.02 pts
21Atlantic County7.561-1.83 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Salem County, with 15.082% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Atlantic County, with 7.561% in 2021.

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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