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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate, 2023

Hunterdon County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2023, at 18.168%. Warren County had the lowest, at 8.343%. The median was 10.657% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.204%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.168Hunterdon County
Lowest8.343Warren County
Median10.65721 counties
New Jersey11.204History

Map of counties, 2023

Atlantic County: 9.341 %Bergen County: 11.83 %Burlington County: 11.511 %Camden County: 10.794 %Cape May County: 13.346 %Cumberland County: 8.914 %Essex County: 10.464 %Gloucester County: 13.089 %Hudson County: 11.12 %Hunterdon County: 18.168 %Mercer County: 10.293 %Middlesex County: 11.718 %Monmouth County: 10.529 %Morris County: 9.701 %Ocean County: 10.044 %Passaic County: 11.423 %Salem County: 9.544 %Somerset County: 13.873 %Sussex County: 10.657 %Union County: 10.374 %Warren County: 8.343 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Hunterdon County: 18.168 %Hunterdon County18.168Somerset County: 13.873 %Somerset County13.873Cape May County: 13.346 %Cape May County13.346Gloucester County: 13.089 %Gloucester County13.089Bergen County: 11.83 %Bergen County11.83Middlesex County: 11.718 %Middlesex County11.718Burlington County: 11.511 %Burlington County11.511Passaic County: 11.423 %Passaic County11.423Hudson County: 11.12 %Hudson County11.12Camden County: 10.794 %Camden County10.794Sussex County: 10.657 %Sussex County10.657Monmouth County: 10.529 %Monmouth County10.529Essex County: 10.464 %Essex County10.464Union County: 10.374 %Union County10.374Mercer County: 10.293 %Mercer County10.293Ocean County: 10.044 %Ocean County10.044Morris County: 9.701 %Morris County9.701Salem County: 9.544 %Salem County9.544Atlantic County: 9.341 %Atlantic County9.341Cumberland County: 8.914 %Cumberland County8.914Warren County: 8.343 %Warren County8.343Hunterdon County: 18.168 %Hunterdon County18.168Somerset County: 13.873 %Somerset County13.873Cape May County: 13.346 %Cape May County13.346Gloucester County: 13.089 %Gloucester County13.089Bergen County: 11.83 %Bergen County11.83Middlesex County: 11.718 %Middlesex County11.718Burlington County: 11.511 %Burlington County11.511Passaic County: 11.423 %Passaic County11.423Hudson County: 11.12 %Hudson County11.12Camden County: 10.794 %Camden County10.794Sussex County: 10.657 %Sussex County10.657Monmouth County: 10.529 %Monmouth County10.529Essex County: 10.464 %Essex County10.464Union County: 10.374 %Union County10.374Mercer County: 10.293 %Mercer County10.293Ocean County: 10.044 %Ocean County10.044Morris County: 9.701 %Morris County9.701Salem County: 9.544 %Salem County9.544Atlantic County: 9.341 %Atlantic County9.341Cumberland County: 8.914 %Cumberland County8.914Warren County: 8.343 %Warren County8.343
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hunterdon County18.168+8.33 pts
2Somerset County13.873+0.71 pts
3Cape May County13.346+2.23 pts
4Gloucester County13.089+2.25 pts
5Bergen County11.83+0.82 pts
6Middlesex County11.718+1.73 pts
7Burlington County11.511+1.45 pts
8Passaic County11.423-0.63 pts
9Hudson County11.12+1.72 pts
10Camden County10.794+0.64 pts
11Sussex County10.657-0.96 pts
12Monmouth County10.529+0.08 pts
13Essex County10.464+0.52 pts
14Union County10.374+0.33 pts
15Mercer County10.293+1.77 pts
16Ocean County10.044+0.11 pts
17Morris County9.701+0.52 pts
18Salem County9.544-2.3 pts
19Atlantic County9.341+1.1 pts
20Cumberland County8.914-2.3 pts
21Warren County8.343-4.77 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/new-jersey-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hunterdon County, with 18.168% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Warren County, with 8.343% in 2023.

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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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