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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Cape May County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2012, at 14.205%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.907%. The median was 11.81% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.926%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.205Cape May County
Lowest7.907Salem County
Median11.8121 counties
New Jersey11.926History

Map of counties, 2012

Atlantic County: 9.976 %Bergen County: 12.055 %Burlington County: 12.37 %Camden County: 12.529 %Cape May County: 14.205 %Cumberland County: 10.811 %Essex County: 11.81 %Gloucester County: 12.06 %Hudson County: 11.788 %Hunterdon County: 11.395 %Mercer County: 9.629 %Middlesex County: 11.714 %Monmouth County: 12.34 %Morris County: 12.379 %Ocean County: 12.807 %Passaic County: 14.152 %Salem County: 7.907 %Somerset County: 11.665 %Sussex County: 10.695 %Union County: 14.174 %Warren County: 9.864 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Cape May County: 14.205 %Cape May County14.205Union County: 14.174 %Union County14.174Passaic County: 14.152 %Passaic County14.152Ocean County: 12.807 %Ocean County12.807Camden County: 12.529 %Camden County12.529Morris County: 12.379 %Morris County12.379Burlington County: 12.37 %Burlington County12.37Monmouth County: 12.34 %Monmouth County12.34Gloucester County: 12.06 %Gloucester County12.06Bergen County: 12.055 %Bergen County12.055Essex County: 11.81 %Essex County11.81Hudson County: 11.788 %Hudson County11.788Middlesex County: 11.714 %Middlesex County11.714Somerset County: 11.665 %Somerset County11.665Hunterdon County: 11.395 %Hunterdon County11.395Cumberland County: 10.811 %Cumberland County10.811Sussex County: 10.695 %Sussex County10.695Atlantic County: 9.976 %Atlantic County9.976Warren County: 9.864 %Warren County9.864Mercer County: 9.629 %Mercer County9.629Salem County: 7.907 %Salem County7.907Cape May County: 14.205 %Cape May County14.205Union County: 14.174 %Union County14.174Passaic County: 14.152 %Passaic County14.152Ocean County: 12.807 %Ocean County12.807Camden County: 12.529 %Camden County12.529Morris County: 12.379 %Morris County12.379Burlington County: 12.37 %Burlington County12.37Monmouth County: 12.34 %Monmouth County12.34Gloucester County: 12.06 %Gloucester County12.06Bergen County: 12.055 %Bergen County12.055Essex County: 11.81 %Essex County11.81Hudson County: 11.788 %Hudson County11.788Middlesex County: 11.714 %Middlesex County11.714Somerset County: 11.665 %Somerset County11.665Hunterdon County: 11.395 %Hunterdon County11.395Cumberland County: 10.811 %Cumberland County10.811Sussex County: 10.695 %Sussex County10.695Atlantic County: 9.976 %Atlantic County9.976Warren County: 9.864 %Warren County9.864Mercer County: 9.629 %Mercer County9.629Salem County: 7.907 %Salem County7.907
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Cape May County14.205+1.1 pts
2Union County14.174+2.21 pts
3Passaic County14.152+3.17 pts
4Ocean County12.807+1.37 pts
5Camden County12.529+0.35 pts
6Morris County12.379-0.19 pts
7Burlington County12.37+0.18 pts
8Monmouth County12.34+0.13 pts
9Gloucester County12.06+0.18 pts
10Bergen County12.055+0.5 pts
11Essex County11.81+0.02 pts
12Hudson County11.788-0.9 pts
13Middlesex County11.714-0.84 pts
14Somerset County11.665-0.43 pts
15Hunterdon County11.395+0.82 pts
16Cumberland County10.811+0.6 pts
17Sussex County10.695-2.33 pts
18Atlantic County9.976-2.72 pts
19Warren County9.864-0.45 pts
20Mercer County9.629-0.63 pts
21Salem County7.907-1.37 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cape May County, with 14.205% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Salem County, with 7.907% in 2012.

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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