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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Essex County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2013, at 15.782%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 9.658%. The median was 12.011% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.246%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.782Essex County
Lowest9.658Hunterdon County
Median12.01121 counties
New Jersey12.246History

Map of counties, 2013

Atlantic County: 12.698 %Bergen County: 10.86 %Burlington County: 11.066 %Camden County: 11.44 %Cape May County: 13.135 %Cumberland County: 15.036 %Essex County: 15.782 %Gloucester County: 11.239 %Hudson County: 13.899 %Hunterdon County: 9.658 %Mercer County: 11.527 %Middlesex County: 10.291 %Monmouth County: 12.636 %Morris County: 12.828 %Ocean County: 11.24 %Passaic County: 12.548 %Salem County: 11.182 %Somerset County: 12.011 %Sussex County: 13.314 %Union County: 12.865 %Warren County: 9.715 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Essex County: 15.782 %Essex County15.782Cumberland County: 15.036 %Cumberland County15.036Hudson County: 13.899 %Hudson County13.899Sussex County: 13.314 %Sussex County13.314Cape May County: 13.135 %Cape May County13.135Union County: 12.865 %Union County12.865Morris County: 12.828 %Morris County12.828Atlantic County: 12.698 %Atlantic County12.698Monmouth County: 12.636 %Monmouth County12.636Passaic County: 12.548 %Passaic County12.548Somerset County: 12.011 %Somerset County12.011Mercer County: 11.527 %Mercer County11.527Camden County: 11.44 %Camden County11.44Ocean County: 11.24 %Ocean County11.24Gloucester County: 11.239 %Gloucester County11.239Salem County: 11.182 %Salem County11.182Burlington County: 11.066 %Burlington County11.066Bergen County: 10.86 %Bergen County10.86Middlesex County: 10.291 %Middlesex County10.291Warren County: 9.715 %Warren County9.715Hunterdon County: 9.658 %Hunterdon County9.658Essex County: 15.782 %Essex County15.782Cumberland County: 15.036 %Cumberland County15.036Hudson County: 13.899 %Hudson County13.899Sussex County: 13.314 %Sussex County13.314Cape May County: 13.135 %Cape May County13.135Union County: 12.865 %Union County12.865Morris County: 12.828 %Morris County12.828Atlantic County: 12.698 %Atlantic County12.698Monmouth County: 12.636 %Monmouth County12.636Passaic County: 12.548 %Passaic County12.548Somerset County: 12.011 %Somerset County12.011Mercer County: 11.527 %Mercer County11.527Camden County: 11.44 %Camden County11.44Ocean County: 11.24 %Ocean County11.24Gloucester County: 11.239 %Gloucester County11.239Salem County: 11.182 %Salem County11.182Burlington County: 11.066 %Burlington County11.066Bergen County: 10.86 %Bergen County10.86Middlesex County: 10.291 %Middlesex County10.291Warren County: 9.715 %Warren County9.715Hunterdon County: 9.658 %Hunterdon County9.658
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Essex County15.782+3.97 pts
2Cumberland County15.036+4.22 pts
3Hudson County13.899+2.11 pts
4Sussex County13.314+2.62 pts
5Cape May County13.135-1.07 pts
6Union County12.865-1.31 pts
7Morris County12.828+0.45 pts
8Atlantic County12.698+2.72 pts
9Monmouth County12.636+0.3 pts
10Passaic County12.548-1.6 pts
11Somerset County12.011+0.35 pts
12Mercer County11.527+1.9 pts
13Camden County11.44-1.09 pts
14Ocean County11.24-1.57 pts
15Gloucester County11.239-0.82 pts
16Salem County11.182+3.28 pts
17Burlington County11.066-1.3 pts
18Bergen County10.86-1.2 pts
19Middlesex County10.291-1.42 pts
20Warren County9.715-0.15 pts
21Hunterdon County9.658-1.74 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Essex County, with 15.782% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hunterdon County, with 9.658% in 2013.

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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