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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Salem County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2014, at 16.962%. Morris County had the lowest, at 9.803%. The median was 12.033% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.717%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.962Salem County
Lowest9.803Morris County
Median12.03321 counties
New Jersey11.717History

Map of counties, 2014

Atlantic County: 12.052 %Bergen County: 11.644 %Burlington County: 12.033 %Camden County: 10.538 %Cape May County: 11.568 %Cumberland County: 10.935 %Essex County: 11.269 %Gloucester County: 10.915 %Hudson County: 13.71 %Hunterdon County: 13.853 %Mercer County: 12.195 %Middlesex County: 10.722 %Monmouth County: 11.201 %Morris County: 9.803 %Ocean County: 12.059 %Passaic County: 13.093 %Salem County: 16.962 %Somerset County: 12.24 %Sussex County: 14.696 %Union County: 11.138 %Warren County: 16.32 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Salem County: 16.962 %Salem County16.962Warren County: 16.32 %Warren County16.32Sussex County: 14.696 %Sussex County14.696Hunterdon County: 13.853 %Hunterdon County13.853Hudson County: 13.71 %Hudson County13.71Passaic County: 13.093 %Passaic County13.093Somerset County: 12.24 %Somerset County12.24Mercer County: 12.195 %Mercer County12.195Ocean County: 12.059 %Ocean County12.059Atlantic County: 12.052 %Atlantic County12.052Burlington County: 12.033 %Burlington County12.033Bergen County: 11.644 %Bergen County11.644Cape May County: 11.568 %Cape May County11.568Essex County: 11.269 %Essex County11.269Monmouth County: 11.201 %Monmouth County11.201Union County: 11.138 %Union County11.138Cumberland County: 10.935 %Cumberland County10.935Gloucester County: 10.915 %Gloucester County10.915Middlesex County: 10.722 %Middlesex County10.722Camden County: 10.538 %Camden County10.538Morris County: 9.803 %Morris County9.803Salem County: 16.962 %Salem County16.962Warren County: 16.32 %Warren County16.32Sussex County: 14.696 %Sussex County14.696Hunterdon County: 13.853 %Hunterdon County13.853Hudson County: 13.71 %Hudson County13.71Passaic County: 13.093 %Passaic County13.093Somerset County: 12.24 %Somerset County12.24Mercer County: 12.195 %Mercer County12.195Ocean County: 12.059 %Ocean County12.059Atlantic County: 12.052 %Atlantic County12.052Burlington County: 12.033 %Burlington County12.033Bergen County: 11.644 %Bergen County11.644Cape May County: 11.568 %Cape May County11.568Essex County: 11.269 %Essex County11.269Monmouth County: 11.201 %Monmouth County11.201Union County: 11.138 %Union County11.138Cumberland County: 10.935 %Cumberland County10.935Gloucester County: 10.915 %Gloucester County10.915Middlesex County: 10.722 %Middlesex County10.722Camden County: 10.538 %Camden County10.538Morris County: 9.803 %Morris County9.803
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Salem County16.962+5.78 pts
2Warren County16.32+6.61 pts
3Sussex County14.696+1.38 pts
4Hunterdon County13.853+4.2 pts
5Hudson County13.71-0.19 pts
6Passaic County13.093+0.54 pts
7Somerset County12.24+0.23 pts
8Mercer County12.195+0.67 pts
9Ocean County12.059+0.82 pts
10Atlantic County12.052-0.65 pts
11Burlington County12.033+0.97 pts
12Bergen County11.644+0.78 pts
13Cape May County11.568-1.57 pts
14Essex County11.269-4.51 pts
15Monmouth County11.201-1.43 pts
16Union County11.138-1.73 pts
17Cumberland County10.935-4.1 pts
18Gloucester County10.915-0.32 pts
19Middlesex County10.722+0.43 pts
20Camden County10.538-0.9 pts
21Morris County9.803-3.02 pts

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Salem County, with 16.962% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Morris County, with 9.803% in 2014.

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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