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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Burlington County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2015, at 16.916%. Warren County had the lowest, at 9.403%. The median was 11.442% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.014%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.916Burlington County
Lowest9.403Warren County
Median11.44221 counties
New Jersey12.014History

Map of counties, 2015

Atlantic County: 16.279 %Bergen County: 12.35 %Burlington County: 16.916 %Camden County: 10.715 %Cape May County: 9.548 %Cumberland County: 9.88 %Essex County: 11.167 %Gloucester County: 9.984 %Hudson County: 11.671 %Hunterdon County: 16.021 %Mercer County: 11.021 %Middlesex County: 13.031 %Monmouth County: 10.915 %Morris County: 11.442 %Ocean County: 10.443 %Passaic County: 14.252 %Salem County: 15.435 %Somerset County: 13.431 %Sussex County: 11.851 %Union County: 11.136 %Warren County: 9.403 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Burlington County: 16.916 %Burlington County16.916Atlantic County: 16.279 %Atlantic County16.279Hunterdon County: 16.021 %Hunterdon County16.021Salem County: 15.435 %Salem County15.435Passaic County: 14.252 %Passaic County14.252Somerset County: 13.431 %Somerset County13.431Middlesex County: 13.031 %Middlesex County13.031Bergen County: 12.35 %Bergen County12.35Sussex County: 11.851 %Sussex County11.851Hudson County: 11.671 %Hudson County11.671Morris County: 11.442 %Morris County11.442Essex County: 11.167 %Essex County11.167Union County: 11.136 %Union County11.136Mercer County: 11.021 %Mercer County11.021Monmouth County: 10.915 %Monmouth County10.915Camden County: 10.715 %Camden County10.715Ocean County: 10.443 %Ocean County10.443Gloucester County: 9.984 %Gloucester County9.984Cumberland County: 9.88 %Cumberland County9.88Cape May County: 9.548 %Cape May County9.548Warren County: 9.403 %Warren County9.403Burlington County: 16.916 %Burlington County16.916Atlantic County: 16.279 %Atlantic County16.279Hunterdon County: 16.021 %Hunterdon County16.021Salem County: 15.435 %Salem County15.435Passaic County: 14.252 %Passaic County14.252Somerset County: 13.431 %Somerset County13.431Middlesex County: 13.031 %Middlesex County13.031Bergen County: 12.35 %Bergen County12.35Sussex County: 11.851 %Sussex County11.851Hudson County: 11.671 %Hudson County11.671Morris County: 11.442 %Morris County11.442Essex County: 11.167 %Essex County11.167Union County: 11.136 %Union County11.136Mercer County: 11.021 %Mercer County11.021Monmouth County: 10.915 %Monmouth County10.915Camden County: 10.715 %Camden County10.715Ocean County: 10.443 %Ocean County10.443Gloucester County: 9.984 %Gloucester County9.984Cumberland County: 9.88 %Cumberland County9.88Cape May County: 9.548 %Cape May County9.548Warren County: 9.403 %Warren County9.403
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Burlington County16.916+4.88 pts
2Atlantic County16.279+4.23 pts
3Hunterdon County16.021+2.17 pts
4Salem County15.435-1.53 pts
5Passaic County14.252+1.16 pts
6Somerset County13.431+1.19 pts
7Middlesex County13.031+2.31 pts
8Bergen County12.35+0.71 pts
9Sussex County11.851-2.84 pts
10Hudson County11.671-2.04 pts
11Morris County11.442+1.64 pts
12Essex County11.167-0.1 pts
13Union County11.136-0 pts
14Mercer County11.021-1.17 pts
15Monmouth County10.915-0.29 pts
16Camden County10.715+0.18 pts
17Ocean County10.443-1.62 pts
18Gloucester County9.984-0.93 pts
19Cumberland County9.88-1.05 pts
20Cape May County9.548-2.02 pts
21Warren County9.403-6.92 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Burlington County, with 16.916% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Warren County, with 9.403% in 2015.

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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