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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Somerset County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2017, at 16.236%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 9.752%. The median was 12.11% and the figure for New Jersey was 12.337%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.236Somerset County
Lowest9.752Hunterdon County
Median12.1121 counties
New Jersey12.337History

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 12.859 %Bergen County: 11.6 %Burlington County: 13.81 %Camden County: 10.717 %Cape May County: 12.944 %Cumberland County: 10.777 %Essex County: 12.634 %Gloucester County: 9.923 %Hudson County: 12.797 %Hunterdon County: 9.752 %Mercer County: 12.895 %Middlesex County: 12.024 %Monmouth County: 13.429 %Morris County: 12.367 %Ocean County: 11.859 %Passaic County: 12.11 %Salem County: 13.429 %Somerset County: 16.236 %Sussex County: 11.909 %Union County: 10.975 %Warren County: 11.007 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Somerset County: 16.236 %Somerset County16.236Burlington County: 13.81 %Burlington County13.81Monmouth County: 13.429 %Monmouth County13.429Salem County: 13.429 %Salem County13.429Cape May County: 12.944 %Cape May County12.944Mercer County: 12.895 %Mercer County12.895Atlantic County: 12.859 %Atlantic County12.859Hudson County: 12.797 %Hudson County12.797Essex County: 12.634 %Essex County12.634Morris County: 12.367 %Morris County12.367Passaic County: 12.11 %Passaic County12.11Middlesex County: 12.024 %Middlesex County12.024Sussex County: 11.909 %Sussex County11.909Ocean County: 11.859 %Ocean County11.859Bergen County: 11.6 %Bergen County11.6Warren County: 11.007 %Warren County11.007Union County: 10.975 %Union County10.975Cumberland County: 10.777 %Cumberland County10.777Camden County: 10.717 %Camden County10.717Gloucester County: 9.923 %Gloucester County9.923Hunterdon County: 9.752 %Hunterdon County9.752Somerset County: 16.236 %Somerset County16.236Burlington County: 13.81 %Burlington County13.81Monmouth County: 13.429 %Monmouth County13.429Salem County: 13.429 %Salem County13.429Cape May County: 12.944 %Cape May County12.944Mercer County: 12.895 %Mercer County12.895Atlantic County: 12.859 %Atlantic County12.859Hudson County: 12.797 %Hudson County12.797Essex County: 12.634 %Essex County12.634Morris County: 12.367 %Morris County12.367Passaic County: 12.11 %Passaic County12.11Middlesex County: 12.024 %Middlesex County12.024Sussex County: 11.909 %Sussex County11.909Ocean County: 11.859 %Ocean County11.859Bergen County: 11.6 %Bergen County11.6Warren County: 11.007 %Warren County11.007Union County: 10.975 %Union County10.975Cumberland County: 10.777 %Cumberland County10.777Camden County: 10.717 %Camden County10.717Gloucester County: 9.923 %Gloucester County9.923Hunterdon County: 9.752 %Hunterdon County9.752
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Somerset County16.236+7.68 pts
2Burlington County13.81+3.94 pts
3Monmouth County13.429+2.44 pts
3Salem County13.429+4.95 pts
5Cape May County12.944-0.28 pts
6Mercer County12.895+2.7 pts
7Atlantic County12.859+4.04 pts
8Hudson County12.797+1.77 pts
9Essex County12.634+2.12 pts
10Morris County12.367+1.55 pts
11Passaic County12.11-1.53 pts
12Middlesex County12.024+0.23 pts
13Sussex County11.909+2.48 pts
14Ocean County11.859+1.34 pts
15Bergen County11.6-1.19 pts
16Warren County11.007+2.69 pts
17Union County10.975+0.36 pts
18Cumberland County10.777+1.75 pts
19Camden County10.717+0.79 pts
20Gloucester County9.923+0.45 pts
21Hunterdon County9.752-2.74 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Somerset County, with 16.236% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hunterdon County, with 9.752% in 2017.

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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