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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Sussex County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2018, at 20.332%. Mercer County had the lowest, at 9.558%. The median was 11.881% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.615%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.332Sussex County
Lowest9.558Mercer County
Median11.88121 counties
New Jersey11.615History

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 9.838 %Bergen County: 11.458 %Burlington County: 11.881 %Camden County: 11.546 %Cape May County: 16.053 %Cumberland County: 12.757 %Essex County: 10.821 %Gloucester County: 12.122 %Hudson County: 13.019 %Hunterdon County: 15.982 %Mercer County: 9.558 %Middlesex County: 10.689 %Monmouth County: 12.553 %Morris County: 13.026 %Ocean County: 11.41 %Passaic County: 12.008 %Salem County: 12.895 %Somerset County: 9.74 %Sussex County: 20.332 %Union County: 10.781 %Warren County: 10.707 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Sussex County: 20.332 %Sussex County20.332Cape May County: 16.053 %Cape May County16.053Hunterdon County: 15.982 %Hunterdon County15.982Morris County: 13.026 %Morris County13.026Hudson County: 13.019 %Hudson County13.019Salem County: 12.895 %Salem County12.895Cumberland County: 12.757 %Cumberland County12.757Monmouth County: 12.553 %Monmouth County12.553Gloucester County: 12.122 %Gloucester County12.122Passaic County: 12.008 %Passaic County12.008Burlington County: 11.881 %Burlington County11.881Camden County: 11.546 %Camden County11.546Bergen County: 11.458 %Bergen County11.458Ocean County: 11.41 %Ocean County11.41Essex County: 10.821 %Essex County10.821Union County: 10.781 %Union County10.781Warren County: 10.707 %Warren County10.707Middlesex County: 10.689 %Middlesex County10.689Atlantic County: 9.838 %Atlantic County9.838Somerset County: 9.74 %Somerset County9.74Mercer County: 9.558 %Mercer County9.558Sussex County: 20.332 %Sussex County20.332Cape May County: 16.053 %Cape May County16.053Hunterdon County: 15.982 %Hunterdon County15.982Morris County: 13.026 %Morris County13.026Hudson County: 13.019 %Hudson County13.019Salem County: 12.895 %Salem County12.895Cumberland County: 12.757 %Cumberland County12.757Monmouth County: 12.553 %Monmouth County12.553Gloucester County: 12.122 %Gloucester County12.122Passaic County: 12.008 %Passaic County12.008Burlington County: 11.881 %Burlington County11.881Camden County: 11.546 %Camden County11.546Bergen County: 11.458 %Bergen County11.458Ocean County: 11.41 %Ocean County11.41Essex County: 10.821 %Essex County10.821Union County: 10.781 %Union County10.781Warren County: 10.707 %Warren County10.707Middlesex County: 10.689 %Middlesex County10.689Atlantic County: 9.838 %Atlantic County9.838Somerset County: 9.74 %Somerset County9.74Mercer County: 9.558 %Mercer County9.558
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Sussex County20.332+8.42 pts
2Cape May County16.053+3.11 pts
3Hunterdon County15.982+6.23 pts
4Morris County13.026+0.66 pts
5Hudson County13.019+0.22 pts
6Salem County12.895-0.53 pts
7Cumberland County12.757+1.98 pts
8Monmouth County12.553-0.88 pts
9Gloucester County12.122+2.2 pts
10Passaic County12.008-0.1 pts
11Burlington County11.881-1.93 pts
12Camden County11.546+0.83 pts
13Bergen County11.458-0.14 pts
14Ocean County11.41-0.45 pts
15Essex County10.821-1.81 pts
16Union County10.781-0.19 pts
17Warren County10.707-0.3 pts
18Middlesex County10.689-1.33 pts
19Atlantic County9.838-3.02 pts
20Somerset County9.74-6.5 pts
21Mercer County9.558-3.34 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sussex County, with 20.332% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mercer County, with 9.558% in 2018.

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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