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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Passaic County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2019, at 13.094%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.736%. The median was 10.286% and the figure for New Jersey was 10.44%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.094Passaic County
Lowest7.736Salem County
Median10.28621 counties
New Jersey10.44History

Map of counties, 2019

Atlantic County: 10.393 %Bergen County: 11.231 %Burlington County: 11.323 %Camden County: 11.005 %Cape May County: 11.038 %Cumberland County: 10.478 %Essex County: 8.939 %Gloucester County: 9.949 %Hudson County: 9.877 %Hunterdon County: 9.786 %Mercer County: 8.731 %Middlesex County: 10.008 %Monmouth County: 10.364 %Morris County: 10.495 %Ocean County: 10.286 %Passaic County: 13.094 %Salem County: 7.736 %Somerset County: 11.197 %Sussex County: 10 %Union County: 10.044 %Warren County: 8.673 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Passaic County: 13.094 %Passaic County13.094Burlington County: 11.323 %Burlington County11.323Bergen County: 11.231 %Bergen County11.231Somerset County: 11.197 %Somerset County11.197Cape May County: 11.038 %Cape May County11.038Camden County: 11.005 %Camden County11.005Morris County: 10.495 %Morris County10.495Cumberland County: 10.478 %Cumberland County10.478Atlantic County: 10.393 %Atlantic County10.393Monmouth County: 10.364 %Monmouth County10.364Ocean County: 10.286 %Ocean County10.286Union County: 10.044 %Union County10.044Middlesex County: 10.008 %Middlesex County10.008Sussex County: 10 %Sussex County10Gloucester County: 9.949 %Gloucester County9.949Hudson County: 9.877 %Hudson County9.877Hunterdon County: 9.786 %Hunterdon County9.786Essex County: 8.939 %Essex County8.939Mercer County: 8.731 %Mercer County8.731Warren County: 8.673 %Warren County8.673Salem County: 7.736 %Salem County7.736Passaic County: 13.094 %Passaic County13.094Burlington County: 11.323 %Burlington County11.323Bergen County: 11.231 %Bergen County11.231Somerset County: 11.197 %Somerset County11.197Cape May County: 11.038 %Cape May County11.038Camden County: 11.005 %Camden County11.005Morris County: 10.495 %Morris County10.495Cumberland County: 10.478 %Cumberland County10.478Atlantic County: 10.393 %Atlantic County10.393Monmouth County: 10.364 %Monmouth County10.364Ocean County: 10.286 %Ocean County10.286Union County: 10.044 %Union County10.044Middlesex County: 10.008 %Middlesex County10.008Sussex County: 10 %Sussex County10Gloucester County: 9.949 %Gloucester County9.949Hudson County: 9.877 %Hudson County9.877Hunterdon County: 9.786 %Hunterdon County9.786Essex County: 8.939 %Essex County8.939Mercer County: 8.731 %Mercer County8.731Warren County: 8.673 %Warren County8.673Salem County: 7.736 %Salem County7.736
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Passaic County13.094+1.09 pts
2Burlington County11.323-0.56 pts
3Bergen County11.231-0.23 pts
4Somerset County11.197+1.46 pts
5Cape May County11.038-5.02 pts
6Camden County11.005-0.54 pts
7Morris County10.495-2.53 pts
8Cumberland County10.478-2.28 pts
9Atlantic County10.393+0.56 pts
10Monmouth County10.364-2.19 pts
11Ocean County10.286-1.12 pts
12Union County10.044-0.74 pts
13Middlesex County10.008-0.68 pts
14Sussex County10-10.33 pts
15Gloucester County9.949-2.17 pts
16Hudson County9.877-3.14 pts
17Hunterdon County9.786-6.2 pts
18Essex County8.939-1.88 pts
19Mercer County8.731-0.83 pts
20Warren County8.673-2.03 pts
21Salem County7.736-5.16 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Passaic County, with 13.094% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Salem County, with 7.736% in 2019.

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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