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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Hunterdon County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2020, at 14.125%. Atlantic County had the lowest, at 8.977%. The median was 11.285% and the figure for New Jersey was 11.716%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.125Hunterdon County
Lowest8.977Atlantic County
Median11.28521 counties
New Jersey11.716History

Map of counties, 2020

Atlantic County: 8.977 %Bergen County: 12.916 %Burlington County: 11.129 %Camden County: 10.65 %Cape May County: 12.451 %Cumberland County: 11.087 %Essex County: 10.24 %Gloucester County: 11.751 %Hudson County: 11.899 %Hunterdon County: 14.125 %Mercer County: 9.768 %Middlesex County: 11.663 %Monmouth County: 11.835 %Morris County: 12.113 %Ocean County: 11.957 %Passaic County: 12.083 %Salem County: 11.041 %Somerset County: 10.823 %Sussex County: 10.339 %Union County: 11.285 %Warren County: 10.967 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hunterdon County: 14.125 %Hunterdon County14.125Bergen County: 12.916 %Bergen County12.916Cape May County: 12.451 %Cape May County12.451Morris County: 12.113 %Morris County12.113Passaic County: 12.083 %Passaic County12.083Ocean County: 11.957 %Ocean County11.957Hudson County: 11.899 %Hudson County11.899Monmouth County: 11.835 %Monmouth County11.835Gloucester County: 11.751 %Gloucester County11.751Middlesex County: 11.663 %Middlesex County11.663Union County: 11.285 %Union County11.285Burlington County: 11.129 %Burlington County11.129Cumberland County: 11.087 %Cumberland County11.087Salem County: 11.041 %Salem County11.041Warren County: 10.967 %Warren County10.967Somerset County: 10.823 %Somerset County10.823Camden County: 10.65 %Camden County10.65Sussex County: 10.339 %Sussex County10.339Essex County: 10.24 %Essex County10.24Mercer County: 9.768 %Mercer County9.768Atlantic County: 8.977 %Atlantic County8.977Hunterdon County: 14.125 %Hunterdon County14.125Bergen County: 12.916 %Bergen County12.916Cape May County: 12.451 %Cape May County12.451Morris County: 12.113 %Morris County12.113Passaic County: 12.083 %Passaic County12.083Ocean County: 11.957 %Ocean County11.957Hudson County: 11.899 %Hudson County11.899Monmouth County: 11.835 %Monmouth County11.835Gloucester County: 11.751 %Gloucester County11.751Middlesex County: 11.663 %Middlesex County11.663Union County: 11.285 %Union County11.285Burlington County: 11.129 %Burlington County11.129Cumberland County: 11.087 %Cumberland County11.087Salem County: 11.041 %Salem County11.041Warren County: 10.967 %Warren County10.967Somerset County: 10.823 %Somerset County10.823Camden County: 10.65 %Camden County10.65Sussex County: 10.339 %Sussex County10.339Essex County: 10.24 %Essex County10.24Mercer County: 9.768 %Mercer County9.768Atlantic County: 8.977 %Atlantic County8.977
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hunterdon County14.125+4.34 pts
2Bergen County12.916+1.69 pts
3Cape May County12.451+1.41 pts
4Morris County12.113+1.62 pts
5Passaic County12.083-1.01 pts
6Ocean County11.957+1.67 pts
7Hudson County11.899+2.02 pts
8Monmouth County11.835+1.47 pts
9Gloucester County11.751+1.8 pts
10Middlesex County11.663+1.66 pts
11Union County11.285+1.24 pts
12Burlington County11.129-0.19 pts
13Cumberland County11.087+0.61 pts
14Salem County11.041+3.31 pts
15Warren County10.967+2.29 pts
16Somerset County10.823-0.37 pts
17Camden County10.65-0.36 pts
18Sussex County10.339+0.34 pts
19Essex County10.24+1.3 pts
20Mercer County9.768+1.04 pts
21Atlantic County8.977-1.42 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hunterdon County, with 14.125% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Atlantic County, with 8.977% in 2020.

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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