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Counties in New Jersey by job destruction rate

Somerset County had the highest job destruction rate of 21 counties in 2022, at 13.162%. Atlantic County had the lowest, at 8.243%. The median was 10.156% and the figure for New Jersey was 10.097%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.162Somerset County
Lowest8.243Atlantic County
Median10.15621 counties
New Jersey10.097History

Map of counties, 2022

Atlantic County: 8.243 %Bergen County: 11.009 %Burlington County: 10.061 %Camden County: 10.156 %Cape May County: 11.113 %Cumberland County: 11.215 %Essex County: 9.946 %Gloucester County: 10.838 %Hudson County: 9.403 %Hunterdon County: 9.836 %Mercer County: 8.526 %Middlesex County: 9.988 %Monmouth County: 10.448 %Morris County: 9.178 %Ocean County: 9.939 %Passaic County: 12.058 %Salem County: 11.846 %Somerset County: 13.162 %Sussex County: 11.618 %Union County: 10.043 %Warren County: 13.112 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Somerset County: 13.162 %Somerset County13.162Warren County: 13.112 %Warren County13.112Passaic County: 12.058 %Passaic County12.058Salem County: 11.846 %Salem County11.846Sussex County: 11.618 %Sussex County11.618Cumberland County: 11.215 %Cumberland County11.215Cape May County: 11.113 %Cape May County11.113Bergen County: 11.009 %Bergen County11.009Gloucester County: 10.838 %Gloucester County10.838Monmouth County: 10.448 %Monmouth County10.448Camden County: 10.156 %Camden County10.156Burlington County: 10.061 %Burlington County10.061Union County: 10.043 %Union County10.043Middlesex County: 9.988 %Middlesex County9.988Essex County: 9.946 %Essex County9.946Ocean County: 9.939 %Ocean County9.939Hunterdon County: 9.836 %Hunterdon County9.836Hudson County: 9.403 %Hudson County9.403Morris County: 9.178 %Morris County9.178Mercer County: 8.526 %Mercer County8.526Atlantic County: 8.243 %Atlantic County8.243Somerset County: 13.162 %Somerset County13.162Warren County: 13.112 %Warren County13.112Passaic County: 12.058 %Passaic County12.058Salem County: 11.846 %Salem County11.846Sussex County: 11.618 %Sussex County11.618Cumberland County: 11.215 %Cumberland County11.215Cape May County: 11.113 %Cape May County11.113Bergen County: 11.009 %Bergen County11.009Gloucester County: 10.838 %Gloucester County10.838Monmouth County: 10.448 %Monmouth County10.448Camden County: 10.156 %Camden County10.156Burlington County: 10.061 %Burlington County10.061Union County: 10.043 %Union County10.043Middlesex County: 9.988 %Middlesex County9.988Essex County: 9.946 %Essex County9.946Ocean County: 9.939 %Ocean County9.939Hunterdon County: 9.836 %Hunterdon County9.836Hudson County: 9.403 %Hudson County9.403Morris County: 9.178 %Morris County9.178Mercer County: 8.526 %Mercer County8.526Atlantic County: 8.243 %Atlantic County8.243
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Somerset County13.162-3.1 pts
2Warren County13.112-1.55 pts
3Passaic County12.058-6.05 pts
4Salem County11.846-0.48 pts
5Sussex County11.618-7.46 pts
6Cumberland County11.215-5.28 pts
7Cape May County11.113-3.65 pts
8Bergen County11.009-9.38 pts
9Gloucester County10.838-4.63 pts
10Monmouth County10.448-7.17 pts
11Camden County10.156-7.1 pts
12Burlington County10.061-5.91 pts
13Union County10.043-8.07 pts
14Middlesex County9.988-6.68 pts
15Essex County9.946-10.15 pts
16Ocean County9.939-6.95 pts
17Hunterdon County9.836-6.4 pts
18Hudson County9.403-10.65 pts
19Morris County9.178-9.1 pts
20Mercer County8.526-8.22 pts
21Atlantic County8.243-12.5 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Somerset County, with 13.162% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Atlantic County, with 8.243% in 2022.

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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