# Counties in New Jersey by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Hudson County | 70.3 |
| 2 | Somerset County | 70 |
| 3 | Union County | 69.3 |
| 4 | Morris County | 68.5 |
| 5 | Sussex County | 68.3 |
| 6 | Bergen County | 67.2 |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 67.2 |
| 8 | Warren County | 67.1 |
| 9 | Burlington County | 66.7 |
| 10 | Camden County | 66.7 |
| 11 | Essex County | 66.4 |
| 12 | Gloucester County | 66.3 |
| 13 | Passaic County | 66.3 |
| 14 | Monmouth County | 66 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 65.3 |
| 16 | Hunterdon County | 64.6 |
| 17 | Atlantic County | 63.6 |
| 18 | Salem County | 60.5 |
| 19 | Ocean County | 59.1 |
| 20 | Cape May County | 57.5 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 57.5 |