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Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Essex County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 21 counties in 2022, at 8.5%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 6% and the figure for New Jersey was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.5Essex County
Lowest4.6Hunterdon County
Median621 counties
New Jersey6.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Atlantic County: 8.3 %Bergen County: 5.5 %Burlington County: 5.1 %Camden County: 7.2 %Cape May County: 6.5 %Cumberland County: 7.8 %Essex County: 8.5 %Gloucester County: 5.2 %Hudson County: 5.8 %Hunterdon County: 4.6 %Mercer County: 6.1 %Middlesex County: 6.3 %Monmouth County: 5.4 %Morris County: 5.3 %Ocean County: 5.7 %Passaic County: 7.8 %Salem County: 8 %Somerset County: 5 %Sussex County: 5.5 %Union County: 6.2 %Warren County: 6 %
  • Under 5.3
  • 5.3 to 5.7
  • 5.7 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 7.8
  • 7.8 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Essex County: 8.5 %Essex County8.5Atlantic County: 8.3 %Atlantic County8.3Salem County: 8 %Salem County8Passaic County: 7.8 %Passaic County7.8Cumberland County: 7.8 %Cumberland County7.8Camden County: 7.2 %Camden County7.2Cape May County: 6.5 %Cape May County6.5Middlesex County: 6.3 %Middlesex County6.3Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Mercer County: 6.1 %Mercer County6.1Warren County: 6 %Warren County6Hudson County: 5.8 %Hudson County5.8Ocean County: 5.7 %Ocean County5.7Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Bergen County: 5.5 %Bergen County5.5Monmouth County: 5.4 %Monmouth County5.4Morris County: 5.3 %Morris County5.3Gloucester County: 5.2 %Gloucester County5.2Burlington County: 5.1 %Burlington County5.1Somerset County: 5 %Somerset County5Hunterdon County: 4.6 %Hunterdon County4.6Essex County: 8.5 %Essex County8.5Atlantic County: 8.3 %Atlantic County8.3Salem County: 8 %Salem County8Passaic County: 7.8 %Passaic County7.8Cumberland County: 7.8 %Cumberland County7.8Camden County: 7.2 %Camden County7.2Cape May County: 6.5 %Cape May County6.5Middlesex County: 6.3 %Middlesex County6.3Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Mercer County: 6.1 %Mercer County6.1Warren County: 6 %Warren County6Hudson County: 5.8 %Hudson County5.8Ocean County: 5.7 %Ocean County5.7Sussex County: 5.5 %Sussex County5.5Bergen County: 5.5 %Bergen County5.5Monmouth County: 5.4 %Monmouth County5.4Morris County: 5.3 %Morris County5.3Gloucester County: 5.2 %Gloucester County5.2Burlington County: 5.1 %Burlington County5.1Somerset County: 5 %Somerset County5Hunterdon County: 4.6 %Hunterdon County4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Essex County8.5-0.1 pts
2Atlantic County8.3-0.3 pts
3Salem County8+0.4 pts
4Passaic County7.8+0.5 pts
5Cumberland County7.8-0.3 pts
6Camden County7.2+0.1 pts
7Cape May County6.5-0.5 pts
8Middlesex County6.3+0.2 pts
9Union County6.2-0.1 pts
10Mercer County6.1-0.1 pts
11Warren County6+0.2 pts
12Hudson County5.8+0.2 pts
13Ocean County5.7-0 pts
14Sussex County5.5+0.1 pts
15Bergen County5.5+0.2 pts
16Monmouth County5.4-0.2 pts
17Morris County5.30 pts
18Gloucester County5.2-0.3 pts
19Burlington County5.1-0.2 pts
20Somerset County5-0.2 pts
21Hunterdon County4.6+0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-jersey-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Essex County, with 8.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hunterdon County, with 4.6% in 2022.

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