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Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate

Cumberland County had the highest unemployment rate of 21 counties in August 2025, at 9.1%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for New Jersey was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.1Cumberland County
Lowest4.6Hunterdon County
Median5.821 counties
New Jersey5.5History

All counties, August 2025

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 9.1 %9.1Salem CountySalem County: 7.5 %7.5Essex CountyEssex County: 7.2 %7.2Passaic CountyPassaic County: 6.8 %6.8Cape May CountyCape May County: 6.6 %6.6Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 6.5 %6.5Camden CountyCamden County: 6.5 %6.5Union CountyUnion County: 6.3 %6.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 6 %6Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 5.9 %5.9Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 5.8 %5.8Burlington CountyBurlington County: 5.6 %5.6Ocean CountyOcean County: 5.6 %5.6Warren CountyWarren County: 5.6 %5.6Hudson CountyHudson County: 5.4 %5.4Sussex CountySussex County: 5.4 %5.4Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 5.1 %5.1Somerset CountySomerset County: 5 %5Bergen CountyBergen County: 4.9 %4.9Morris CountyMorris County: 4.9 %4.9Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Cumberland County9.1+1.2 pts
2Salem County7.5+0.8 pts
3Essex County7.2+0.9 pts
4Passaic County6.8+0.8 pts
5Cape May County6.6+0.9 pts
6Atlantic County6.5+0.9 pts
6Camden County6.5+0.8 pts
8Union County6.3+0.9 pts
9Mercer County6+0.8 pts
10Middlesex County5.9+0.7 pts
11Gloucester County5.8+0.7 pts
12Burlington County5.6+0.7 pts
12Ocean County5.6+0.7 pts
12Warren County5.6+0.8 pts
15Hudson County5.4+0.7 pts
15Sussex County5.4+0.7 pts
17Monmouth County5.1+0.6 pts
18Somerset County5+0.8 pts
19Bergen County4.9+0.6 pts
19Morris County4.9+0.7 pts
21Hunterdon County4.6+0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Cumberland County, with 9.1% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Hunterdon County, with 4.6% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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