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Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate

Cape May County had the highest unemployment rate of 21 counties in November 2025, at 9.2%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.2Cape May County
Lowest3.8Hunterdon County
Median4.721 counties
New Jersey5.4History

All counties, November 2025

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Cape May CountyCape May County: 9.2 %9.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 7.3 %7.3Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 6.1 %6.1Salem CountySalem County: 6 %6Essex CountyEssex County: 5.7 %5.7Camden CountyCamden County: 5.2 %5.2Passaic CountyPassaic County: 5.2 %5.2Union CountyUnion County: 4.9 %4.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.7 %4.7Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 4.7 %4.7Ocean CountyOcean County: 4.7 %4.7Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 4.6 %4.6Burlington CountyBurlington County: 4.4 %4.4Hudson CountyHudson County: 4.3 %4.3Sussex CountySussex County: 4.3 %4.3Warren CountyWarren County: 4.3 %4.3Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 4.2 %4.2Somerset CountySomerset County: 4 %4Bergen CountyBergen County: 3.9 %3.9Morris CountyMorris County: 3.9 %3.9Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Cape May County9.20 pts
2Cumberland County7.3+0.3 pts
3Atlantic County6.1+0.1 pts
4Salem County6+0.1 pts
5Essex County5.7+0.2 pts
6Camden County5.2+0.3 pts
6Passaic County5.20 pts
8Union County4.9+0.2 pts
9Mercer County4.7+0.3 pts
9Middlesex County4.7+0.2 pts
9Ocean County4.7+0.2 pts
12Gloucester County4.6+0.3 pts
13Burlington County4.4+0.2 pts
14Hudson County4.3+0.1 pts
14Sussex County4.3+0.2 pts
14Warren County4.3+0.2 pts
17Monmouth County4.2+0.2 pts
18Somerset County4+0.2 pts
19Bergen County3.9+0.3 pts
19Morris County3.9+0.3 pts
21Hunterdon County3.8+0.3 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?

Cape May County, with 9.2% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Hunterdon County, with 3.8% in November 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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