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Counties in New Jersey by unemployment rate

Cape May County had the highest unemployment rate of 21 counties in December 2025, at 9.8%. Hunterdon County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for New Jersey was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.8Cape May County
Lowest3.6Hunterdon County
Median4.421 counties
New Jersey5.4History

All counties, December 2025

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Cape May CountyCape May County: 9.8 %9.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 7.5 %7.5Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 6.1 %6.1Salem CountySalem County: 6 %6Essex CountyEssex County: 5.4 %5.4Passaic CountyPassaic County: 5.1 %5.1Camden CountyCamden County: 5 %5Union CountyUnion County: 4.7 %4.7Ocean CountyOcean County: 4.6 %4.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.5 %4.5Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 4.4 %4.4Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 4.4 %4.4Sussex CountySussex County: 4.3 %4.3Warren CountyWarren County: 4.3 %4.3Burlington CountyBurlington County: 4.2 %4.2Hudson CountyHudson County: 4.1 %4.1Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 4 %4Somerset CountySomerset County: 3.8 %3.8Morris CountyMorris County: 3.7 %3.7Bergen CountyBergen County: 3.6 %3.6Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Cape May County9.8-0.3 pts
2Cumberland County7.5+0.1 pts
3Atlantic County6.1-0.1 pts
4Salem County6-0.1 pts
5Essex County5.40 pts
6Passaic County5.1-0.1 pts
7Camden County5+0.1 pts
8Union County4.70 pts
9Ocean County4.6+0.1 pts
10Mercer County4.5+0.1 pts
11Gloucester County4.4+0.1 pts
11Middlesex County4.4+0.1 pts
13Sussex County4.30 pts
13Warren County4.3+0.1 pts
15Burlington County4.2+0.1 pts
16Hudson County4.1+0.1 pts
17Monmouth County40 pts
18Somerset County3.8+0.1 pts
19Morris County3.7+0.1 pts
20Bergen County3.6+0.1 pts
20Hunterdon County3.6+0.2 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 9.8% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Hunterdon County, with 3.6% in December 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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