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Which counties in New Jersey are adding jobs fastest?

Ocean County (+15.5%), Gloucester County (+11.2%) and Hudson County (+8.2%) added private-sector jobs fastest in New Jersey between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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All 21 ranked New Jersey counties

New Jersey counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Ocean County+15.5%172,650673,746
2Gloucester County+11.2%107,864312,638
3Hudson County+8.2%253,652735,033
4Middlesex County+8.1%434,143883,335
5Salem County+7.8%17,63066,280
6Burlington County+7.3%199,706481,439
7Monmouth County+5.7%257,734651,035
8Mercer County+5.2%208,192399,289
9Cumberland County+5.0%47,846157,148
10Camden County+4.0%190,853535,799
11Cape May County+3.4%28,06593,390
12Warren County+2.2%28,428112,953
13Union County+2.0%208,505601,863
14Sussex County+1.9%32,211148,063
15Passaic County+0.6%146,956531,624
16Atlantic County−0.0%106,760278,657
17Essex County−0.4%295,575896,379
18Hunterdon County−0.6%45,700131,781
19Bergen County−1.0%441,870977,026
20Morris County−1.2%301,249524,251
21Somerset County−1.5%188,127356,486

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in New Jersey has the fastest job growth?

Ocean County: +15.5%, ahead of Gloucester County (+11.2%) and Hudson County (+8.2%), of 21 New Jersey counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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