Which metro areas in New Jersey are adding jobs fastest?
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (+26.3%), Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (+8.4%) and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+7.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest among New Jersey metro areas between 2018 and 2023.
Data as of 2023 · updated
All 4 ranked New Jersey metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Change 2018–23 | Jobs added | Private jobs 2023 | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | +26.3% | +28,050 | 134,825 | 372,047 |
| 2 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | +8.4% | +28,090 | 363,793 | 887,615 |
| 3 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | +7.5% | +201,499 | 2,873,871 | 6,329,118 |
| 4 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | +0.7% | +55,304 | 8,559,248 | 20,112,448 |
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. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.
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.
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Questions
Which metro area in New Jersey has the fastest job growth?
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ: +26.3%, ahead of Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (+8.4%) and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+7.5%), of 4 New Jersey metro areas 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. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.