Unemployed people in New Jersey

as of September, 2021:

315,720

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Labor Force

4,432,054

Employment

4,116,334

Employment-Population Ratio

58.2%

Labor Force Participation Rate

62.7%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Atlantic 107,044 10,445 8.9 117,489
Bergen 432,538 28,006 6.1 460,544
Burlington 216,394 11,880 5.2 228,274
Camden 235,003 16,771 6.7 251,774
Cape May 47,222 3,170 6.3 50,392
Cumberland 60,554 4,886 7.5 65,440
Essex 331,633 28,797 8.0 360,430
Gloucester 139,900 8,587 5.8 148,487
Hudson 322,202 23,768 6.9 345,970
Hunterdon 59,234 2,738 4.4 61,972
Mercer 191,756 10,132 5.0 201,888
Middlesex 405,973 24,125 5.6 430,098
Monmouth 305,239 17,215 5.3 322,454
Morris 234,023 12,001 4.9 246,024
Ocean 257,404 15,810 5.8 273,214
Passaic 214,294 19,675 8.4 233,969
Salem 27,162 2,061 7.1 29,223
Somerset 155,527 8,224 5.0 163,751
Sussex 67,379 4,139 5.8 71,518
Union 249,708 17,781 6.6 267,489
Warren 51,934 2,851 5.2 54,785