Unemployment Rate in Bergen County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bergen County Compares
National Distribution
Where Bergen County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Bergen County: 5.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,450 | Chatham County, GA | 5.8% |
| #2,451 | Pondera County, MT | 5.8% |
| #2,452 | Louisa County, VA | 5.8% |
| #2,453 | Bergen County, NJ | 5.8% |
| #2,454 | Yalobusha County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,455 | Rhea County, TN | 5.8% |
| #2,456 | Scioto County, OH | 5.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,453 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Bergen County ranks #11 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 24th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.