Unemployment Rate in Bergen County, NJ

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.8% +10.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,453 of 3,222
24th percentile

How Bergen County Compares

Bergen County
5.8%
New Jersey Average
5.8%
Rank #11 of 21 in state
National
5.3%
10.0% above

National Distribution

Where Bergen County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.