Unemployment Rate in Cape May County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cape May County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cape May County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Cape May County: 5.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,128 | Pike County, KY | 5.2% |
| #2,129 | Skamania County, WA | 5.2% |
| #2,130 | Whitfield County, GA | 5.2% |
| #2,131 | Cape May County, NJ | 5.2% |
| #2,132 | Morris County, NJ | 5.2% |
| #2,133 | Napa County, CA | 5.2% |
| #2,134 | St. Joseph County, IN | 5.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Cape May County, New Jersey
Cape May County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, which ranks #2,131 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.1% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Cape May County ranks #6 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 34th 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.