Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Essex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Essex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Essex County: 8.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,004 | Marion County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,005 | Matagorda County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,006 | Conecuh County, AL | 8.7% |
| #3,007 | Essex County, NJ | 8.7% |
| #3,008 | Edgecombe County, NC | 8.7% |
| #3,009 | Yabucoa Municipio, PR | 8.7% |
| #3,010 | Atlantic County, NJ | 8.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, which ranks #3,007 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 64.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Essex County ranks #20 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 7th 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.