Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, NJ

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
6.3% +18.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,626 of 3,222
19th percentile

How Mercer County Compares

Mercer County
6.3%
New Jersey Average
6.3%
Rank #13 of 21 in state
National
5.3%
18.8% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Mercer County: 6.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,623 District of Columbia, DC 6.3%
#2,624 Hancock County, TN 6.3%
#2,625 Suffolk County, MA 6.3%
#2,626 Mercer County, NJ 6.3%
#2,627 Clay County, AR 6.3%
#2,628 Monroe County, MS 6.3%
#2,629 Greensville County, VA 6.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, New Jersey

Mercer County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, which ranks #2,626 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.8% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within New Jersey, Mercer County ranks #13 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 19th 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.