Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.