Unemployment Rate in Ocean County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ocean County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ocean County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Ocean County: 5.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,279 | Logan County, CO | 5.4% |
| #2,280 | Bingham County, ID | 5.4% |
| #2,281 | Bladen County, NC | 5.4% |
| #2,282 | Ocean County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #2,283 | Columbia County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,284 | Ashley County, AR | 5.4% |
| #2,285 | Effingham County, GA | 5.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Ocean County, New Jersey
Ocean County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,282 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Ocean County ranks #10 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.