Unemployment Rate in Somerset County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Somerset County Compares
National Distribution
Where Somerset County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Somerset County: 4.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,829 | Eagle County, CO | 4.7% |
| #1,830 | Monroe County, WV | 4.7% |
| #1,831 | Roscommon County, MI | 4.7% |
| #1,832 | Somerset County, NJ | 4.7% |
| #1,833 | Larimer County, CO | 4.7% |
| #1,834 | Fountain County, IN | 4.7% |
| #1,835 | Charles County, MD | 4.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,832 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.6% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Somerset County ranks #2 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.