Unemployment Rate in Union County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Union County: 6.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,689 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 6.5% |
| #2,690 | Grant County, WA | 6.5% |
| #2,691 | Athens County, OH | 6.5% |
| #2,692 | Union County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #2,693 | Trinity County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,694 | Lee County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,695 | Newton County, IN | 6.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Union County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, which ranks #2,692 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Jersey, Union County ranks #14 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.