Unemployment Rate in Cumberland County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.8%
Rank #2,752/3,222 · #16 in NJ
15th
Cumberland 6.8%
NJ 6.3% +7.2%
US 5.3% +27.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cumberland County's unemployment rate of 6.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cumberland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,749 | San Jacinto County, TX | 6.7% |
| #2,750 | Missaukee County, MI | 6.7% |
| #2,751 | Latah County, ID | 6.8% |
| #2,752 | Cumberland County, NJ | 6.8% |
| #2,753 | Gladwin County, MI | 6.8% |
| #2,754 | Greenup County, KY | 6.8% |
| #2,755 | Pickett County, TN | 6.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cumberland County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 6.8%, ranking #2,752 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #16 of 21. This places it in the 15th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.