Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #3,007/3,222 · #20 in NJ
7th
Essex 8.7%
NJ 6.3% +38.3%
US 5.3% +64.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's unemployment rate of 8.7% 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 Essex County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,004 | Marion County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,005 | Matagorda County, TX | 8.7% |
| #3,006 | Conecuh County, AL | 8.7% |
| #3,007 | Essex County, NJ | 8.7% |
| #3,008 | Edgecombe County, NC | 8.7% |
| #3,009 | Yabucoa Municipio, PR | 8.7% |
| #3,010 | Atlantic County, NJ | 8.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Essex County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 8.7%, ranking #3,007 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 64.4% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #20 of 21. This places it in the 7th 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.