Unemployment Rate in Middlesex County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.7%
Rank #2,733/3,222 · #15 in NJ
15th
Middlesex 6.7%
NJ 6.3% +6.1%
US 5.3% +26.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Middlesex County's unemployment rate of 6.7% 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 Middlesex County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,730 | Fulton County, IL | 6.7% |
| #2,731 | Worcester County, MD | 6.7% |
| #2,732 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 6.7% |
| #2,733 | Middlesex County, NJ | 6.7% |
| #2,734 | Clark County, OH | 6.7% |
| #2,735 | Winston County, MS | 6.7% |
| #2,736 | Sacramento County, CA | 6.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Middlesex County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 6.7%, ranking #2,733 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #15 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.