Unemployment Rate in Salem County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.4%
Rank #2,870/3,222 · #18 in NJ
11th
Salem 7.4%
NJ 6.3% +17.6%
US 5.3% +39.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Salem County's unemployment rate of 7.4% 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 Salem County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,867 | Jefferson County, FL | 7.4% |
| #2,868 | Jackson Parish, LA | 7.4% |
| #2,869 | Fremont County, WY | 7.4% |
| #2,870 | Salem County, NJ | 7.4% |
| #2,871 | Randolph County, WV | 7.4% |
| #2,872 | George County, MS | 7.4% |
| #2,873 | Quay County, NM | 7.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Salem County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 7.4%, ranking #2,870 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #18 of 21. This places it in the 11th 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.