Unemployment Rate in Union County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,692/3,222 · #14 in NJ
16th
Union 6.5%
NJ 6.3% +3.3%
US 5.3% +22.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 6.5% 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 Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, New Jersey has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,692 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #14 of 21. This places it in the 16th 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.