The Local Area Unemployment Statistics release include monthly and annual-average estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for different geographies. These data are based on the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. For more details, see the frequently asked questions here: https://www.bls.gov/lau/laufaq.htm.


   

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    Jan 1976    
 
 
    Jan 2026
Persons
Name Jan 2026 Dec 2025 Jan 2025
New Jersey
235,934 220,585 250,612
Atlantic County
8,875 8,172 9,201
Bergen County
20,714 19,583 21,145
Burlington County
11,022 10,531 11,088
Camden County
14,445 13,926 14,515
Cape May County
5,091 4,381 5,290
Cumberland County
5,090 4,940 5,257
Essex County
24,179 23,154 24,441
Gloucester County
7,746 7,421 7,856
Hudson County
18,035 17,245 18,167
Hunterdon County
2,705 2,487 2,692
Mercer County
9,445 8,803 9,410
Middlesex County
21,027 20,010 21,121
Monmouth County
14,738 13,744 14,934
Morris County
10,957 10,210 11,207
Ocean County
14,826 13,540 15,079
Passaic County
15,292 14,255 15,856
Salem County
1,878 1,816 2,007
Somerset County
7,927 7,448 7,965
Sussex County
3,807 3,452 3,958
Union County
15,271 14,264 15,588
Warren County
2,865 2,585 2,866
   

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