Bergen County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBergen County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
540,988
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
954,717
people in Bergen County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$123,715
median household income
Source: Census ACS
53%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Bergen County ranks
Where Bergen County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Bergen County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,923 jobs), hotels & food (+2,638 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−2,719 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,649 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bergen County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Oprah-backed chain to lay off 89 N.J. workers after bankruptcy filing, closing of both state restaurantsYahoo Finance · Oct 6, 2026
- Chain to lay off 89 N.J. workers after closing both restaurants in stateNJ.com · Oct 6, 2026
Learn and get funded in Bergen County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Bergen County layoffs
14
Layoff notices, last 12 months
1,955
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
12
employers
Employers hiring most in Bergen County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- LG Electronics21 open roles
- PrideStaff12 open roles
- Hackensack Meridian Health11 open roles
- KPMG9 open roles
- Provident Bank8 open roles
- Clark Davis Associates6 open roles
- Rcmt6 open roles
- Scale Microgrids6 open roles
- Veeva Systems6 open roles
- Bowman Williams5 open roles
Colleges in Bergen County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | Teaneck | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Felician University | Lodi | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Bergen County
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Bergen County.
- Career workshopNov 10, 2026
Interviewing Preparation Workshop
With Bergen One Stop Career Center · Workforce board: Bergen County Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 17, 2026
With Bergen One Stop Career Center · Workforce board: Bergen County Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 18, 2026
With Bergen One Stop Career Center · Workforce board: Bergen County Workforce Development Board
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bergen County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in New Jersey? How to file for unemployment in New Jersey (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
Bergen One Stop Career Center
Hackensack · Comprehensive · 201-329-9600
8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday
Cities in Bergen County
- Hackensack45 jobs
- Paramus43 jobs
- Englewood Cliffs41 jobs
- Montvale36 jobs
- Mahwah30 jobs
- Rutherford25 jobs
- Fort Lee25 jobs
- Saddle Brook15 jobs
- Teaneck21 jobs
- Lyndhurst18 jobs
- Woodcliff Lake17 jobs
- Elmwood Park10 jobs
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- Englewood14 jobs
- Carlstadt14 jobs
- Franklin Lakes12 jobs
- Ridgefield Park7 jobs
- Ridgewood11 jobs
- Ramsey10 jobs
- Fair Lawn10 jobs
- Moonachie10 jobs
- Oakland8 jobs
- Bergenfield7 jobs
- Rockleigh2 jobs
- Rochelle Park7 jobs
- Upper Saddle River6 jobs
- Hillsdale1 jobs
- Edgewater1 jobs
- East Rutherford
- Park Ridge5 jobs
- Westwood4 jobs
- Oradell3 jobs
- Waldwick3 jobs
- Maywood3 jobs
- Lodi
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Jersey unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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