Burlington County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Burlington County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 254 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Burlington County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
252,531
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
464,226
people in Burlington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$105,271
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Burlington County ranks

Where Burlington County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#11Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.6 points · of 97
#11Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.6 points · of 97
#14Counties where unemployment fell the most−1.6 points · of 100
#14Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Northeast24% · of 100
#20Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+5.3% · of 100
#24Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mid-Atlantic24% · of 100

Burlington County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 5.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.8%, down 1.6 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,702 jobs), manufacturing (+1,730 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−1,313 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Burlington 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.

Burlington County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Burlington County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Burlington 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.

Pike Health Services26 open roles
Holman Parts Distribution11 open roles
Lockheed Martin Services9 open roles
Carvana8 open roles
Sikorsky Aircraft8 open roles
Sikorsky Aircraft8 open roles
Bancroft A New Jersey Nonprofit6 open roles
Gannett Fleming TranSystems6 open roles
Lockheed Martin Services6 open roles
Amazon5 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Burlington 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).

Burlington County Workforce Development Board
Burlington

Burlington County One Stop Career Center
Westampton · Comprehensive · 609-518-3900
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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Sources: 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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