Hunterdon County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hunterdon County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 105 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hunterdon County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
68,579
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
129,448
people in Hunterdon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$139,453
median household income
Source: Census ACS
58%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Hunterdon County ranks

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

November 2026

#5Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Northeast58% · of 100
#12Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mid-Atlantic58% · of 100
#16Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+5.9% · of 100
#18Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.4 points · of 97
#19Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.4 points · of 97
#19Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers58% · of 100

Hunterdon 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 5.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+502 jobs), construction (+413 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−402 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Hunterdon 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.

Hunterdon County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
133
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Hunterdon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 1, 2026	Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Aug 3, 2026	Union	50	—	State record
Mar 1, 2026	Labcorp RaritanTakes effect Jul 3, 2026	Raritan	83	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hunterdon 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.

Johnson & Johnson18 open roles
Legend Biotech12 open roles
The Salvation Army4 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Labcorp Holdings3 open roles
QuVa Pharma3 open roles
American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics2 open roles
Careers Integrated Resources2 open roles
Carter's2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board
Hunterdon, Somerset

Cities in Hunterdon County

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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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