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Cape May County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cape May County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cape May County economy

  • 5.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.6% the month before

  • 45,887

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 95,236

    people in Cape May County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $88,046

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cape May County layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cape May 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.

  1. Cooper University Health Care5 open roles
  2. Artheon1 open role
  3. Compass1 open role
  4. CubeSmart1 open role
  5. Toast1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cape May County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Cape May County One Stop Career Center

    Rio Grande · Comprehensive · 609-224-2000

    8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Cape May County

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

Laid off or looking for work in Cape May County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.