Hunterdon County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hunterdon County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 137 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hunterdon County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
68,572
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

Hunterdon County layoffs

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

WARN 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.

Brighter Signals20 open roles
Legend Biotech16 open roles
Johnson & Johnson11 open roles
Cintas4 open roles
The Salvation Army3 open roles
Unity Bank3 open roles
6084-Janssen Research & Development, LLC Legal Entity2 open roles
AllSearch Professional Staffing2 open roles
Automatic Data Processing2 open roles
Carter's2 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.

Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board
Hunterdon, Somerset

Cities in Hunterdon County

Raritan72 jobs
Union38 jobs
Flemington8 jobs
Clinton6 jobs
Lebanon5 jobs
Readington4 jobs

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

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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.