Monmouth County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monmouth County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 272 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Monmouth County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
339,815
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
643,615
people in Monmouth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$122,727
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Monmouth County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
71
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Monmouth County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 1, 2026	EWC Controls, LLCTakes effect Apr 1, 2027	Englishtown	71	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Monmouth 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.

Crum & Forster14 open roles
Hackensack Meridian Health10 open roles
Atrium7 open roles
Verisk Analytics7 open roles
Cisco Systems4 open roles
iCIMS4 open roles
Markel4 open roles
Peraton4 open roles
PNC Financial Services Group4 open roles
Solar Landscape4 open roles

Colleges in Monmouth County

Colleges in Monmouth County
College	City	Type	Students
Monmouth University	West Long Branch	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey	Adelphia	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood	Keyport	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah	Howell	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Monmouth County Workforce Development Board
Monmouth

Monmouth County One-Stop Career Center
Eatontown · Comprehensive
8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday
Monmouth County One Stop Career Center
Neptune · Comprehensive
8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Monmouth County

Holmdel50 jobs
Eatontown41 jobs
Freehold29 jobs
Red Bank23 jobs
Asbury Park15 jobs
Wall14 jobs
Neptune14 jobs
Tinton Falls13 jobs
Middletown12 jobs
Howell9 jobs
Englishtown4 jobs
Hazlet5 jobs
Keyport5 jobs
Manasquan5 jobs
Manalapan4 jobs
Long Branch4 jobs
Belmar4 jobs
Farmingdale4 jobs
Lincroft3 jobs
Morganville3 jobs
Highlands3 jobs
West Long Branch

Other New Jersey counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Monmouth County?

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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.