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Ocean County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ocean County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 88 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ocean County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.6% the month before

  • 294,733

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 646,434

    people in Ocean County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $86,411

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ocean County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 260

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Ocean County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
AccupacTakes effect Aug 3, 2026Lakewood260—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ocean 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. Hackensack Meridian Health8 open roles
  2. Bancroft A New Jersey Nonprofit3 open roles
  3. First Commerce Bank3 open roles
  4. Georgian Court University3 open roles
  5. ACT12 open roles
  6. ARC Ocean County Chapter2 open roles
  7. Atrium2 open roles
  8. CVS HEALTH2 open roles
  9. Five Below2 open roles
  10. Montium2 open roles

Colleges in Ocean County

Colleges in Ocean County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Georgian Court UniversityLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Keser Torah-Mayan HatalmudLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Mosdos Yaakov V'YisroelLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor ChaimLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Bais AharonLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Chemdas HatorahLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov YitzchokLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Ocean County One Stop Career Center

    Toms River · Comprehensive · 732-286-5616

    8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Ocean County

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

Laid off or looking for work in Ocean 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.