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Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic

Bronx County leads the Mid-Atlantic for job growth: private-sector jobs are +15.3% since 2022, against +3.9% across all large counties.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census data.

Key facts

  • #1 Bronx County, NY: +15.3%
  • #2 Loudoun County, VA: +13.9%
  • #3 Kings County, NY: +13.1%
  • 100 counties ranked in the Mid-Atlantic
  • Data as of November 2026

For comparison: +3.9% across all large counties.

  1. 1Bronx County NY+15.3%
  2. 2Loudoun County VA+13.9%
  3. 3Kings County NY+13.1%
  4. 4Sussex County DE+10.0%
  5. 5Ocean County NJ+9.8%
  6. 6Stafford County VA+9.6%
  7. 7Richmond city VA+9.0%
  8. 8Dutchess County NY+8.6%
  9. 9Queens County NY+8.4%
  10. 10Anne Arundel County MD+8.3%

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: Bronx County (+15.3%) is well clear of Anne Arundel County at #10 (+8.3%).
  • Stafford County reaches #6 on a sample of 38,021 jobs, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
  • Kings County is the largest market in the top ten, with 801,475 jobs behind its figure.
  • Counties with fewer than 20,000 jobs are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Bronx County NY

    +15.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    276,841
    Jobs added since 2022
    +36,797
    Population since 2020
    −3.8%

    Based on 276,841 jobs.

  2. 2

    Loudoun County VA

    +13.9%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    172,509
    Jobs added since 2022
    +21,104
    Population since 2020
    +6.4%

    Based on 172,509 jobs.

  3. 3

    Kings County NY

    +13.1%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    801,475
    Jobs added since 2022
    +92,536
    Population since 2020
    −2.5%

    Based on 801,475 jobs.

  4. 4

    Sussex County DE

    +10.0%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    86,295
    Jobs added since 2022
    +7,856
    Population since 2020
    +16.1%

    Based on 86,295 jobs.

  5. 5

    Ocean County NJ

    +9.8%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    166,652
    Jobs added since 2022
    +14,810
    Population since 2020
    +5.6%

    Based on 166,652 jobs.

  6. 6

    Stafford County VA

    +9.6%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    38,021
    Jobs added since 2022
    +3,346
    Population since 2020
    +8.3%

    Based on 38,021 jobs.

  7. 7

    Richmond city VA

    +9.0%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    126,164
    Jobs added since 2022
    +10,396
    Population since 2020
    +4.6%

    Based on 126,164 jobs.

  8. 8

    Dutchess County NY

    +8.6%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    97,834
    Jobs added since 2022
    +7,745
    Population since 2020
    +1.5%

    Based on 97,834 jobs.

  9. 9

    Queens County NY

    +8.4%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    628,123
    Jobs added since 2022
    +48,583
    Population since 2020
    −1.1%

    Based on 628,123 jobs.

  10. 10

    Anne Arundel County MD

    +8.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    242,459
    Jobs added since 2022
    +18,523
    Population since 2020
    +1.7%

    Based on 242,459 jobs.

  11. 11

    Warren County NJ

    +8.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    29,187
    Jobs added since 2022
    +2,227
    Population since 2020
    +3.2%

    Based on 29,187 jobs.

  12. 12

    Prince William County VA

    +8.1%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    114,045
    Jobs added since 2022
    +8,505
    Population since 2020
    +4.2%

    Based on 114,045 jobs.

  13. 13

    Rockland County NY

    +7.1%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    120,420
    Jobs added since 2022
    +7,943
    Population since 2020
    +5.9%

    Based on 120,420 jobs.

  14. 14

    Saratoga County NY

    +6.9%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    81,678
    Jobs added since 2022
    +5,289
    Population since 2020
    +2.3%

    Based on 81,678 jobs.

  15. 15

    Ulster County NY

    +6.4%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    47,092
    Jobs added since 2022
    +2,833
    Population since 2020
    +1.1%

    Based on 47,092 jobs.

  16. 16

    Monmouth County NJ

    +6.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    248,627
    Jobs added since 2022
    +14,747
    Population since 2020
    +1.3%

    Based on 248,627 jobs.

  17. 17

    Schenectady County NY

    +6.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    49,874
    Jobs added since 2022
    +2,957
    Population since 2020
    +3.0%

    Based on 49,874 jobs.

  18. 18

    Suffolk County NY

    +6.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    580,232
    Jobs added since 2022
    +34,173
    Population since 2020
    +1.6%

    Based on 580,232 jobs.

  19. 19

    Charles County MD

    +6.3%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    31,723
    Jobs added since 2022
    +1,867
    Population since 2020
    +5.9%

    Based on 31,723 jobs.

  20. 20

    Gloucester County NJ

    +6.2%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    108,639
    Jobs added since 2022
    +6,315
    Population since 2020
    +3.3%

    Based on 108,639 jobs.

  21. 21

    Philadelphia County PA

    +6.1%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    619,248
    Jobs added since 2022
    +35,580
    Population since 2020
    −1.7%

    Based on 619,248 jobs.

  22. 22

    Hunterdon County NJ

    +5.9%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    40,565
    Jobs added since 2022
    +2,252
    Population since 2020
    +2.3%

    Based on 40,565 jobs.

  23. 23

    Essex County NJ

    +5.7%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    281,698
    Jobs added since 2022
    +15,121
    Population since 2020
    +4.2%

    Based on 281,698 jobs.

  24. 24

    Washington County MD

    +5.6%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    57,200
    Jobs added since 2022
    +3,051
    Population since 2020
    +2.0%

    Based on 57,200 jobs.

  25. 25

    St. Mary's County MD

    +5.6%

    Private-sector jobs, 2025
    32,304
    Jobs added since 2022
    +1,708
    Population since 2020
    +2.4%

    Based on 32,304 jobs.

Full ranking

All 100 counties that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankCountyScoreSample
1Bronx County NY+15.3%276,841
2Loudoun County VA+13.9%172,509
3Kings County NY+13.1%801,475
4Sussex County DE+10.0%86,295
5Ocean County NJ+9.8%166,652
6Stafford County VA+9.6%38,021
7Richmond city VA+9.0%126,164
8Dutchess County NY+8.6%97,834
9Queens County NY+8.4%628,123
10Anne Arundel County MD+8.3%242,459
11Warren County NJ+8.3%29,187
12Prince William County VA+8.1%114,045
13Rockland County NY+7.1%120,420
14Saratoga County NY+6.9%81,678
15Ulster County NY+6.4%47,092
16Monmouth County NJ+6.3%248,627
17Schenectady County NY+6.3%49,874
18Suffolk County NY+6.3%580,232
19Charles County MD+6.3%31,723
20Gloucester County NJ+6.2%108,639
21Philadelphia County PA+6.1%619,248
22Hunterdon County NJ+5.9%40,565
23Essex County NJ+5.7%281,698
24Washington County MD+5.6%57,200
25St. Mary's County MD+5.6%32,304
26Washington County PA+5.5%81,289
27Lebanon County PA+5.5%45,298
28Prince George's County MD+5.4%230,342
29Harford County MD+5.4%75,250
30Burlington County NJ+5.3%189,388
31Westchester County NY+5.3%370,841
32Passaic County NJ+5.2%149,128
33Ontario County NY+5.2%45,760
34New York County NY+5.1%2,255,764
35Butler County PA+5.1%78,630
36Chesterfield County VA+5.0%124,771
37Bucks County PA+4.9%252,942
38Cecil County MD+4.7%28,990
39Monroe County PA+4.6%47,616
40Carroll County MD+4.6%50,628
41Arlington County VA+4.6%142,571
42New Castle County DE+4.6%268,280
43Onondaga County NY+4.4%207,803
44Centre County PA+4.4%45,186
45Orange County NY+4.2%128,854
46Howard County MD+4.2%154,406
47Broome County NY+4.1%65,865
48Albemarle County VA+4.1%40,712
49Northampton County PA+4.0%108,707
50Franklin County PA+4.0%54,015
51Chesapeake city VA+4.0%91,292
52Dauphin County PA+3.9%151,933
53Norfolk city VA+3.8%104,299
54Spotsylvania County VA+3.8%31,609
55Sussex County NJ+3.5%31,741
56Monroe County NY+3.3%338,718
57Berks County PA+3.3%156,141
58Lehigh County PA+3.2%186,142
59Schuylkill County PA+3.2%43,357
60Frederick County MD+3.1%88,675
61Richmond County NY+3.0%112,307
62Lackawanna County PA+3.0%88,172
63Erie County NY+2.9%392,127
64Virginia Beach city VA+2.8%151,378
65Nassau County NY+2.8%557,549
66Rensselaer County NY+2.8%45,149
67Blair County PA+2.6%50,756
68Albany County NY+2.6%170,772
69Chester County PA+2.6%229,927
70Lancaster County PA+2.6%235,003
71Morris County NJ+2.4%272,959
72Erie County PA+2.3%105,213
73Camden County NJ+2.2%178,990
74Fayette County PA+2.2%32,172
75Henrico County VA+2.2%172,145
76Jefferson County NY+2.1%29,528
77York County PA+1.9%163,668
78Union County NJ+1.8%201,243
79Oneida County NY+1.7%76,827
80Fairfax County VA+1.7%548,490
81Cumberland County PA+1.6%123,075
82Hampton city VA+1.5%35,627
83Montgomery County MD+1.4%364,761
84Atlantic County NJ+1.4%105,577
85Bergen County NJ+1.4%391,265
86Hanover County VA+1.4%51,548
87Allegheny County PA+1.4%606,603
88Niagara County NY+1.4%55,551
89Newport News city VA+1.3%85,484
90Lycoming County PA+1.3%42,489
91Luzerne County PA+1.3%128,546
92Wicomico County MD+1.0%37,838
93Somerset County NJ+1.0%174,995
94St. Lawrence County NY+0.9%24,572
95Cumberland County NJ+0.8%50,644
96Hudson County NJ+0.6%232,842
97Baltimore County MD+0.4%314,912
98Delaware County PA+0.3%195,459
99Mercer County PA+0.3%38,128
100Chautauqua County NY+0.3%36,921

How this ranking works

A county's score is the change in private-sector jobs from 2022 to 2025, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

Only counties with at least 20,000 private-sector jobs in 2022 and 100,000 residents are ranked, so small counties do not swing the list. Sectors a county suppresses for confidentiality are left out of that county's total.

Sample bar: counties with fewer than 20,000 jobs are not ranked.

Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2022 to 2025; Census Bureau population estimates, 2020 to 2025. Data as of November 2026.

Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.

Questions

Which county ranks first: fastest-growing job markets in the mid-atlantic?
Bronx County leads the Mid-Atlantic for job growth: private-sector jobs are +15.3% since 2022, against +3.9% across all large counties.
How many counties are ranked?
100 counties have at least 20,000 jobs, so the list has 100 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A county's score is the change in private-sector jobs from 2022 to 2025, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Only counties with at least 20,000 private-sector jobs in 2022 and 100,000 residents are ranked, so small counties do not swing the list. Sectors a county suppresses for confidentiality are left out of that county's total.
How often is it updated?
Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.

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NextChapter, “Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/fastest-growing-job-markets-in-the-mid-atlantic

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