Bridgeton, NJ Unemployment Rate Report

Bridgeton, NJ Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Bridgeton, New Jersey has ranged from 4.8% in May 2022 to 17.7% in January 2010. The current unemployment rate for Bridgeton is 5.0% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Bridgeton, NJ Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Bridgeton, NJ Current Unemployment - 5.0%

Bridgeton, NJ Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2022	7.6%	6.0%	4.0%
2 / 2022	7.2%	6.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	7.0%	6.1%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.0%	5.7%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.8%	5.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.4%	5.9%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.7%	6.1%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.0%	5.6%	3.7%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2021	10.5%	4.2%	6.3%
2 / 2021	9.9%	4.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	10.2%	4.0%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.1%	3.6%	6.1%
5 / 2021	8.0%	3.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	9.2%	4.1%	5.9%
7 / 2021	9.2%	4.4%	5.4%
8 / 2021	8.9%	4.4%	5.2%
9 / 2021	7.9%	4.3%	4.7%
10 / 2021	6.3%	4.5%	4.6%
11 / 2021	6.7%	4.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	7.2%	5.0%	3.9%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2020	9.1%	4.2%	3.6%
2 / 2020	8.6%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.3%	3.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	12.5%	3.3%	14.7%
5 / 2020	11.9%	3.5%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.9%	3.5%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.4%	4.1%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.4%	3.8%	8.4%
9 / 2020	6.5%	3.6%	7.9%
10 / 2020	8.6%	3.4%	6.9%
11 / 2020	12.4%	3.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	9.3%	3.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2019	8.9%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2019	8.6%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2019	7.4%	4.9%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.0%	4.7%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.1%	4.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.4%	5.0%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.9%	5.3%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.8%	4.5%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.8%	4.3%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.7%	3.9%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.8%	3.7%	3.5%
12 / 2019	6.9%	3.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2018	11.0%	5.5%	4.1%
2 / 2018	11.3%	5.5%	4.1%
3 / 2018	9.8%	5.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	8.2%	4.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	7.1%	4.5%	3.8%
6 / 2018	8.4%	4.6%	4.0%
7 / 2018	7.7%	4.8%	3.9%
8 / 2018	6.8%	4.2%	3.8%
9 / 2018	6.2%	4.2%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.9%	4.0%	3.8%
11 / 2018	6.0%	3.9%	3.7%
12 / 2018	7.1%	3.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2017	10.3%	6.5%	4.7%
2 / 2017	10.5%	6.2%	4.7%
3 / 2017	9.2%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.2%	5.1%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.0%	5.1%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.7%	5.3%	4.3%
7 / 2017	8.2%	5.6%	4.3%
8 / 2017	7.9%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	7.7%	4.9%	4.2%
10 / 2017	7.4%	4.6%	4.1%
11 / 2017	8.1%	4.4%	4.2%
12 / 2017	8.3%	4.5%	4.1%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2016	10.7%	7.1%	4.9%
2 / 2016	11.0%	6.9%	4.9%
3 / 2016	10.9%	6.8%	5.0%
4 / 2016	8.7%	6.3%	5.0%
5 / 2016	7.8%	6.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	8.0%	5.9%	4.9%
7 / 2016	8.1%	6.4%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.9%	5.7%	4.9%
9 / 2016	8.0%	5.7%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.6%	5.5%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.7%	5.7%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.1%	5.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2015	13.6%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2015	13.6%	6.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	12.4%	6.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	9.9%	6.4%	5.4%
5 / 2015	9.5%	6.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	9.2%	6.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	10.1%	6.9%	5.2%
8 / 2015	9.0%	6.3%	5.1%
9 / 2015	8.4%	6.1%	5.0%
10 / 2015	8.3%	5.8%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.9%	5.9%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.1%	6.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2014	13.7%	7.7%	6.6%
2 / 2014	13.9%	7.8%	6.7%
3 / 2014	13.6%	7.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	11.4%	7.0%	6.2%
5 / 2014	11.0%	6.7%	6.3%
6 / 2014	10.4%	6.8%	6.1%
7 / 2014	10.8%	7.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	10.4%	6.6%	6.1%
9 / 2014	10.2%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 2014	10.0%	6.2%	5.7%
11 / 2014	10.5%	6.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	10.9%	5.8%	5.6%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2013	16.1%	8.8%	8.0%
2 / 2013	15.9%	8.7%	7.7%
3 / 2013	14.2%	8.4%	7.5%
4 / 2013	12.8%	7.9%	7.6%
5 / 2013	11.8%	7.7%	7.5%
6 / 2013	12.4%	7.7%	7.5%
7 / 2013	12.5%	7.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	11.5%	7.2%	7.2%
9 / 2013	11.0%	7.0%	7.2%
10 / 2013	11.0%	6.8%	7.2%
11 / 2013	11.0%	6.6%	6.9%
12 / 2013	10.9%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2012	16.7%	8.2%	8.3%
2 / 2012	16.2%	8.5%	8.3%
3 / 2012	14.8%	8.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	13.0%	7.8%	8.2%
5 / 2012	12.8%	8.4%	8.2%
6 / 2012	13.2%	8.9%	8.2%
7 / 2012	12.9%	9.2%	8.2%
8 / 2012	12.7%	8.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	12.4%	8.4%	7.8%
10 / 2012	12.4%	8.1%	7.8%
11 / 2012	12.5%	8.1%	7.7%
12 / 2012	13.7%	8.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2011	17.1%	6.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	16.7%	7.0%	9.0%
3 / 2011	15.9%	6.9%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.6%	6.3%	9.1%
5 / 2011	13.8%	6.6%	9.0%
6 / 2011	14.3%	6.6%	9.1%
7 / 2011	14.7%	6.8%	9.0%
8 / 2011	14.2%	6.4%	9.0%
9 / 2011	14.2%	6.4%	9.0%
10 / 2011	13.6%	6.6%	8.8%
11 / 2011	14.0%	6.9%	8.6%
12 / 2011	14.4%	7.1%	8.5%

Month/Year	Bridgeton, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2010	17.7%	5.1%	9.8%
2 / 2010	17.4%	5.0%	9.8%
3 / 2010	16.5%	4.8%	9.9%
4 / 2010	14.2%	4.6%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.9%	4.7%	9.6%
6 / 2010	14.3%	4.7%	9.4%
7 / 2010	14.3%	5.2%	9.4%
8 / 2010	13.8%	4.9%	9.5%
9 / 2010	13.8%	5.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	13.4%	5.2%	9.4%
11 / 2010	14.2%	5.6%	9.8%
12 / 2010	14.6%	5.7%	9.3%