Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NJ was 6.10% in February of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NJ reached a record high of 17.80 in July of 2020 and a record low of 3.50 in April of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NJ - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2024.