Unemployment Rate in Cape May County, NJ was 9.80% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Cape May County, NJ reached a record high of 25.50 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.40 in August of 1990. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Cape May County, NJ - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.