Unemployment Rate in Ocean County, NJ was 4.60% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in Ocean County, NJ reached a record high of 16.50 in May of 2020 and a record low of 3.00 in September of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in Ocean County, NJ - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.