New Jersey's 194 Biggest Private Employers, And They're Hiring for 2017

New Jersey may have been in a slide economically, and numerous credit downgrades, an unpopular governor and ever-increasing taxes haven't made things easier for the state's often put-upon residents.

But there is a lot of opportunity out there, and we've broken it down county by county.

Choose New Jersey, a non-profit economic development group, has listed the largest employers in each county. Patch did the research, and every one of these employers has a job listing on Linkedin and Indeed.com, with opportunities available for 2017.

They're not just the big corporations and pharmaceutical giants that New Jersey is famous for, either. There are plenty of supermarkets, hospitals and even amusement parks that are on the list (just keep in mind that amusement parks typically are only open in the summer).

And, of course, there are casinos, too.

If you're interested in Ferring, which is pictured in the article, go to the career page here: http://www.ferringusa.com/careers/

We made things easier for you: Search the list below for an employer in your area and click on the link to see the employers and their job listings:

Atlantic County

• Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
• FAA Technical Center
• Resorts Casino Hotel

Bergen County

• Hackensack University Medical Center
• Valley Health System
• Express Scripts
• Bio-Reference Laboratories
• Quest Diagnostics
• KPMG
• Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
• Stryker
• Unilever Best Foods
• Becton Dickinson

Burlington County

• Lockheed Martin
• Virtua Memorial Hospital
• Burlington Coat Factory
• PHH Corporation
• Deborah Heart and Lung Center
• Lourdes Medical Center
• CVS
• MEDCO
• NADE Auto Auction
• TD Bank

Camden County

• Cooper Health System
• American Water Works
• Bancroft Brain Injury Services
• Campbell Soup Company
• Diocese of Camden New Jersey Inc.
• Kennedy University Hospital
• Virtua-West Jersey Health System
• Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Inc.
• Global Aluminum (USA)
• Lockheed Martin

Cape May County

• Cape Regional Medical Center
• Atlantic-Cape Community College
• Atlantic Pier Amusements, Inc.
• Cold Springs Fish & Supply Co.
• Holy Redeemer Visiting Nurse
• Jersey Cape Diagnostic
• Mid-Atlantic Center For The Arts

Cumberland County

• Inspira Health Network
• Durand Glass Mfg
• Gerresheimer Glass Inc
• Shoprite
• Wal-Mart
• Wawa
• Elwyn New Jersey
• Omni Baking
• General Mills/Progresso
• Bayada Nurses

Essex County

• Prudential Financial
• United Airlines
• Rutgers University - Newark
• Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Public Service Enterprise Group
• St. Barnabas Medical Center
• ADP
• American Huts, Inc.
• Barnabas Health
• Dun & Bradstreet

Gloucester County

• Inspira Health Network
• Kennedy University Hospital
• Rowan University
• Delaware Valley Florist
• ExxonMobil R&D
• Godwin Pumps
• Missa Bay
• LLCPBF Energy - Paulsboro Refinery
• U.S. Food Service
• Akzo Nobel

Hudson County

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Goldman Sachs
• Liz Claiborne Inc.
• UBS Finance Services
• Citigroup
• United Parcel Service
• US Postal Service
• Bayonne Hospital
• New Jersey City University
• JP Morgan Chase

Hunterdon County

• Merck
• Chubb GroupFoster Wheeler
• Hunterdon Medical Center
• Exxon Mobil R&DGROM Associates, Inc.
• HealthQuest of Central Jersey
• Ikaria Holdings Inc.
• Raritan Valley Community College
• Country Arch Care Center LLC

Mercer County

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Capital Health Systems
• RWJ University Hospital Hamilton
• Covance Inc.
• Heartland Payment Systems
• Janssen Pharmaceuticals
• McGraw-Hill
• NJ Manufacturers Insurance

Middlesex County

• Rutgers State University
• RWJ University Hospital
• Novo Nordisk
• Wakefern
• JFK Health System
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Johnson & Johnson
• Silverline Building Products
• Raritan Bay Medical Center

Monmouth County

• Meridian Health
• Saker ShopRites, Inc.
• CentraState Healthcare System
• Monmouth Medical Center
• Visiting Nurse Assoc. Central NJ
• Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
• Food Circus Super Markets
• Monmouth University
• CEI

Morris County

• Novartis
• Atlantic Health
• UPS
• Saint Clare's Hospital Inc.
• ADP
• AT&T
• Avis Budget Group
• BASF
• Wyndham Worldwide

Ocean County

• Six Flags Theme Park
• Ocean Medical Center
• ShopRite
• Southern Ocean Medical Center
• Kimball Medical Center
• Georgian Court University
• New Jersey Resources

Passaic County

• Scher Chemicals Inc.
• GAF Materials Corp
• ITT Corporation
• Toys R Us
• William Paterson University
• BAE Systems
• Bank of New York
• Passaic Community College
• CYTEC Industries

Salem County

• PSE&G
• E.I. DuPont
• Mannington Mills Inc
• Memorial Hospital Salem County
• Atlantic City Electric
• R.E. Pierson Construction
• McLane New Jersey
• Salem Community College
• Anchor Glass Container Corp
• J.E. Berkowitz, LP

Somerset County

• Citigroup
• Johnson & Johnson
• Sanofi-Aventis Us LLC
• InVentiv Health
• Met Life
• Verizon Business
• Avaya Inc
• Chubb Insurance Company
• Ethicon
• Akzo Nobel

Sussex County

• Crystal Springs
• Newton Memorial Hospital
• Mountain Creek
• Selective Insurance
• ShopRite Supermarkets
• Sussex County CC
• Ames Rubber
• Andover Subacute & Rehab
• Raider Express
• SCARC, Inc.

Union County

• Merck
• Overlook Hospital
• NEMF
• Alcatel-Lucent USA
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• ConocoPhillips
• Maher Terminals
• Trinitas Hospital
• Somerset Medical Center

Warren County

• Warren Hospital
• Mars North America
• Albea Americas
• ShopRite
• Bihler of America
• Blair Academy
• Borealis Compounds
• Oxford Textile
• Gulbrandsen Tech

Photo: Choose NJ