Employers in New Jersey logged 3 WARN Act notices in January 2004, involving roughly 289 workers. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 194 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 194 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 1 | 131 |
| Warren | 1 | 63 |
Somerset saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 45% of all affected workers with 131 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | 1 | 131 |
| No. Brunswick | 1 | 95 |
| Phillipsburg | 1 | 63 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pnc Financial | Bridgewater | 131 | 2004-01-01 | |
| L’Oreal USA | No. Brunswick | 95 | 2004-01-01 | |
| Pnc Financial | Phillipsburg | 63 | 2004-01-01 |
The biggest impact was at Pnc Financial at its Bridgewater facility, reporting 131 affected workers. L’Oreal USA followed with 95 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by New Jersey. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all New Jersey WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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