New Jersey Layoffs — May 2004

Employers in New Jersey submitted 7 WARN Act notices in May 2004, putting at risk an estimated 876 workers — up substantially from April. The average filing covered 125 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	105
Manufacturing	1	60

The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 105 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Manufacturing reported 60 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Essex	3	534
Atlantic	1	140
Monmouth	1	105
Somerset	1	60
Passaic	1	37

Essex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 61% of all affected workers with 534 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Newark	3	534
Somers Point	1	140
Neptune	1	105
Bound Brook	1	60
Wayne	1	37

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Norvergence	Newark	358		2004-05-01
Shore Memorial	Somers Point	140		2004-05-01
Health Net	Neptune	105		2004-05-01
Norvergence	Newark	90		2004-05-01
Norvergence	Newark	86		2004-05-01
Dow Chemical	Bound Brook	60		2004-05-01
Ptek Holdings	Wayne	37		2004-05-01

Topping the list was Norvergence at its Newark facility, reporting 358 affected workers. Shore Memorial followed with 140 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.