Employers in New Jersey logged 15 WARN Act notices in July 2004, involving roughly 2,749 workers — climbing above June. The average filing covered 183 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | 61 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 61 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bergen | 2 | 659 |
| Camden | 1 | 246 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 199 |
| Union | 1 | 173 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 105 |
Bergen bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 659 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark/Jersey City | 1 | 800 |
| East Rutherford | 1 | 429 |
| West Caldwell | 1 | 250 |
| Camden | 1 | 246 |
| Fair Lawn | 1 | 230 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norvergence | Newark/Jersey City | 800 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Unicco Service Co | East Rutherford | 429 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Sharp Corporation | West Caldwell | 250 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Nj Acd. For Aquatic Sci | Camden | 246 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Qualex | Fair Lawn | 230 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Breuners Home Furn | Linden | 173 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Permacel | North Brunswick | 149 | 2004-07-01 | |
| General Mills | Swedesboro | 105 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Chef Solutions | Burlington | 75 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Brown & Williamson | Bridgewater | 62 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Sungard Powerpartner | Mt. Laurel | 61 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Riveria Trading | Secaucus | 60 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Brown & Williamson | Princeton | 58 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Puerto Rican Action Bd | New Brunswick | 50 | 2004-07-01 | |
| Guidant Sales | Marlton | 1 | 2004-07-01 |
The biggest impact was at Norvergence at its Newark/Jersey City facility, reporting 800 affected workers. Unicco Service Co followed with 429 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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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