Employers in New Jersey logged 11 WARN Act notices in March 2005, involving roughly 1,574 workers — climbing above February and up 135% versus March 2004. The average filing covered 143 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 5 | 681 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 681 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 2 | 723 |
| Bergen | 1 | 363 |
| Morris | 3 | 355 |
| Burlington | 1 | 63 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 0 |
Hudson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 46% of all affected workers with 723 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 1 | 434 |
| Englewood Cliffs | 1 | 363 |
| Secaucus | 1 | 289 |
| Morristown | 1 | 240 |
| Pine Brook | 1 | 80 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupon Services | Jersey City | 434 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Citicorp Data Services | Englewood Cliffs | 363 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Stylemark | Secaucus | 289 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Verizon Wireless | Morristown | 240 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Sturtevant Millwork | Pine Brook | 80 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Tier Technologies | Trenton | 63 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Aurora Loan Services | Branchburg | 55 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Galileo Int | Parsippany | 35 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Cingular Wireless | Paramus/B. Ridge | 13 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Cingular Wireless | Paramus/B. Ridge | 2 | 2005-03-01 | |
| Derossi & Son | Vineland | N/A | 2005-03-01 |
The biggest impact was at Coupon Services at its Jersey City facility, reporting 434 affected workers. Citicorp Data Services followed with 363 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 Information & Technology 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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