Employers in New Jersey reported 6 WARN Act notices in August 2005, displacing an estimated 1,288 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 39% versus August 2004. The average filing covered 215 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 1,288 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 1 | 600 |
| Mercer | 1 | 183 |
| Warren | 1 | 180 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 145 |
| Burlington | 1 | 119 |
Cumberland absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Millville | 1 | 600 |
| Ewing | 1 | 183 |
| Belvidere | 1 | 180 |
| Williamstown | 1 | 145 |
| Lumberton | 1 | 119 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass Group | Millville | 600 | 2005-08-01 | |
| Fbn N.J. Holdings | Ewing | 183 | 2005-08-01 | |
| Dsm Nutritional | Belvidere | 180 | 2005-08-01 | |
| Glass Group | Williamstown | 145 | 2005-08-01 | |
| Solectron | Lumberton | 119 | 2005-08-01 | |
| Classaic Sanitation | Jersey City | 61 | 2005-08-01 |
The most significant filing came from Glass Group at its Millville facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Fbn N.J. Holdings followed with 183 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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