New Jersey Layoffs — May 2006

Employers in New Jersey logged 8 WARN Act notices in May 2006, involving roughly 1,005 workers — falling below April and down 34% versus May 2005. The average filing covered 126 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 1,005 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hudson	1	266
Middlesex	2	167
Bergen	2	131
Morris	1	128
Camden	1	117

Hudson felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 266 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Jersey City	1	266
Summit/N. Providence	1	196
Pine Brook	1	128
Camden	1	117
Cranbury	1	94

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Aicpa	Jersey City	266		2006-05-01
Dj Ortho	Summit/N. Providence	196		2006-05-01
Amerisourcebergen	Pine Brook	128		2006-05-01
Fdr Services	Camden	117		2006-05-01
Ups Supply Chain	Cranbury	94		2006-05-01
United Wire Hanger	Hasbrouck Heights	81		2006-05-01
Fmc	Plainsboro	73		2006-05-01
Titan Tools	Oakland	50		2006-05-01

The biggest impact was at Aicpa at its Jersey City facility, reporting 266 affected workers. Dj Ortho followed with 196 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.