New Jersey Layoffs — July 2006

Employers in New Jersey posted 5 WARN Act notices in July 2006, affecting an estimated 410 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to June and down 62% versus July 2005. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

5
Notices Filed
410
Workers Affected
82
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 410 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Middlesex1158
Cape May187
Union183
Camden182
Essex10

Middlesex bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Edison1158
Marmora187
Union183
Pennsauken182
Newark10

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
L.A. DreyfusEdison1582006-07-01
South Shore FordMarmora872006-07-01
Duerr Tool & DieUnion832006-07-01
HeinzPennsauken822006-07-01
Sovereign BancorpNewarkN/A2006-07-01

The largest notice was filed by L.A. Dreyfus at its Edison facility, reporting 158 affected workers. South Shore Ford followed with 87 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The trends suggest 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.

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