New Jersey Layoffs — January 2010

Employers in New Jersey logged 10 WARN Act notices in January 2010, involving roughly 578 workers — falling below December and down 74% versus January 2009. The average filing covered 58 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

10
Notices Filed
578
Workers Affected
58
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 578 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Bergen2163
Union2109
Monmouth190
Middlesex278
Atlantic148

Bergen saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 163 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Red Bank190
Carlstadt186
Oakland177
Mountainside164
Mays Landing148

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Usm, IncRed Bank902010-01-01
Wells Fargo & Company (Wachovia)Carlstadt862010-01-01
Estee Lauder CompaniesOakland772010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures MountainsideMountainside642010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures Mays LandingMays Landing482010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures BrickBrick472010-01-01
Red & Tan Charter, IncElizabeth452010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures HillsboroughHillsborough432010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures New BrusnwickNew Brunswick422010-01-01
North Country Bbq Ventures WoodbridgeMetuchen362010-01-01

The biggest impact was at Usm, Inc at its Red Bank facility, reporting 90 affected workers. Wells Fargo & Company (Wachovia) followed with 86 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.

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