Employers in New Jersey logged 11 WARN Act notices in March 2011, involving roughly 4,037 workers — climbing above February and up 474% versus March 2010. The average filing covered 367 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 276 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 270 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 62 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 11 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 276 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 270 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | 1 | 1,730 |
| Bergen | 2 | 1,076 |
| Ocean | 1 | 701 |
| Mercer | 1 | 270 |
| Somerset | 3 | 143 |
Atlantic absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 1,730 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City | 1 | 1,730 |
| East Rutherford | 1 | 800 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 1 | 701 |
| Englewood Cliffs | 1 | 276 |
| Princeton | 1 | 270 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trump Marina Associates, LLC | Atlantic City | 1,730 | 2011-03-01 | |
| New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority | East Rutherford | 800 | 2011-03-01 | |
| Norkus Enterprises, Inc. (NEI) | Point Pleasant Beach | 701 | 2011-03-01 | |
| Citicorp Data Systems | Englewood Cliffs | 276 | 2011-03-01 | |
| State Street Bank & Trust | Princeton | 270 | 2011-03-01 | |
| ARAMARK Cordis Warren | Warren | 62 | 2011-03-01 | |
| ARAMARK Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical | Raritan | 62 | 2011-03-01 | |
| ARAMARK Aviation Services Limited Partnership | Newark | 60 | 2011-03-01 | |
| Aramark | New Brunswick | 46 | 2011-03-01 | |
| ARAMARK- Ethicon | Somerville | 19 | 2011-03-01 | |
| ARAMARK -Johnson&Johnson Healthcare Systems | Piscataway | 11 | 2011-03-01 |
The biggest impact was at Trump Marina Associates, LLC at its Atlantic City facility, reporting 1,730 affected workers. New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority followed with 800 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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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