Employers in New Jersey posted 8 WARN Act notices in May 2011, affecting an estimated 1,686 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to April and up 138% versus May 2010. The average filing covered 211 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 412 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 98 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 412 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Finance & Insurance reported 98 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Camden | 3 | 617 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 412 |
| Passaic | 1 | 115 |
| Bergen | 1 | 98 |
Camden felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 617 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 1 | 413 |
| Millville | 1 | 412 |
| Pennsauken | 2 | 359 |
| Voorhees | 1 | 258 |
| Clifton | 1 | 115 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flextronics Americas LLC | Charlotte | 413 | 2011-05-01 | |
| Amcor Specialty Packaging Glass Tubing Americas | Millville | 412 | 2011-05-01 | |
| Lakewood of Voorhees | Voorhees | 258 | 2011-05-01 | |
| National Vision, Inc | Pennsauken | 213 | 2011-05-01 | |
| LiDestri Foods, Inc | Pennsauken | 146 | 2011-05-01 | |
| Home Care Industries, Inc | Clifton | 115 | 2011-05-01 | |
| The Bank of New York Mellon | Lodi | 98 | 2011-05-01 | |
| HearUSA. Inc | Various NJ locations | 31 | 2011-05-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Flextronics Americas LLC at its Charlotte facility, reporting 413 affected workers. Amcor Specialty Packaging Glass Tubing Americas followed with 412 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
