New Jersey Layoffs — October 2012

Employers in New Jersey reported 8 WARN Act notices in October 2012, displacing an estimated 650 workers — signaling a deceleration from September and up 34% versus October 2011. The average filing covered 81 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 650 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Union	2	235
Burlington	1	94
Atlantic	1	84
Camden	1	81
Hudson	1	70

Union felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 235 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Kenilworth	1	150
Marlton	1	94
Linden	1	85
Egg Harbor Township	1	84
Lawnside	1	81

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Merck	Kenilworth	150		2012-10-01
Genuardi's	Marlton	94		2012-10-01
Kmart	Linden	85		2012-10-01
Genuardi's	Egg Harbor Township	84		2012-10-01
Kmart Corporation	Lawnside	81		2012-10-01
La Plaza	Secaucus	70		2012-10-01
Genuardi's	Barnegat	66		2012-10-01
TE Connectivity	Morristown	20		2012-10-01

The most significant filing came from Merck at its Kenilworth facility, reporting 150 affected workers. Genuardi's followed with 94 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for New Jersey's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.