New Jersey Layoffs — January 2016

Employers in New Jersey logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2016, involving roughly 125 workers — falling below December and down 93% versus January 2015. The average filing covered 31 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	1	125

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 125 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Monmouth	1	125

Monmouth saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 125 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Englishtown	1	125
Purchase dataset for city details	3	0

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Reiss Manufacturing, Inc	Englishtown	125		2016-01-01
IDT Corporation	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-01-04
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (dba	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-01-08
Basf	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-01-15

The biggest impact was at Reiss Manufacturing, Inc at its Englishtown facility, reporting 125 affected workers. IDT Corporation followed with 0 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.