Employers in New Jersey posted 21 WARN Act notices in January 2018, affecting an estimated 2,020 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 141% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 46 |
| Education | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 46 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Education reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Morris | 3 | 498 |
| Bergen | 2 | 265 |
| Mercer | 1 | 196 |
| Union | 1 | 187 |
| Burlington | 1 | 102 |
Morris saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 498 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rockleigh | 1 | 538 |
| Madison | 1 | 308 |
| Princeton | 1 | 196 |
| Linden | 1 | 187 |
| Paramus | 1 | 144 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiel Holdings, LLC | Rockleigh | 538 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Allergan, Inc | Madison | 308 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Sam's Club | Princeton | 196 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Sam's Club | Linden | 187 | 2018-01-01 | |
| J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc | Paramus | 144 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Sam's Club | Budd Lake | 144 | 2018-01-01 | |
| RAB Lighting | Northvale | 121 | 2018-01-01 | |
| McKesson Corporation | Delran | 102 | 2018-01-01 | |
| PHH Home Loans, LLC | Mt. Laurel | 78 | 2018-01-01 | |
| NYK (North America), Inc | Secaucus | 75 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Sears Holdings | Toms River | 49 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals | Parsippany | 46 | 2018-01-01 | |
| MOL (America) Inc | Woodbridge | 32 | 2018-01-01 | |
| Louis Vuitton USA Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-01-03 | |
| Zenith Education Group | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-01-08 |
The largest notice was filed by Shiel Holdings, LLC at its Rockleigh facility, reporting 538 affected workers. Allergan, Inc followed with 308 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
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.
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