Employers in New Jersey filed 7 WARN Act notices in February 2018, impacting roughly 443 workers — representing a pullback from January and down 24% versus February 2017. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 149 |
The Retail sector led the way in workforce reductions with 149 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth | 1 | 160 |
| Morris | 1 | 134 |
Monmouth bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 160 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1 | 160 |
| Branchburg | 1 | 149 |
| Parsippany | 1 | 134 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 4 | 0 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Vitamin Corporation | Freehold | 160 | 2018-02-01 | |
| Walmart Inc | Branchburg | 149 | 2018-02-01 | |
| Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc | Parsippany | 134 | 2018-02-01 | |
| Axeon Specialty Products LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-02-01 | |
| Giles & Ransome | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-02-05 | |
| The Medicines Company | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-02-14 | |
| Fidelity Care Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-02-17 |
The single largest action involved International Vitamin Corporation at its Freehold facility, reporting 160 affected workers. Walmart Inc followed with 149 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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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