Employers in New Jersey logged 15 WARN Act notices in May 2018, involving roughly 827 workers — falling below April and up 122% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 55 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 0 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 0 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 3 | 266 |
| Hudson | 2 | 105 |
| Salem | 1 | 103 |
| Union | 1 | 100 |
| Ocean | 1 | 84 |
Essex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 266 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 1 | 116 |
| Deepwater | 1 | 103 |
| Millburn | 1 | 101 |
| Roselle Park | 1 | 100 |
| Forked River | 1 | 84 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimeo.com, Inc | Newark | 116 | 2018-05-01 | |
| E.I.DuPont de Nemours and Company | Deepwater | 103 | 2018-05-31 | |
| Tahari ASL LLC | Millburn | 101 | 2018-05-01 | |
| Personal Touch Home Care | Roselle Park | 100 | 2018-05-18 | |
| Exelon Generation Company, LLC | Forked River | 84 | 2018-05-01 | |
| Amazon | Jersey City | 77 | 2018-05-31 | |
| Tory Burch LLC | Jamesburg | 64 | 2018-05-01 | |
| Personal Touch HOme Care | Neptune | 53 | 2018-05-18 | |
| Apple Inc | Atlantic City | 52 | 2018-05-01 | |
| Cintas | Belleville | 49 | 2018-05-31 | |
| Personal Touch Home Care of NJ | Union City | 28 | 2018-05-18 | |
| International Vitamin Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-11 | |
| Toys R Us | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-14 | |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-15 | |
| Personal-Touch Home Care of N.J., Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-05-18 |
The biggest impact was at Mimeo.com, Inc at its Newark facility, reporting 116 affected workers. E.I.DuPont de Nemours and Company followed with 103 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for New Jersey's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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