Employers in New Jersey logged 17 WARN Act notices in July 2019, involving roughly 2,114 workers — climbing above June and up 51% versus July 2018. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 49 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 14 |
| Education | 1 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 1 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 49 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 14 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 2 | 810 |
| Bergen | 3 | 440 |
| Burlington | 2 | 322 |
| Somerset | 2 | 293 |
| Hunterdon | 1 | 95 |
Essex bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 810 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 1 | 735 |
| Mahwah | 3 | 440 |
| Trenton | 1 | 308 |
| Bridgewater | 2 | 293 |
| Hampton | 1 | 95 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Flight Aviation Services, Inc | Newark | 735 | 2019-07-01 | |
| HMS Host | Trenton | 308 | 2019-07-01 | |
| Baker & Taylor | Bridgewater | 244 | 2019-07-03 | |
| The Dress Barn, Inc.; DBX, Inc., a subsidiary of The Dress Barn, Inc.; Ascena Re | Mahwah | 212 | 2019-07-22 | |
| The Dress Barn, Inc.; DBX, Inc., a subsidiary of The Dress Barn, Inc.; Ascena Re | Mahwah | 167 | 2019-07-22 | |
| First Student | Hampton | 95 | 2019-07-01 | |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Mays Landing | 81 | 2019-07-06 | |
| Sodexo | West Orange | 75 | 2019-07-22 | |
| Johnson & Johnson | New Brunswick | 61 | 2019-07-15 | |
| The Dress Barn, Inc.; DBX, Inc., a subsidiary of The Dress Barn, Inc.; Ascena Re | Mahwah | 61 | 2019-07-22 | |
| Futurewei Technologies, Inc | Bridgewater | 49 | 2019-07-01 | |
| WSFS Bank | Burlington | 14 | 2019-07-01 | |
| Mennellas Super Chicken LLC | Paterson | 5 | 2019-07-01 | |
| Mennellas Super Chicken LLC | Paterson | 5 | 2019-07-01 | |
| Hopatcong Board of Education | Hopatcong | 1 | 2019-07-01 |
The biggest impact was at Prime Flight Aviation Services, Inc at its Newark facility, reporting 735 affected workers. HMS Host followed with 308 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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