Employers in New Jersey filed 14 WARN Act notices in October 2019, impacting roughly 2,834 workers — representing a notable rise over September and up 226% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 202 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 203 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 203 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 2 | 849 |
| Burlington | 2 | 642 |
| Bergen | 2 | 503 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 252 |
| Camden | 1 | 203 |
Essex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 849 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 2 | 849 |
| Moorestown | 1 | 430 |
| Lyndhurst | 1 | 311 |
| New York | 1 | 311 |
| Florence | 1 | 212 |
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 | 2019-10-08 | |
| Destination Maternity Corporation - Moorestown | Moorestown | 430 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Barney's New York - Lyndhurst | Lyndhurst | 311 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Barneys New York | New York | 311 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Destination Maternity Corporation - Florence | Florence | 212 | 2019-10-01 | |
| First Transit | Lawnside | 203 | 2019-10-19 | |
| Western Union, LLC and Western Union Business Solutions USA | Montvale | 192 | 2019-10-13 | |
| WestRock, CP, LLC | Newark | 114 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Givaudan Flavors Corportion - Middlesex | Middlesex | 100 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Lord & Taylor | Woodbridge | 84 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Daiichi Sankyo, Inc | Basking Ridge | 68 | 2019-10-07 | |
| Nestle | Keasbey | 64 | 2019-10-18 | |
| Best of Princeton Inc | Princeton | 6 | 2019-10-12 | |
| Givaudan Flavors Corp. - Cranbury | Cranbury | 4 | 2019-10-01 |
The single largest action involved Prime Flight Aviation Services, Inc at its Newark facility, reporting 735 affected workers. Destination Maternity Corporation - Moorestown followed with 430 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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