Employers in New Jersey posted 17 WARN Act notices in January 2021, affecting an estimated 4,890 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 424% versus January 2020. The average filing covered 288 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 3,899 |
| Retail | 2 | 494 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 181 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 44 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 3,899 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Retail reported 494 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 1 | 3,899 |
| Morris | 1 | 240 |
| Middlesex | 1 | 181 |
| Bergen | 1 | 44 |
Essex saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 80% of all affected workers with 3,899 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Newark | 1 | 3,899 |
| Bentonville | 1 | 494 |
| Parsippany | 1 | 240 |
| Edison | 1 | 181 |
| Hackensack | 1 | 44 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines, Inc | Newark | 3,899 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Walmart | Bentonville | 494 | 2021-01-31 | |
| Envision Physician Services, LLC | Parsippany | 240 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Hackensack Meridian Health - Long Term Care | Edison | 181 | 2021-01-31 | |
| Canada Dry Bottling Company | Hackensack | 44 | 2021-01-31 | |
| Horizon Group USA, Inc | Cranburry | 32 | 2021-01-01 | |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-01 | |
| Kings Super Markets, Inc. - Corporate Office | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Kings Super Markets - Warren | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Kings Super Markets - Ridgewood | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Kings Super Markets - Maplewood | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Kings Super Markets - Hoboken | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| GEO Group | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Kings Super Markets, Inc. - Gillette | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-12 | |
| Essentra Packaging | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2021-01-18 |
The largest notice was filed by United Airlines, Inc at its Newark facility, reporting 3,899 affected workers. Walmart followed with 494 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest 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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