Employers in New Jersey filed 9 WARN Act notices in August 2021, impacting roughly 821 workers — representing a pullback from July and down 70% versus August 2020. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month. A total of 821 workers were affected across 9 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 1 | 194 |
| Ocean | 2 | 174 |
| Middlesex | 1 | 148 |
| Burlington | 1 | 124 |
| Essex | 3 | 113 |
Hudson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 194 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Secaucus | 1 | 194 |
| Perth Amboy | 1 | 148 |
| Burlington | 1 | 124 |
| Newark | 3 | 113 |
| Forked River | 1 | 92 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staples Contract & Commercial LLC | Secaucus | 194 | 2021-08-13 | |
| Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc | Perth Amboy | 148 | 2021-08-28 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond Inc | Burlington | 124 | 2021-08-01 | |
| Kampack, Inc | Newark | 97 | 2021-08-31 | |
| Comprehensive Decommissioning Intenational (Oyster Creek) | Forked River | 92 | 2021-08-01 | |
| Wells Enterpries, Inc | Lakewood | 82 | 2021-08-27 | |
| IDEXX Laboratories | Totowa | 68 | 2021-08-01 | |
| Green Beans Coffee | Newark | 8 | 2021-08-01 | |
| Green Beans Coffee | Newark | 8 | 2021-08-27 |
The single largest action involved Staples Contract & Commercial LLC at its Secaucus facility, reporting 194 affected workers. Publishers Circulation Fulfillment, Inc followed with 148 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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