Employers in New Jersey logged 7 WARN Act notices in January 2022, involving roughly 617 workers — falling below December and down 87% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 82 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 82 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 3 | 246 |
| Hudson | 1 | 224 |
| Passaic | 1 | 115 |
| Burlington | 2 | 32 |
Middlesex saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 246 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 1 | 224 |
| Cranbury | 1 | 164 |
| Clifton | 1 | 115 |
| Carteret | 2 | 82 |
| Trenton | 1 | 29 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Daily News | Jersey City | 224 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Lakeside Book Company | Cranbury | 164 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Disposable Hygiene, LLC | Clifton | 115 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Gateway Logistics Technologies, LLC | Carteret | 41 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Logistics Technologies, LLC | Carteret | 41 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Congoleum Acquistion, LLC | Trenton | 29 | 2022-01-01 | |
| Marvin and Associates PC | Pemberton | 3 | 2022-01-01 |
The biggest impact was at NY Daily News at its Jersey City facility, reporting 224 affected workers. Lakeside Book Company followed with 164 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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