Employers in New Jersey logged 8 WARN Act notices in March 2023, involving roughly 352 workers — falling below February and down 65% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 44 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 0 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 1 | 113 |
| Monmouth | 2 | 100 |
Mercer absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 113 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| South Iselin | 1 | 139 |
| Princeton | 1 | 113 |
| Eatontown | 2 | 100 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 4 | 0 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homebridge | South Iselin | 139 | 2023-03-01 | |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Princeton | 113 | 2023-03-01 | |
| Avantor Fluid Handling LLC | Eatontown | 50 | 2023-03-01 | |
| Avantor Fluid Handling | Eatontown | 50 | 2023-03-01 | |
| Walmart | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-09 | |
| Avantor Fluid Handling LLC | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-09 | |
| Homebridge | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-27 | |
| Thermo Fisher | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-03-27 |
The biggest impact was at Homebridge at its South Iselin facility, reporting 139 affected workers. Thermo Fisher Scientific followed with 113 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across New Jersey, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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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