Employers in New Jersey recorded 20 WARN Act notices in April 2023, covering approximately 2,003 workers — marking a sharp increase from March. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 4 | 119 |
| Healthcare | 4 | 113 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 82 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 56 |
The Transportation sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 119 workers across 4 notices. At the same time, Healthcare reported 113 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 1 | 1,293 |
| Essex | 2 | 152 |
| Somerset | 1 | 127 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 119 |
| Mercer | 1 | 48 |
Union was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 65% of all affected workers with 1,293 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 1 | 1,293 |
| Branchburg | 1 | 165 |
| Warren | 1 | 127 |
| Newark | 1 | 82 |
| West Orange | 1 | 70 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed Bath & Beyond | Buy Buy Baby Inc | BBB Value Services | Union | 1,293 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Roche Molecular Systems Inc | Branchburg | 165 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Coherent | Warren | 127 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Aero Farms Inc | Newark | 82 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Remarkable Foods Hospitality LLC | West Orange | 70 | 2023-04-01 | |
| ID Logistics US Inc | Avenel | 67 | 2023-04-01 | |
| IEH Auto Parts LLC | Kennesaw | 56 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Kiss Distribution Corp | Piscataway | 52 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Princeton | 48 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Enzo Clinical Labs Inc | Hasbrouck Heights | 43 | 2023-04-01 | |
| Kiss Distribution Corp | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-07 | |
| Aero Farms Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-07 | |
| Coherent | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-13 | |
| Roche Molecular Systems | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-24 | |
| Enzo Clinical Labs | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-24 |
Leading the list was Bed Bath & Beyond | Buy Buy Baby Inc | BBB Value Services at its Union facility, reporting 1,293 affected workers. Roche Molecular Systems Inc followed with 165 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect 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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