Employers in New Jersey logged 24 WARN Act notices in May 2024, involving roughly 3,415 workers — climbing above April and up 607% versus May 2023. The average filing covered 142 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 4 | 1,050 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 200 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 1,050 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 200 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 2 | 402 |
| Morris | 5 | 355 |
| Hudson | 2 | 288 |
| Salem | 1 | 271 |
| Burlington | 1 | 138 |
Essex felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 12% of all affected workers with 402 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | 2 | 863 |
| Pedtricktown | 2 | 542 |
| Caldwell | 2 | 402 |
| Pedricktown | 1 | 271 |
| Hoboken | 1 | 237 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Lawrenceville | 776 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Walmart Inc | Pedtricktown | 271 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Walmart Inc | Pedricktown | 271 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Walmart | Pedtricktown | 271 | 2024-05-14 | |
| Walmart Inc | Hoboken | 237 | 2024-05-01 | |
| RR Donnelly & Sons | Caldwell | 201 | 2024-05-01 | |
| RR Donnelly & Sons | Caldwell | 201 | 2024-05-10 | |
| Express Fashion Operations LLC | Multiple Locations Throughout | 161 | 2024-05-03 | |
| Catapult Learning | Trenton | 138 | 2024-05-01 | |
| The Beverage Works | Wall | 122 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Mead Johnson, and RB Health | Parsippany | 100 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Reckitt Benckiser, Mead Johnson, and RB Health | Parsippany | 100 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | Lawrenceville | 87 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Havana Central NJ1 LLC | Edison | 65 | 2024-05-01 | |
| Havana Central NJ1 LLC | Edison | 65 | 2024-05-21 |
The biggest impact was at Bristol Myers Squibb at its Lawrenceville facility, reporting 776 affected workers. Walmart Inc followed with 271 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the New Jersey labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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