Employers in New Jersey filed 11 WARN Act notices in April 2025, impacting roughly 1,200 workers — representing a pullback from March and down 14% versus April 2024. The average filing covered 109 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 528 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 190 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 528 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 190 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Essex | 1 | 238 |
| Morris | 1 | 190 |
| Hudson | 1 | 145 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 132 |
| Bergen | 1 | 80 |
Essex was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 20% of all affected workers with 238 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 2 | 290 |
| Newark | 1 | 238 |
| Edison | 3 | 198 |
| Parsippany | 1 | 190 |
| East Rutherford | 2 | 160 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prudential Financial, Inc | Newark | 238 | 2025-04-16 | |
| Mead Johnson, RB Health, and Reckitt Benckiser | Parsippany | 190 | 2025-04-01 | |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank | Jersey City | 145 | 2025-04-01 | |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank | Jersey City | 145 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Dufry by Avolta | East Rutherford | 80 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Dufry by Avolta | East Rutherford | 80 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Whitsons Food Service | Edison | 66 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Whitsons Food Service | Edison | 66 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Whitsons Food Service | Edison | 66 | 2025-04-18 | |
| Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc. Morris | Plains | 62 | 2025-04-01 | |
| Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc | Morris Plains | 62 | 2025-04-01 |
The single largest action involved Prudential Financial, Inc at its Newark facility, reporting 238 affected workers. Mead Johnson, RB Health, and Reckitt Benckiser followed with 190 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. The Finance & Insurance 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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