New Jersey Layoffs — March 2026

Employers in New Jersey logged 3 WARN Act notices in March 2026, involving roughly 330 workers — falling below February and down 93% versus March 2025. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

3
Notices Filed
330
Workers Affected
110
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Utilities189
Real Estate161

The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 89 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Real Estate reported 61 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Burlington1180
Union161

Burlington absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 180 workers across 1 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Burlington1180
Hamilton189
New Providence161

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in New Jersey this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
Pioneer Credit RecoveryBurlington1802026-03-31
CMC Energy ServicesHamilton892026-03-02
International Real Estate Partners US CorpNew Providence612026-03-31

The biggest impact was at Pioneer Credit Recovery at its Burlington facility, reporting 180 affected workers. CMC Energy Services followed with 89 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Utilities 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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