Union WIB
NJ · 1 county · 122 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 3,657
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 20.7%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $6,425
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 5.0%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 1,166 | 62.8% | $5,263 | 69.0% | -37.6% |
| PY2022 | 213 | 53.5% | $13,181 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| PY2024Q2 | 3,657 | 20.7% | $6,425 | 5.0% | -32.1% |
| PY2024Q3 | 68 | 51.5% | $4,198 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $11,526
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $7,823
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -32.1%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 458
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 45
- Under 25
- 9.5%
- 25-44
- 40.3%
- 45+
- 50.2%
- Male
- 52.7%
- Female
- 46.7%
96.1% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 114 |
| Healthcare | 59 |
| Hospitality & Food | 42 |
| Education | 39 |
| Professional Services | 37 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 122
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 17,230
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 19
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 3,486
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| New England Motor Freight | 1,690 |
| Buy Buy Baby | 1,293 |
| General Motors | 950 |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | 858 |
| ST. BARNABAS HEALTH | 820 |
| MUHLENBERG MED. CTR. | 767 |
| Merck | 581 |
| MERCK & CO. INC. | 500 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 457 |
| TUSCAN | 388 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Real Estate Partners US Corp | New Providence | 61 | 2026-03-31 | |
| Fiserv Solutions LLC | Berkeley Heights | 118 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Merck | Rahway | 204 | 2026-01-20 | |
| Merck & Co. | Rahway | 58 | 2025-11-14 | |
| Mark Anthony Brewing | Hillside | 143 | 2025-01-26 | |
| Kenvue | Summit | 69 | 2025-01-10 | |
| Megabus Northeast, LLC | Elizabeth | 108 | 2024-09-08 | 2024-06-14 |
| Christmas Tree Shops | Springfield | 143 | 2023-01-07 | 2023-07-11 |
| Forman Mills | Union | 71 | 2023-09-08 | 2023-07-11 |
| Forman Mills | Elizabeth | 94 | 2023-09-08 | 2023-07-11 |
| Christmas Tree Shops | Springfield | 143 | 2023-07-07 | 2023-07-08 |
| PTC Therapeutics Inc. | Plainfield | 308 | 2023-12-27 | 2023-06-13 |
| Buy Buy Baby | Union | 1,293 | 2023-06-26 | 2023-04-26 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | Union | 377 | 2023-04-09 | |
| Pegasus Home Fashions Inc | Elizabeth | 42 | 2023-02-15 | 2023-01-09 |
| Adorama Shipping, Inc. | Elizabeth | 146 | 2022-11-28 | 2022-10-24 |
| Belden, Inc. | Elizabeth | 54 | 2022-05-09 | 2022-08-14 |
| Bolden, Inc | Elizabeth | 54 | 2022-05-09 | |
| Accureference medical | Linden | 0 | 2021-06-24 | |
| Lord & Taylor - Westfield | Westfield | 89 | 2020-12-01 | |
| The Neiman Marcus Group LLC | Mountainside | 2 | 2020-11-25 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan | Elizabeth | 48 | 2020-10-16 | |
| HMSHost | Elizabeth | 169 | 2020-10-15 | |
| Prime EFS LLC | Elizabeth | 96 | 2020-10-03 | |
| Century 21 Department Stores | Elizabeth | 33 | 2020-09-11 | |
| AJS Supermarkets, LLC | Hillside | 172 | 2020-08-21 | |
| Bed, Bath & Beyond | Union | 58 | 2020-05-29 | |
| Artistic Products LLC | Rahway | 10 | 2020-04-21 | |
| Paper Source | Summit | 0 | 2020-03-29 | |
| metrofuser | elizabeth | 15 | 2020-03-23 | |
| 1230 Rt 22 Restaurant LLC | Mountainside | 51 | 2020-03-20 | |
| Neiman Marcus Last Call | Elizabeth | 25 | 2019-11-27 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | Union | 80 | 2019-11-15 | |
| Petland Discounts | Elizabeth | 30 | 2019-03-19 | |
| New England Motor Freight | Elizabeth | 1,690 | 2019-02-15 | |
| Aramark | Plainfield | 13 | 2018-06-29 | |
| Lakewood Pathology Associates Inc. d/b/a Inform Diagnostics | Union | 117 | 2018-06-08 | |
| Personal Touch Home Care | Roselle Park | 100 | 2018-05-18 | |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals | Elizabeth | 101 | 2018-05-15 | |
| Sam's Club | Linden | 187 | 2018-01-11 | |
| Tessler & Weiss | Union | 150 | 2017-12-31 | |
| Dollar Express | Elizabeth | 10 | 2017-06-30 | |
| Dollar Express | Elizabeth | 7 | 2017-06-30 | |
| Community Access Unlimited, Inc. | Cranford | 98 | 2017-03-31 | |
| Transdev, Inc | Union | 64 | 2017-03-31 | |
| Merck | Kenilworth | 64 | 2016-11-14 | |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Garwood | 98 | 2015-11-26 | |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Elizabeth | 76 | 2015-11-26 | |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Garwood | 98 | 2015-11-26 | |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company | Summit | 10 | 2015-11-26 |
Showing 50 most recent of 122 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Union County, NJ
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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