Bridgewater, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers

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- OnBase Upgrade System AdministratorSamprasoft
- Communications CoordinatorLHH
- Executive Director - Somerset County, NJSenior Life Services
- Strategic Executive Director, Senior LIFE PACE CenterSenior LIFE
- Impact-Driven Executive Director, PACE Center LeadershipSenior LIFE PA
- Vice President of Long Term Disability Claims & OperationsConfidential
- Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs, Dermatology, Dentistry and NeurologyBausch Health
- Senior Manager Technical Project ManagementStouffers
- Remote Associate Director, Community Health PartnershipsAmneal Pharmaceuticals
- National Accounts Director, Biosimilars & Market AccessLupin Pharmaceuticals
Employers hiring most in Bridgewater
- Legend Biotech16 open roles
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals14 open roles
- Ingredion10 open roles
- Bausch Health7 open roles
- Catalent Pharma Solutions7 open roles
- Ceva Animal Health US5 open roles
- Avantor4 open roles
- Confidential4 open roles
- Mallinckrodt4 open roles
- Artech3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Bridgewater
- Bausch & Lombabout 13,000 employees (2022)
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Bridgewater layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
68
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellares CorporationTakes effect Nov 19, 2026 | Bridgewater | 68 | — | State record |
Where Bridgewater ranks
Where Bridgewater placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Somerset County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+2,873 jobs), health care (+2,399 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−3,402 jobs), management of companies (−2,506 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Bridgewater
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bridgewater. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in New Jersey? How to file for unemployment in New Jersey (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board
Hunterdon, Somerset
Somerset County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
195,616
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
346,203
people in Somerset County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$135,960
median household income
Source: Census ACS
57%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. New Jersey unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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