East Hanover, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meEast Hanover layoffs
4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
572
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NovartisTakes effect Oct 2, 2026 | East Hanover | 322 | — | State record | |
| NovartisTakes effect Aug 21, 2026 | East Hanover | 76 | — | State record | |
| NovartisTakes effect Jul 24, 2026 | East Hanover | 60 | — | State record | |
| NovartisTakes effect Jun 26, 2026 | East Hanover | 114 | — | State record |
Morris 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 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,522 jobs), hotels & food (+2,028 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−2,084 jobs), manufacturing (−1,363 jobs)
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- Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey (Morris Sussex Warren Counties)
Morris, Sussex, Warren
Morris County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
276,643
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
510,375
people in Morris County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$134,929
median household income
Source: Census ACS
56%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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