Edison, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Litigation Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Personal Injury | Edison, NJConfidential Recruiting Partners
- Logistics CoordinatorG.A. Rogers & Associates
- Accounts Payable Specialist - StarbornGrip-Rite
- Family Medicine Residency Program DirectorHackensack Meridian Health
- Director, Infection PreventionHackensack Meridian Health
- Environmental Aide Team Lead - Full Time - EveningHackensack Meridian Health
- Senior Electrical EngineerOSI Systems
- Part-Time Sr. Mechanical EngineerOSI Systems
- Position Details: Communications Manager- Industry MarketingTephra
- Director of SalesPrimeSource Building Products
Employers hiring most in Edison
- Xoriant7 open roles
- Amazon3 open roles
- Hackensack Meridian Health3 open roles
- Wakefern Food3 open roles
- 1Kosmos2 open roles
- 1Kosmos - BlockID2 open roles
- Atrium Staffing2 open roles
- Bright Vision Technologies2 open roles
- Foundation Risk Partners2 open roles
- G.A. Rogers2 open roles
Edison layoffs
No layoff notices naming Edison in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Edison
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Where Edison ranks
Where Edison placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in the Northeast34% · of 70
- #12Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast35% · of 50
- #16Best cities for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic34% · of 85
- #21Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Northeast5% · of 48
- #22Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic35% · of 55
- #22Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Mid-Atlantic27% · of 85
Middlesex County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,033 jobs), finance & insurance (+1,522 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−9,708 jobs), retail (−2,376 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Edison. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Popular ramen chain shuts Freehold and Quakerbridge Mall spots this OctoberNew Jersey 101.5 · Oct 12, 2026
Learn and get funded in Edison
- 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 Edison. 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).
Middlesex County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.8% the month before
458,606
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
861,535
people in Middlesex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$109,028
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
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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