Fairfield, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Territory ManagerOtis College Of ART And Design
- Paralegal (Tax Appeal)- 3697897AMS Legal Staffing
- Transportation Managere.l.f. Beauty
- Sales Manager / Business Development – Specialty Food IngredientsA&B Ingredients
- Healthcare Business Development RepresentativeFaith Home Healthcare
- Sales ManagerApplied Industrial Technologies
- Content Marketing CoordinatorKearny Bank
- VP/Commercial Loan Closing ManagerKearny Bank
- AVP/Senior Commercial Credit AnalystKearny Bank
- AVP, Sales Training SpecialistKearny Bank
Employers hiring most in Fairfield
- Kearny Bank5 open roles
- OUTFRONT Media3 open roles
- A&B Ingredients1 open role
- AMS Legal Staffing1 open role
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- Associa1 open role
- e.l.f. Beauty1 open role
- Faith Home Healthcare1 open role
- Legrand North America1 open role
- Otis College Of ART And Design1 open role
Fairfield layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
143
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teva PharmaceuticalsTakes effect Feb 1, 2027 | Fairfield | 61 | — | State record | |
| Imperia Foods | Fairfield | 82 | — | State record |
Cumberland 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 up 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.1%, down 2.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+821 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−562 jobs), wholesale (−363 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Fairfield. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Vineland Police Chief, Two Lieutenants Win Firing Reversal on AppealHoodline · Oct 31, 2026
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Cumberland County economy
6.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
8.3% the month before
65,548
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
152,915
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,499
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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