Hackensack, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Hackensack

• Senior HR Manager - Law Firm Operations & StrategyHaley Stuart Group
• Director, Development - Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health
• Clinical SupervisorHackensack Meridian Health
• Manager, Plant Operations- Full Time- DayHackensack Meridian Health
• Assistant Nurse Manager - Pediatric Oncology - P/T with benefits - NightsHackensack Meridian Health
• Director, Quality Initiatives & System ImprovementHackensack Meridian Health
• Vice President, Business Development - NorthHackensack Meridian Health
• Practice Lead, Medical Office Specialist - Ear, Nose, and Throat - Physician PracticeHackensack Meridian Health
• Practice Manager - Physician PracticeHackensack Meridian Health
• Manager, Research FinanceHackensack Meridian Health

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Employers hiring most in Hackensack

1. Hackensack Meridian Health11 open roles
2. PrideStaff11 open roles
3. Bauer Group1 open role
4. Bergen's Promise1 open role
5. Careerscape1 open role
6. Communication Technology Services (CTS)1 open role
7. dimex1 open role
8. Ennoble Care1 open role
9. Farmers Insurance1 open role
10. Food Management Search1 open role

Hackensack layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 89

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Bergen 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,923 jobs), hotels & food (+2,638 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−2,719 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,649 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hackensack. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Oprah-backed chain to lay off 89 N.J. workers after bankruptcy filing, closing of both state restaurantsYahoo Finance · Oct 6, 2026
• Chain to lay off 89 N.J. workers after closing both restaurants in stateNJ.com · Oct 6, 2026

Learn and get funded in Hackensack

• 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 Hackensack. 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).

• Bergen County Workforce Development Board

  Bergen

• Bergen One Stop Career Center

  Hackensack · Comprehensive · 201-329-9600

  8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Bergen County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.8% the month before

• 540,988

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 954,717

  people in Bergen County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $123,715

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 53%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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