Jersey City, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Jersey City
- HVAC Project EngineerDaikin Applied
- Sr. Fund AccountantCorebridge Financial
- HR Business PartnerCorebridge Financial
- Market Manager - North JerseyCapital One Financial
- Director, Head of Client OnboardingRBC
- Associate Director - U.S. Credit Risk ReviewRBC
- Associate Director, Senior eTrading DeveloperRBC
- Senior Director, US Cybersecurity ServicesRBC
- Director, Data Delivery - Strategic InitiativesRBC
- - Director, Capital Markets Controls for Operations (US)RBC
Employers hiring most in Jersey City
- DTCC71 open roles
- JPMorgan Chase28 open roles
- Verisk Analytics28 open roles
- Citigroup24 open roles
- Amazon22 open roles
- Chubb20 open roles
- Innovasolutions17 open roles
- Citco12 open roles
- Citibank12 open roles
- RBC12 open roles
Jersey City layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jersey City 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.
Where Jersey City ranks
Where Jersey City placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast69 / 100 · of 26
- #5Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Mid-Atlantic10% · of 62
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Northeast79 / 100 · of 26
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Northeast16% · of 70
- #6Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mid-Atlantic83 / 100 · of 37
- #7Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Mid-Atlantic16% · of 85
Hudson 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 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, down 1.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,777 jobs), hotels & food (+1,882 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,941 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,848 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Jersey City. Each link goes to the publisher.
- New Jersey community mourns closure of family-owned restaurant after nearly 30 years: 'Absolutely heartbreaking'People on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
- Jersey City hospital closure spurs bill to appoint a receiver when a hospital closes without state approvaljerseyvindicator · Oct 5, 2026
- Cannabis Lounge Opening, Chip City Closes, Plus More News You Missed in Hoboken + Jersey CityHoboken Girl · Oct 2, 2026
- Global banking firm trims 75 jobs in N.J. amid fresh wave of layoffsYahoo · Oct 2, 2026
- Banking giant plans to cut 75 jobs in N.J. as layoff notices keep piling upNJ.com · Oct 2, 2026
Learn and get funded in Jersey City
- 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 Jersey City. 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).
Hudson County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
427,066
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
710,478
people in Hudson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,032
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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