Lakehurst, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Software EngineerCastellum
- Senior Program Management AnalystSierra Management and Technologies
- Program Management Analyst - Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE)ACT1
- Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Senior Program Management AnalystACT1 Federal
- Program Analyst SeniorScience Applications International
- PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (GS-7)Army National Guard Units
- GENERAL ENGINEER (DP-6)Naval Air Systems Command
Employers hiring most in Lakehurst
- ACT11 open role
- ACT1 Federal1 open role
- Army National Guard Units1 open role
- Castellum1 open role
- Naval Air Systems Command1 open role
- Science Applications International1 open role
- Sierra Management and Technologies1 open role
Lakehurst layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lakehurst 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.
Ocean 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 9.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 1.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,660 jobs), private education (+1,367 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−464 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lakehurst. Each link goes to the publisher.
- One McDonald’s is Closing in Jackson, But Two More are Coming to Ocean CountyShore News Network · Oct 8, 2026
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- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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Laid off in New Jersey? How to file for unemployment in New Jersey (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
Ocean County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.6% the month before
291,859
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
646,434
people in Ocean County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,411
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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