Lawrenceville, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Compensation Program Manager - On-Site - Lawrenceville, NJCapital Health
- Specimen Processing Team LeadLabcorp Holdings
- Beauty Counter Manager - Estee Lauder, Quaker Bridge Mall - Full TimeMacy's
- Systems AdministratorNational Indoor RV Centers
- Senior AccountantLHH
- Chief Financial OfficerHomeFront
- STRATEGIC PLANS AND TRAINING OFFICER (GS-12)Army National Guard Units
- Sales RepresentativeSleep Number
Employers hiring most in Lawrenceville
- Army National Guard Units1 open role
- Capital Health1 open role
- HomeFront1 open role
- Labcorp Holdings1 open role
- LHH1 open role
- Macy's1 open role
- National Indoor RV Centers1 open role
- Sleep Number1 open role
Lawrenceville layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rider University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Mercer 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,012 jobs), hotels & food (+709 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−2,591 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,182 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lawrenceville. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Zwicker's AI Worker Protection Bill Passes out of Committeeinsidernj · Oct 1, 2026
- Fired by ChatGPT? NJ lawmakers want new rules for how employers use AINew Jersey 101.5 · Sep 29, 2026
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- 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.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lawrenceville. 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).
Mercer County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.9% the month before
197,461
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
383,286
people in Mercer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$96,333
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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