Newark, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Newark

• Graphic DesignerAsset Management Group
• Supply Chain AnalystHorizon Pacific Group
• Remote Head of Global PolicyGrabJobs
• Chief People OfficerKIPP New Jersey
• Vice President, Tax Strategy & Global InvestmentsPrudential Ins Co of America
• Project SchedulerLeidos
• Director of Pharmacy in Newark, NJSoliant Health
• Director Indigenous Health - Senior Leadership in CanadaSpirit Omega
• Senior Director, Product Management (Hybrid- Newark NJ)Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Sales Development Representative - Brick City CapitalLeverage Companies

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Employers hiring most in Newark

1. Amazon27 open roles
2. PGIM Global High Yield Fund20 open roles
3. Parsons12 open roles
4. Platinum Global Talent Solutions10 open roles
5. 4 Staffing9 open roles
6. Broadridge Financial Solutions8 open roles
7. Maximus8 open roles
8. New Jersey Institute of Technology8 open roles
9. Panasonic Energy North America7 open roles
10. PSEG Long Island Public Service Enterprise Group6 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Newark

• Prudential Financial20,001–100,000 employees
• Rutgers University-Newark1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Newark layoffs

• 11

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 1,375

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 8

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Newark

Conferences in Newark

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Newark. 1 with dates announced.

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Essex 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 5.7% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 4.2% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.1%, down 2.0 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,610 jobs), hotels & food (+2,451 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−1,018 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• $70 million sale is costing more than 100 N.J. workers their jobs at E-ZPass service centerNJ.com · Nov 3, 2026
• Conduent to lay off 113 Newark employees in tolling business saleNJBIZ · Oct 30, 2026
• M&M maker to lay off dozens of employees in early 2027Staten Island Advance · Oct 21, 2026
• Candy giant to lay off 55 more N.J. employeesNJ.com · Oct 21, 2026
• Newark HelloFresh workers sue over alleged physical abuse, ICE threats and mass layoffsWestchester - News 12 · Oct 21, 2026
• Prudential Insurance plans 125 more job cuts, bringing N.J.’s layoff tally to 267 for yearNJ.com · Sep 30, 2026

Learn and get funded in Newark

• 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 Newark. 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).

• Essex County Workforce Development Board

  Essex

• Newark Workforce Development Board

  City: Newark

• Newark One-Stop Career Center

  Newark · Comprehensive · 973-648-3370

  Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Essex County economy

• 5.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  7.1% the month before

• 427,804

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 854,130

  people in Essex County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $76,712

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 42%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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