Union, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Nonprofit Marketing & Communications Coordinator (Hybrid)Dancenj
- Inside Sales RepresentativeMetals USA
- Senior Total Rewards ManagerAffiliated Monitoring
- Part-Time Interim Executive Director & Project ManagerTown of Braintree
- Part-Time Interim Executive Director & Dispatch Project LeadTown of Braintree
- Grant Compliance Specialist (Union)JGM
- Junior AI-Assisted Software EngineerSS&C Technologies
- Entry-Level Dealership Accountant ILithia & Driveway
- Associate Director of Interior Design, Office of Campus PlanningKean University
- CT Technologist - Team LeadRadNet
Employers hiring most in Union
- The Salvation Army4 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- JAG Physical Therapy2 open roles
- Kean University2 open roles
- Town of Braintree2 open roles
- Affiliated Monitoring1 open role
- Dancenj1 open role
- JGM1 open role
- KNM Resources1 open role
- Lithia & Driveway1 open role
Union layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
50
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Aug 3, 2026 | Union | 50 | — | State record |
Colleges in Union
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Kean University | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Hunterdon 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 5.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+502 jobs), construction (+413 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−402 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Union. 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).
- Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board
Hunterdon, Somerset
Hunterdon County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
68,579
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
129,448
people in Hunterdon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$139,453
median household income
Source: Census ACS
58%
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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