The Fresh Market laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
The Fresh Market filed 2 WARN layoff notices in New Jersey, Illinois, most recently on Jan 1, 2026, naming 102 workers. If you work or worked at The Fresh Market, about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, including about 16 at The Fresh Market. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did The Fresh Market file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fresh MarketTakes effect Apr 12, 2026 | New Jersey | Montvale | 55 | — | State record | |
| The Fresh Market | Illinois | Naperville | 47 | Closure | State record |
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for New Jersey unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Illinois unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey, and about 16 at The Fresh Market. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at The Fresh Market
- Food Production Manager · The Fresh Market · Knoxville, TN
- Principal Solutions Engineer - Data · The Fresh Market · Greensboro, NC
- Principal Solutions Engineer · The Fresh Market · Greensboro, NC
- Food Production Manager · The Fresh Market · Savannah, GA
- Food Production Manager · The Fresh Market · Virginia Beach, VA
- Food Production Manager · The Fresh Market · Virginia Beach, VA
What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Bergen County Workforce Development Board
For notices in Montvale
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Du Page County Workforce Innovation Board
For notices in Naperville
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did The Fresh Market file layoff notices?
- Yes. The Fresh Market has filed 2 WARN notices with labor departments in New Jersey, Illinois, naming 102 workers. The most recent was filed Jan 1, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at The Fresh Market?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For New Jersey, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former The Fresh Market employees?
- about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, and about 16 at The Fresh Market itself. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Jan 1, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of The Fresh Market. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.