Gerresheimer laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Gerresheimer filed 2 WARN layoff notices in New Jersey, Illinois, most recently on Aug 1, 2026, naming 311 workers. If you work or worked at Gerresheimer, about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois today. 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 Gerresheimer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GerresheimerTakes effect Sep 1, 2026 | New Jersey | Vineland | 139 | — | State record | |
| Gerresheimer | Illinois | Chicago Heights | 172 | 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 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Newest professional jobs in Illinois
- Transportation Analyst (Digital) · Caterpillar · Morton, Illinois
- ISC Operations Manager · Honeywell International · Freeport, IL, United States
- AI Engineer · Caterpillar · East Peoria, Illinois; Irving, Texas
- Correctional Treatment Specialist (Special Population Program Coordinator) (GS-11) · Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Chicago, Illinois
- Management Trainee · Cintas · Bedford Park, IL, US, 60638
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST (SPECTRUM) (TITLE 32 (GS-11) · Army National Guard Units · Springfield, Illinois
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.
Cumberland-Salem-Cape May Workforce Development Board
For notices in Vineland
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
LWIA 7
For notices in Chicago Heights
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Gerresheimer file layoff notices?
- Yes. Gerresheimer has filed 2 WARN notices with labor departments in New Jersey, Illinois, naming 311 workers. The most recent was filed Aug 1, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Gerresheimer?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Illinois, 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 Gerresheimer employees?
- about 27,000 professional jobs are open in Illinois today. 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 Aug 1, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Gerresheimer. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.