Johnson & Johnson laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Johnson & Johnson filed 3 WARN layoff notices in New Jersey, most recently on Sep 1, 2026, naming 261 workers. If you work or worked at Johnson & Johnson, about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, including about 700 at Johnson & Johnson. 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 Johnson & Johnson 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 | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonTakes effect Dec 18, 2026 | New Brunswick | 88 | — | State record | |
| Johnson & JohnsonTakes effect Dec 18, 2026 | New Brunswick | 87 | — | State record | |
| Johnson & JohnsonTakes effect Aug 21, 2026 | New Brunswick | 86 | — | 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.
- 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 700 at Johnson & Johnson. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
Open professional jobs at Johnson & Johnson
- Accounts Receivable Specialist - Growth & Benefits · Johnson Health Tech North America · Cottage Grove, WI
- Remote HVAC Retrofit Sales Engineer - Energy & Decarbonisation · Johnson Controls · New York, NY
- Sr Director Head of Data Science Services · 6090-Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. Legal Entity · New Brunswick, NJ
- Director, Signal Detection Scientist · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · Horsham, PA
- Rotational Chief Officer & Chief Stewardess Team Lead · Northrop & Johnson · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Associate Director, Market Access Analytics & RWE · Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · Raritan, NJ
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.
Workforce Development Board of Middlesex County, Inc.
For notices in New Brunswick
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Johnson & Johnson file layoff notices?
- Yes. Johnson & Johnson has filed 3 WARN notices with the New Jersey labor department, naming 261 workers. The most recent was filed Sep 1, 2026.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Johnson & Johnson?
- 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 Johnson & Johnson employees?
- about 11,000 professional jobs are open in New Jersey today, and about 700 at Johnson & Johnson 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 Sep 1, 2026. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Johnson & Johnson. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.