Rahway, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Rahway
- Accountant - DivisionRepublic Services
- Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs LiaisonMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Senior Director, Advanced Pharmacometrics, Quantitative Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics - Immuno-Oncology (Hybrid or Remote)Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Global Senior Director, Medical AffairsMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Executive Director, IT Finance LeadMerck
- Principal Scientist, Regulatory Liaison - OncologyMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Senior Principal Scientist, Regulatory LiaisonMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Executive Director, IT Finance LeadMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Executive Director, AI Delivery ManagementMerck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
- Executive Director, AI Delivery ManagementMerck
Employers hiring most in Rahway
- Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)28 open roles
- Merck23 open roles
- MSD4 open roles
- WaveCrest Staffing Group2 open roles
- AllSTEM Connections1 open role
- Astreya1 open role
- Caraway Therapeutics1 open role
- Evotec1 open role
- Excelsior Care Group1 open role
- GMP Engineering1 open role
Rahway layoffs
2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
142
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co | Rahway | 54 | — | State record | |
| Merck & CoTakes effect Sep 4, 2026 | Rahway | 88 | — | State record |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rahway. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Union County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
307,163
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
572,549
people in Union County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$100,117
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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- Linden12 jobs
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- Mountainside6 jobs
- Plainfield5 jobs
- Westfield4 jobs
- Kenilworth3 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN 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.