Somerset, NJ jobs, layoffs and employers

90 open professional jobs in Somerset. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Somerset is in Somerset County.

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Employers hiring most in Somerset

  1. Legend Biotech17 open roles
  2. Veeco Instruments10 open roles
  3. Terumo Medical9 open roles
  4. Aston Carter4 open roles
  5. Sysco4 open roles
  6. Veeco4 open roles
  7. Robert Half3 open roles
  8. Amazon2 open roles
  9. EG&R Engineering PC2 open roles
  10. F. Walther Electric2 open roles

Somerset layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 107

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Somerset, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Optum Select Management Inc.Takes effect Aug 26, 2026Somerset17—State record
DoubleTree by HiltonTakes effect Aug 1, 2026Somerset90—State record

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Somerset. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Somerset County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 197,267

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 346,203

    people in Somerset County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $135,960

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 57%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.