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Bergen County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bergen County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 14 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 580 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bergen County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.9% the month before

  • 547,917

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 954,717

    people in Bergen County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $123,715

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 53%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bergen County layoffs

  • 14

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,955

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 12

    employers

WARN notices filed in Bergen County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods LLCTakes effect Dec 30, 2026Elmwood Park168—State record
Acme Markets Inc.Takes effect Jan 2, 2027Hillsdale122—State record
FRC Balance LLC, DBA The Food KitchenTakes effect Jan 3, 2027Hackensack89—State record
SamsungTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Englewood Cliffs739—State record
SamsungTakes effect Oct 1, 2026Ridgefield Park179—State record
Digital Room LLCTakes effect Sep 16, 2026Saddle Brook69—State record
Optum Care Inc.Takes effect Aug 26, 2026Rutherford5—State record
Acme Markets Inc.Takes effect Aug 15, 2026Edgewater115—State record
OTB HospitalityTakes effect Mar 13, 2026Paramus62—State record
Arrow FastenerSaddle Brook140—State record
IPIC TheatersTakes effect May 28, 2026Fort Lee97—State record
Saks & CompanyTakes effect May 11, 2026East Rutherford58—State record
Spectra LaboratoriesRockleigh57—State record
The Fresh MarketTakes effect Apr 12, 2026Montvale55—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bergen County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Cross River31 open roles
  2. LG Electronics21 open roles
  3. Hackensack Meridian Health11 open roles
  4. KPMG11 open roles
  5. IDEX8 open roles
  6. Provident Bank8 open roles
  7. Robert Half8 open roles
  8. Scale Microgrids7 open roles
  9. BD6 open roles
  10. Veeva Systems6 open roles

Colleges in Bergen County

Colleges in Bergen County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneckPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwahPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Felician UniversityLodiPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Job fairs and business events in Bergen County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Bergen County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Bergen One Stop Career Center

    Hackensack · Comprehensive · 201-329-9600

    8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Bergen County

Other New Jersey counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Bergen County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.