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Middlesex County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Middlesex County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 6 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 667 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Middlesex County economy

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.9% the month before

  • 463,483

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 861,535

    people in Middlesex County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $109,028

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 49%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Middlesex County layoffs

  • 6

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 563

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Middlesex County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Banker Steel, a Division of Schuff SteelTakes effect Dec 14, 2026South Plainfield115—State record
Novo NordiskTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Plainsboro108—State record
Johnson & Johnson Services IncTakes effect Dec 18, 2026New Brunswick88—State record
Johnson & Johnson Services IncTakes effect Dec 18, 2026New Brunswick87—State record
Fusion Transport LLCTakes effect Oct 1, 2026Piscataway79—State record
Johnson & JohnsonTakes effect Aug 21, 2026New Brunswick86—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Middlesex 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. Hackensack Meridian Health47 open roles
  2. Colgate Palmolive44 open roles
  3. Novo Nordisk24 open roles
  4. CLS Group20 open roles
  5. Amneal Pharmaceuticals16 open roles
  6. Provident Bank16 open roles
  7. Amazon13 open roles
  8. DSV12 open roles
  9. Jack Morton9 open roles
  10. Robert Half9 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Middlesex County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Middlesex County

Colleges in Middlesex County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew BrunswickPublic 4-year20,000+
New Brunswick Theological SeminaryNew BrunswickPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Rabbi Jacob Joseph SchoolEdisonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Middlesex County One-Stop Career Center - New Brunswick

    New Brunswick · Comprehensive · 732-937-6200

    8:30-4:30 Monday - Friday In - person and/or virtual services available

  • Middlesex County One Stop Career Center

    Perth Amboy · Comprehensive · 732-293-5016

    8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Middlesex County

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

Laid off or looking for work in Middlesex 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.