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Morris County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Morris County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 16 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 795 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Morris County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.9% the month before

  • 277,017

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 510,375

    people in Morris County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $134,929

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 56%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Morris County layoffs

  • 16

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,971

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 12

    employers

WARN notices filed in Morris County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
WonderTakes effect Sep 16, 2026Parsippany533—State record
Enablx, Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026Rockaway Twp.187—State record
NovartisTakes effect Oct 2, 2026East Hanover322—State record
BASF CorporationTakes effect Nov 1, 2026Florham Park66—State record
BASF CorporationTakes effect Nov 1, 2026Florham Park62—State record
Fulton BankParsippany95—State record
NovartisTakes effect Aug 21, 2026East Hanover76—State record
BarclaysWhippany64—State record
Embassy Suites by HiltonTakes effect Aug 14, 2026Parsippany54—State record
NovartisTakes effect Jul 24, 2026East Hanover60—State record
NovartisTakes effect Jun 26, 2026East Hanover114—State record
Reckitt BenckiserTakes effect Mar 2, 2026Parsippany62—State record
Mead JohnsonTakes effect Mar 2, 2026Parsippany18—State record
RB HealthTakes effect Mar 2, 2026Parsippany14—State record
Cigna Evernorth ServicesMorris Plains134—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Morris 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. Atlantic Health System29 open roles
  2. AbbVie25 open roles
  3. Langan21 open roles
  4. Crum & Forster19 open roles
  5. Fingerpaint19 open roles
  6. Sanofi-aventis Patient Assistance Foundation19 open roles
  7. CACI International16 open roles
  8. Atlantic Health15 open roles
  9. Shionogi13 open roles
  10. KPMG12 open roles

Colleges in Morris County

Colleges in Morris County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Drew UniversityMadisonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham CampusMadisonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristownPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristownPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Morris County One Stop Career Center

    Morris Plains · Comprehensive · 862-397-5604

    by appointment only

  • Morris County One Stop Career Center

    Randolph · Comprehensive · 1-862-397-5600

    8:30-4:30 Monday - Friday

Cities in Morris County

Other New Jersey counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Morris 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.