Warren County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Warren County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Warren County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
61,390
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
110,238
people in Warren County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,596
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Warren County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
176
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Warren County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 1, 2026	Alan Ritchey, Inc.Takes effect Jul 17, 2026	Phillipsburg	176	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Warren 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.

Astrodyne5 open roles
Avantor5 open roles
Mars4 open roles
Firmenich2 open roles
VWR, part of Avantor2 open roles
ABB1 open role
ADP1 open role
Atlantic Health1 open role
Atlantic Health System1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role

Colleges in Warren County

Colleges in Warren County
College	City	Type	Students
Centenary University	Hackettstown	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey (Morris Sussex Warren Counties)
Morris, Sussex, Warren

Warren County One Stop Career Center
Phillipsburg · Comprehensive · 908-329-9190
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday

Cities in Warren County

Hackettstown19 jobs
Phillipsburg10 jobs
Belvidere3 jobs

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

Laid off or looking for work in Warren County?

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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.