NJ layoffs near 10,000 mark as 143 workers cut at brewery

NJ layoffs near 10,000 mark as 143 workers cut at White Claw brewery Erin Vogt Published: September 17, 2025 Mark Anthony Brewery in Hillside is pausing production (Credit: mabrewing.com/location/hillside-nj)

💼 Nearly 10,000 layoffs announced in NJ by mid-September 2025

🏭 Big names like Mark Anthony Brewing and Claire's make cuts

📉 Companies cite industry slowdowns, sales and restructuring

Will New Jersey stay ahead of the curve in the final months of this year, with less total mass layoffs than 2024?

By mid-September, the number of layoffs announced in New Jersey in 2025 has stacked up to 9,714 across 71 notices through the “Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.”

Last year, more than 13,300 layoffs were announced by less than 80 New Jersey companies combined,