Is Merck laying off workers?
Yes. Merck filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 146 jobs. The most recent was filed Sep 4, 2026 for Rahway, New Jersey, effective Sep 4, 2026. Across every year on record since 2009: 13 notices covering 1,434 jobs.
1,434 roles affected across 13 filings in 3 states.
Filing history
Merck has filed 13 WARN notices between 2009 and 2026, cutting 1,434 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (146 jobs) after a quiet prior year.
Material corporate events on record for Merck, beyond the WARN notice, that fill in the wider story of a company under pressure. Each links to its official source. No other layoff tracker connects these.
Every filing
Questions
Yes. Merck filed 2 WARN notices in the last 12 months covering 146 jobs. The most recent was filed Sep 4, 2026 for Rahway, New Jersey, effective Sep 4, 2026. Across every year on record since 2009: 13 notices covering 1,434 jobs.
146 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 1,434 jobs across all 13 official WARN filings on record since 2009, in 3 states.
The most recent filing lists an effective date of Sep 4, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.
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