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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished Dec 23, 2025

Merck & Co., Inc. Layoff — November 2025

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
58
EFFECTIVE DATE
Nov 14, 2025
58 OF 70,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Rahway, NJ.

A WARN notice was filed on November 14, 2025.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the NJ state workforce agency.

Summary

Merck & Co., Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice filed with the NJ state workforce agency on November 14, 2025. The notice covers 58 employees in Rahway, NJ, with the layoff effective November 14, 2025.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 70,000 people Merck & Co., Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 40 layoff events at Merck & Co., Inc. since October 2023, affecting a combined 14,671 employees.

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LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff21 hours ago

Merck & Co., Inc. cut 58 jobs in Rahway, NJ on November 14, 2025. Were you affected, or do you know people who were? How was it handled — severance, notice, which teams? You can post anonymously below.

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Merck & Co., Inc.MRK
Healthcare · 70,000 employees
40
EVENTS TRACKED
34K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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