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Merck & Co., Inc. Layoff — September 2026

SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGNew Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentView the filing ↗

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
88
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.1%
PLANNED DATE
Sep 4, 2026
CONFIRMED IN SOURCE
88 OF 70,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Rahway, NJ.

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 recorded by the NJ state workforce agency. The notice covers 88 employees in Rahway, NJ, with the layoff effective September 4, 2026.

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

LayoffTalk has tracked 34 layoff events at Merck & Co., Inc. since May 2025, including 146 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 31 additional events known from news reporting.

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SOURCE
Official WARN notice
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Estimated figure based on a WARN filing. Not yet confirmed by Merck & Co., Inc..

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Merck & Co., Inc.MRK
Health Care · 70,000 employees
34
EVENTS TRACKED
146
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED JUL 27, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 28, 2026