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Optum Layoff — December 2026

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

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
57
PLANNED DATE
Dec 7, 2026
CONFIRMED IN SOURCE
57 OF 340,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Basking Ridge, NJ.

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

Summary

Optum disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the NJ state workforce agency. The notice covers 57 employees in Basking Ridge, NJ, with the layoff effective December 7, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 4 layoff events at Optum since September 2024, including 556 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 2 additional events known from news reporting.

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SOURCE
Official WARN notice
View state filing ↗

Estimated figure based on a WARN filing. Not yet confirmed by Optum.

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OptumUNH
Health Care · 340,000 employees
4
EVENTS TRACKED
556
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 22, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 22, 2026