Samsung Electronics to Cut 739 HQ Roles in NJ as U.S. Headquarters Relocates to Texas
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What we know
Location: Englewood Cliffs / Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Samsung Electronics is planning workforce reductions in New Jersey tied to its move of the U.S. headquarters from Englewood Cliffs to its campus in Plano, Texas. The company is cutting 739 positions related to the headquarters relocation, and the majority of impacted employees have been offered relocation; Reuters reported additionally that Samsung cut 179 positions at Samsung SDS's Ridgefield Park facility, tied to the same move. Samsung described the changes as a business transformation to better position the organization for long-term growth, with the U.S. headquarters transition to be completed by year-end. These cuts are part of broader July WARN notices in New Jersey, which included several other employers and account for thousands of announced layoffs statewide.
Samsung Electronics cut 739 jobs in NJ.
That is roughly 0.3% of the 266,000 people Samsung Electronics employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 6 layoff events at Samsung Electronics since September 2026, including 739 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 5 additional events known from news reporting.
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