March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Update video

ICYMI: NJ Labor Department Suspends In-Person Unemployment  Insurance Services at One-Stop Career Centers Due to COVID-19  

Customers Strongly Urged to File Online for Faster, More Efficient Service

TRENTON  – As a preventative health measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and as a way to speed service delivery, New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced that in-person Unemployment Insurance services are temporarily suspended at all New Jersey One-Stop Career Center offices effective immediately. Anticipated re-opening is in two weeks, on Monday, March 30.

Customers needing to file for unemployment insurance are urged to apply online at MyUnemployment.nj.gov. We are experiencing extraordinarily high call volume and longer than usual wait times. Filing online is easy, and will ensure your claim is processed in the fastest way possible.

If you are unable to access the internet, please call:

North Jersey:  201-601-4100

Central Jersey:  732-761-2020

Southern Jersey:  856-507-2340

New Jersey Department of Health Reports  Two Presumptive Positive Cases of Coronavirus in Woodbridge Township

Woodbridge – Mayor John E. McCormac announced that state health officials advised the Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services that two elderly Township residents had tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).  The two Township residents are identified as a husband and wife in their mid-seventies and both are currently hospitalized.

“The Township Department of Health and Human Services is in constant communication with the New Jersey Department of Health and is actively investigating any social contact regarding the elderly residents,” said Mayor McCormac.

On a related matter, Mayor McCormac reported that the Woodbridge Township School District Administration will close Township schools Mon., March 16 through Fri., March 20, 2020.

Mayor McCormac advised that Woodbridge Township residents should call the NJ Coronavirus & Poison Center Hotline at 1-800-222-1222 or visit nj.gov/health for updated information.