Comcast Files Notices for 753 Layoffs in Philly Region, With 1,100 New Hires Planned Companywide

Comcast will lay off 634 workers in Philadelphia and 119 in New Jersey, WHYY reported, as the company restructures its cable, broadband and wireless businesses.

The Philadelphia Business Journal also reported the 634 figure for Comcast’s Philadelphia headquarters, along with more than 100 New Jersey job cuts listed in a state filing.

The Center City layoffs affect the Arch Street and JFK Boulevard office buildings and take effect at the end of the year, according to a notice filed with the state Thursday.

Where the New Jersey cuts fall

The New Jersey notice covers Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties. Those layoffs begin in January…

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