Brooklyn, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Head of FinancePhoton Health
- Executive AssistantHirewell
- Legal Executive Assistant - Family Law / MatrimonialOrion Placement
- Administrative Assistant & Office CoordinatorFS System
- Project coordinatorModis
- Property Field Claims Adjuster (Southwest Cleveland/Lorain, OH)American Family Insurance
- Outside Sales RepresentativeProducer's Supply Company
- Trade Marketing SpecialistPCH Prestige Cruise Services
- Growth Marketing SpecialistHack The Box
- Accounts Payable SpecialistStarwood Hotels
Employers hiring most in Brooklyn
- SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University37 open roles
- Altana AI12 open roles
- Etsy11 open roles
- EnergyHub10 open roles
- Chronograph9 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan9 open roles
- Whop9 open roles
- The Salvation Army8 open roles
- Revivn7 open roles
- Brooklyn Law School6 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Brooklyn
- Etsy1,001–5,000 employees
- Long Island University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Brooklyn layoffs
No layoff notices naming Brooklyn in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Brooklyn
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Brooklyn Law School | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Francis College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| United Talmudical Seminary | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Derech Chaim | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Novominsk | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Brooklyn
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Brooklyn.
- Small-business counselingNov 9, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY · Free
IN-PERSON: Small Business Website Workday at the Brooklyn Public Library
SBDC / SBA partner: Pace University Small Business Development Center
- FundingNov 13, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY · Free
(In-person) SBA Business Guide Series 3 “MANAGE Your Business”
SBDC / SBA partner: Brooklyn Central Library
- FundingDec 11, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY · Free
(In-person) SBA Business Guide Series 4 “GROW Your Business”
SBDC / SBA partner: Brooklyn Central Library
Conferences in Brooklyn
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Brooklyn. 2 with dates announced.
- The Conference Board Corporate Communications & Brand Summit
Mar 2 to Mar 3, 2027 · Brooklyn, NY
Paid ticket. Pricing not shown on pages read.
- The Conference Board Organizational Transformation
May 6 to May 7, 2027 · Brooklyn, NY
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Brooklyn 6G Summit
Usually November (next dates not announced) · Brooklyn, NY
By invitation only. Free; invitation only. Live stream sign-up on IEEE.tv.
Where Brooklyn ranks
Where Brooklyn placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #7Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast64 jobs · of 36
- #8Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Northeast66 / 100 · of 26
- #8Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Northeast3 conferences · of 9
- #9Best cities for healthcare pay after cost of living$142k · of 24
- #9Best cities for junior jobs in New York27% · of 11
- #9Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Northeast54 / 100 · of 26
Kings County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 13.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.3%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+68,854 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+8,295 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−1,224 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,148 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Brooklyn. Each link goes to the publisher.
- NY sports media host responds to layoffAwful Announcing on MSN · Nov 8, 2026
- Mets Regional Network Hit With Massive Cutbacks, LayoffsYahoo Sports · Nov 7, 2026
- Sports network undergoes massive layoffsAwful Announcing on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
- SNY ends two weekday studio programsSports Media Watch · Nov 6, 2026
- Sny cancels SportsNite and Baseball Night in New York on FridayEl-Balad · Nov 6, 2026
- Report: SNY Cancels Two Programs Amidst Major LayoffsMetsmerized Online · Nov 6, 2026
- Can AI Hiring Tools Discriminate Against New York Applicants?JD Supra · Nov 1, 2026
- The 10 New York Careers Workers Believe Will Survive AIYonkers Times · Oct 31, 2026
Learn and get funded in Brooklyn
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brooklyn. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in New York? How to file for unemployment in New York (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- New York City Workforce Development Board
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens
Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Comprehensive · 347-296-8010
Virtual Only
Kings County - New York State Department of Labor Workforce1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Affiliate · 718-613-3760
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development
Brooklyn · Affiliate
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm
Kings County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.1% the month before
1,332,703
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,646,306
people in Kings County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,548
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from New York’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. New York unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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