Cortland, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Director, OperationsCayuga Health System
- Regional Food & Nutrition ManagerGuthrie Cortland Medical Center
- Employee Relations Specialist - Employee & Labor Relations - Full Time (Cortland)Guthrie Healthcare System
- Manager, Core Lab - Laboratory - Full TimeGuthrie Cortland Medical Center
- Manager, Practice Admin - Admin (Cortland) - Full TimeGuthrie Cortland Medical Center
- Senior Claims Examiner20200 McNeil & Company
- Deputy County AdministratorPracademic Partners
- Sr. Project Engineer - Renewable Energy & Energy StorageProfessional Service Industries
- Engineer - Renewable Energy & Energy StorageProfessional Service Industries
- Engineer - HVAC PerformanceProfessional Service Industries
Employers hiring most in Cortland
- Danaher6 open roles
- Professional Service Industries5 open roles
- Guthrie Cortland Medical Center2 open roles
- McNeil2 open roles
- 20200 McNeil & Company1 open role
- Arch Capital Group1 open role
- CareVet Home1 open role
- Cayuga Health System1 open role
- Guthrie Cortland Medical Center1 open role
- Guthrie Healthcare System1 open role
Cortland layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
27
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU Markets, LLC.Takes effect Dec 5, 2026 | Cortland | 27 | Closure | State record |
Colleges in Cortland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Cortland | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Cortland County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+491 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cortland. 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).
- Cayuga/Cortland Workforce Development Board
Cayuga, Cortland
Cortland Works Career Center
Cortland · Comprehensive · 607-756-7585
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cortland County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
22,701
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
46,401
people in Cortland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,527
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
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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