Jamestown, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Prevention Education Team LeaderThe Salvation Army
- Pharmacy Innovation Project Manager (Specialty Pharmacy)Capital District Physicians' Health Plan
- Construction Project ManagerThe Wesson Group
- Manufacturing EngineerNew Flyer
- CNO, VP Patient Care ServicesUPMC
- Office Assistant IUPMC
- Discharge Planning AssociateUPMC
- Director of Human Resources- Labor & Employee RelationsJamestown Community College (NY)
Employers hiring most in Jamestown
- UPMC3 open roles
- Capital District Physicians' Health Plan1 open role
- Jamestown Community College (NY)1 open role
- New Flyer1 open role
- The Salvation Army1 open role
- The Wesson Group1 open role
Jamestown layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jamestown 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.
Chautauqua 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 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+400 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−451 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Jamestown. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Jamestown Metal Products To Lay Off 37 WorkersThe Post-Journal · Oct 10, 2026
- Mayor Ecklund’s Proposed $47.3 Million Executive Budget Includes 7.39% Tax Increase, No LayoffsWRFA-LP 107.9 FM · Oct 9, 2026
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jamestown. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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Chautauqua Works
Jamestown · Comprehensive · 716-661-9553
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday
Chautauqua County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
54,504
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,329
people in Chautauqua County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,507
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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