Niskayuna, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- System AdministratorMayhew Technology Solutions
- System Administrator JobsClearanceJobs
- Associate Mechanical EngineerJobiqo
- RN Wellness DirectorBrookdale Senior Living
- Lead Engineer - Embedded Software – GE Aerospace ResearchGeneral Electric
- Senior Robotics & Autonomy EngineerGeneral Electric
- Facilities Lead Electrical EngineerGeneral Electric
- Advanced Lead Engineer - RF Microsystems - GE Aerospace ResearchGeneral Electric
- Advanced Lead Scientist – MBSE & Formal Methods – GE Aerospace ResearchGeneral Electric
- Lead Engineer - Material Mechanics and DurabilityGeneral Electric
Employers hiring most in Niskayuna
- General Electric7 open roles
- Compa Industries4 open roles
- GE Aerospace2 open roles
- GE Vernova2 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
- ClearanceJobs1 open role
- GE HealthCare Technologies1 open role
- Insight Global1 open role
- Jobiqo1 open role
- Markon1 open role
Niskayuna layoffs
No layoff notices naming Niskayuna 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.
Schenectady 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 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+666 jobs), health care (+622 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−506 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Niskayuna. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Saratoga Springs Could Cut 8 Firefighters as Troy Keeps Its Full CrewHoodline · Oct 28, 2026
- Stewart’s closing shop on Fourth St. in TroyNEWS10 ABC · Oct 13, 2026
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- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Niskayuna. 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).
- Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady
Schenectady County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
79,641
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
159,603
people in Schenectady County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,989
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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