Rensselaer, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Production ManagerDairy Farmers of America
- Production Supervisor - Second shiftDairy Farmers of America
- Experience ManagerUlta Beauty
- Senior AccountantNyiso
- Senior Operations Engineering EngineerNyiso
- Senior Market Solutions EngineerNyiso
- Senior Planning Engineer, Resource PlanningNyiso
- Market Design Specialist - Energy Market DesignNyiso
- Market Solutions EngineerNyiso
- Operations Engineering EngineerNyiso
Employers hiring most in Rensselaer
- Nyiso13 open roles
- Curia Global8 open roles
- Dairy Farmers of America2 open roles
- Kforce1 open role
- National Guard Employment Network1 open role
- New York State1 open role
- State of New York1 open role
- Ulta Beauty1 open role
Rensselaer layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
20
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulnz NY2, LLC.Takes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Rensselaer | 20 | Closure | State record |
Rensselaer 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+751 jobs), health care (+663 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,062 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Rensselaer. 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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Workforce development and job centers
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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
Rensselaer County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
82,747
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
160,341
people in Rensselaer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,663
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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