Schenectady, NY jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Schenectady

• Day Program CoordinatorCenter for the Disability Services Foundation
• Accounts Payable SpecialistCoolblue
• Inside Sales RepresentativeMomentive
• Entry Level Mechanical Design EngineerInsight Global
• Major Correctives Technical Specialist - WINDGE Vernova
• Family Medicine Practice ManagerCommunity Care Physicians
• Group Operational Risk ManagerEneco
• Lia Toyota Colonie- Automotive Finance ManagerThe Lia Group
• Hydro Commercial Risk Manager (EPC Projects) / Responsable des risques commerciaux Hydro (Projets EPC)GE Vernova
• Data & Digital Marketing AnalystUnilever

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Employers hiring most in Schenectady

1. GE Vernova7 open roles
2. Sinclair4 open roles
3. Northeast Grocery2 open roles
4. TrustCo Bank2 open roles
5. Union College2 open roles
6. Adecco1 open role
7. Axelon Services1 open role
8. Cascades1 open role
9. Center for the Disability Services Foundation1 open role
10. Charter Communications1 open role

Schenectady layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 15

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Schenectady

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 Schenectady. 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

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Schenectady. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Capital Region Workforce Development Board

  Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady

• Schenectady County Connects

  Schenectady · Comprehensive · 518-344-2737

  M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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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