Syracuse, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Graphic Designer (342) (1736)KPH Healthcare Services
- Senior Legal Executive Assistant & Travel CoordinatorKenney Shelton Liptak Nowak
- Marketing SpecialistHarbourmead
- Logistics CoordinatorTEKsystems
- Accounts Payable SpecialistSapphire Recruitment
- Chief Medical Officer - St. Joseph's Medical GroupTrinity Health PACE
- Key Account Executive - Central New YorkLabcorp Holdings
- CRM Principal Field Clinical Representative - Syracuse, NYBoston Scientific
- Staff AccountantRobert Half
- Enterprise Business Development RepresentativeFitzMark
Employers hiring most in Syracuse
- Upstate Medical University81 open roles
- Hidden Level23 open roles
- HII Mission Technologies14 open roles
- Community Bank, National Association11 open roles
- Langan9 open roles
- Syracuse University9 open roles
- Trinity Health9 open roles
- Cxtec8 open roles
- The Salvation Army8 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration7 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Syracuse
- Syracuse University5,001–20,000 employees
- SUNY Upstate Medical University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Syracuse layoffs
No layoff notices naming Syracuse 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.
Colleges in Syracuse
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Syracuse University | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Le Moyne College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Upstate Medical University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Job fairs and business events in Syracuse
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Syracuse.
- Small-business counselingNov 10, 2026 · Syracuse, NY · Free
Veteran-Owned Small Business Certifications and Resources #NVSBW27
SBDC / SBA partner: North Central Small Business Development Center
Where Syracuse ranks
Where Syracuse placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree25% · of 100
- #3Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast25% · of 38
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in New York34% · of 11
- #5Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic25% · of 53
- #6Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast70 jobs · of 36
- #6Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Northeast58 / 100 · of 26
Onondaga 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+5,087 jobs), admin & staffing (+3,527 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−1,038 jobs), management of companies (−992 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Syracuse. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Onondaga County using AI to answer non-emergency 911 callsThe Citizen · Oct 8, 2026
- Union sues to stop Onondaga County from using AI to answer non-emergency 911 callsSyracuse.com on MSN · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Syracuse
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Syracuse. 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).
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Onondaga County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
233,793
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
471,611
people in Onondaga County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,740
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
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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