Allegany County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Allegany County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Allegany County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
20,155
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,027
people in Allegany County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,233
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Allegany 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 6.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.6%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

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Allegany County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Allegany County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Allegany County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Alfred University1 open role

Colleges in Allegany County

Colleges in Allegany County
College	City	Type	Students
Alfred University	Alfred	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Houghton University	Houghton	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Alfred	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Allegany County. 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).

Cattaraugus-Allegany Workforce Investment Board
Allegany, Cattaraugus

Allegany County Employment and Training One Stop Center
Belmont · Comprehensive · 585-268-9240
Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New York’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New York unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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