Cayuga County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cayuga County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Cayuga County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
36,913
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
75,464
people in Cayuga County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,583
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Cayuga County ranks

Where Cayuga County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast7.4 per 10,000 · of 100

Cayuga 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 0.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.2 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Cayuga County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Cayuga County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
18
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Cayuga County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 5, 2026	Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jan 4, 2027	Cayuga	4	Closure	State record
Apr 1, 2026	Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jun 30, 2026	Cayuga	14	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cayuga 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.

Unity House Of Troy3 open roles
Xylem2 open roles
AVStar Fuel Systems1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role
Currier Plastics1 open role
GameChanger1 open role
gpac1 open role
Saab AB1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cayuga 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).

Cayuga/Cortland Workforce Development Board
Cayuga, Cortland

Cayuga Works Career Center
Auburn · Comprehensive · 315-253-1590
M-F.: 8:30 AM â€“ 4:30 PM

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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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