Chautauqua County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chautauqua County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 26 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Chautauqua County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
54,504
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,329
people in Chautauqua County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,507
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Chautauqua County ranks

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

November 2026

#16Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast8.3 per 10,000 · of 100
#20Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic8.3 per 10,000 · of 100

Chautauqua 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 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.4%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+400 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−451 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Chautauqua County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Jamestown Metal Products To Lay Off 37 WorkersThe Post-Journal · Oct 10, 2026
Mayor Ecklund’s Proposed $47.3 Million Executive Budget Includes 7.39% Tax Increase, No LayoffsWRFA-LP 107.9 FM · Oct 9, 2026

Learn and get funded in Chautauqua County

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.

Chautauqua County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
316
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Chautauqua County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 27, 2026	Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.Takes effect Sep 1, 2026	Chautauqua	79	Layoff	State record
Apr 30, 2026	Bush Industries Inc. d/b/a eSolutions GroupTakes effect Apr 30, 2026	Chautauqua	237	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chautauqua 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.

Schrödinger3 open roles
UPMC3 open roles
State University of New York at Fredonia2 open roles
AirDNA1 open role
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan1 open role
Doeren Mayhew1 open role
DSG Global1 open role
Express Employment Professionals1 open role
ImmunityBio1 open role
ImmunityBio, Inc. (NANTKWEST, Inc.)1 open role

Colleges in Chautauqua County

Colleges in Chautauqua County
College	City	Type	Students
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Chautauqua County Workforce Investment Board
Chautauqua

Chautauqua Works
Dunkirk · Comprehensive · 716-366-9015
M-F: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Chautauqua Works
Jamestown · Comprehensive · 716-661-9553
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday

Cities in Chautauqua County

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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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