Chenango County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chenango County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Chenango County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
22,193
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
46,685
people in Chenango County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,093
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chenango 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 5.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+704 jobs), health care (+325 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Ransomware Attack Confirmed; Incident Under Investigationallotsego · Oct 29, 2026
City considers layoffs to stay under tax capYahoo · Oct 28, 2026

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Chenango County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Chenango 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 Chenango 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.

General Electric5 open roles
GE Aerospace4 open roles
Automatic Data Processing2 open roles
Byrne Dairy and Deli1 open role
CGCB Associates1 open role
Cooper Lomaz1 open role
Northeast Grocery1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Workforce Development Board
Chenango, Delaware, Otsego

CDO Workforce Center - Chenango County
Norwich · Comprehensive · 607-334-2201
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Chenango County

Norwich15 jobs

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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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