Fulton County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fulton County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Fulton County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
24,788
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
52,787
people in Fulton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,615
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Fulton County ranks

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

November 2026

#6Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast9.8 per 10,000 · of 100
#9Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic9.8 per 10,000 · of 100

Fulton 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 2.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Fulton 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.

Fulton County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Fulton 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 Fulton 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.

Builders FirstSource1 open role
EquipmentShare1 open role
EquipmentShare.com1 open role
Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce1 open role
Northeast Grocery1 open role
The Arc Lexington1 open role
The Salvation Army1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Fulton/Montgomery/Schoharie Counties Workforce Development Board
Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie

Gloversville Workforce Solutions Center
Gloversville · Affiliate · 518-842-3676
Monday & Friday- Youth Services Open 8:30am-4:40pm closed 12:30-1:00pm. - Wednesday & Thursday - Adult Services-Resource Room Open 8:30am-4:30pm closed 12:30pm -1:00pm.

Cities in Fulton County

Gloversville4 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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