Genesee County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Genesee County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 14 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Genesee County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.2% the month before
30,881
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
57,943
people in Genesee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,055
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Genesee County ranks

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

November 2026

#5Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast9.8 per 10,000 · of 100
#7Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic9.8 per 10,000 · of 100

Genesee 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 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, up 0.1 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Genesee 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.

Genesee County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Genesee 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Genesee 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.

Arthur J. Gallagher4 open roles
Gallagher Bassett4 open roles
Gallagher3 open roles
Alta Equipment Group1 open role
Healthcarelinensg1 open role
Tompkins Bank & Trust1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Genesee-Livingston-Orleans-Wyoming(GLOW) Workforce Development Board
Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming

Genesee County Career Center - Batavia
Batavia · Comprehensive · 585-344-2042
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Genesee County

Batavia14 jobs

Other New York counties

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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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