Herkimer County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Herkimer County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Herkimer County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
28,346
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,932
people in Herkimer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,858
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Herkimer County ranks

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

November 2026

#13Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
#17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic8.9 per 10,000 · of 100

Herkimer 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+531 jobs), health care (+340 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−505 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Utica Italian Restaurant Closes Its DoorsWKTV · Oct 9, 2026

Learn and get funded in Herkimer 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.

Herkimer County layoffs

4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
136
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

Layoff notices filed in Herkimer County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 30, 2026	Hudson Valley Fish Farm, Inc.Takes effect Oct 28, 2026	Columbia	47	Closure	State record
Jul 7, 2026	One Moment Logistics Inc.Takes effect Jul 17, 2026	Herkimer	52	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	Etain, LLC.Takes effect Aug 3, 2026	Warren	37	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	Etain, LLC.Takes effect Aug 3, 2026	Warren	0	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Herkimer 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.

Northeast Grocery2 open roles
Workforce Development Board Of Herkimer, Madison, And Oneida...1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc.
Herkimer, Madison, Oneida

Herkimer Working Solutions Career Center
Herkimer · Comprehensive · 315-867-1400
M-F: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (4:00 p.m. after Memorial Day, observed to after Labor Day).

Cities in Herkimer 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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