Kings County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meKings County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.1% the month before
1,332,703
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,646,306
people in Kings County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,548
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Kings County ranks
Where Kings County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best counties for laid-off professionals93 / 100 · of 100
- #1Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Northeast86 / 100 · of 51
- #1Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mid-Atlantic87 / 100 · of 64
- #1Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Northeast32 per 100 · of 51
- #2Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+13.1% · of 100
- #3Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic+13.1% · of 100
Kings 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 13.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.3%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+68,854 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+8,295 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−1,224 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,148 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kings County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- NY sports media host responds to layoffAwful Announcing on MSN · Nov 8, 2026
- Mets Regional Network Hit With Massive Cutbacks, LayoffsYahoo Sports · Nov 7, 2026
- Sports network undergoes massive layoffsAwful Announcing on MSN · Nov 6, 2026
- SNY ends two weekday studio programsSports Media Watch · Nov 6, 2026
- Sny cancels SportsNite and Baseball Night in New York on FridayEl-Balad · Nov 6, 2026
- Report: SNY Cancels Two Programs Amidst Major LayoffsMetsmerized Online · Nov 6, 2026
- Can AI Hiring Tools Discriminate Against New York Applicants?JD Supra · Nov 1, 2026
- The 10 New York Careers Workers Believe Will Survive AIYonkers Times · Oct 31, 2026
Learn and get funded in Kings 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.
Kings County layoffs
74
Layoff notices, last 12 months
5,636
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
53
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old NavyTakes effect Jan 22, 2027 | New York | 44 | Closure | State record | |
| CPS 5 LLCTakes effect Jan 18, 2027 | New York | 80 | Closure | State record | |
| Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jan 4, 2027 | New York | 34 | Closure | State record | |
| SYPartners, LLCTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | New York | 31 | Layoff | State record | |
| Bowery F&B, LLCTakes effect Dec 21, 2026 | New York | 28 | Closure | State record | |
| Mezz57th, LLCTakes effect Dec 7, 2026 | New York | 71 | Closure | State record | |
| Mezz57th, LLCTakes effect Dec 23, 2026 | New York | 69 | Closure | State record | |
| Great Jones Distillers, LLCTakes effect Dec 7, 2026 | New York | 26 | Closure | State record | |
| Career Systems DevelopmentTakes effect Sep 30, 2026 | Kings | 39 | Layoff | State record | |
| Lumina Care Medical StaffTakes effect Nov 3, 2026 | New York | 135 | Layoff | State record | |
| BuzzFeedTakes effect Jul 27, 2026 | New York | 84 | Layoff | State record | |
| Stefanini IncTakes effect Sep 20, 2026 | New York | 24 | Layoff | State record | |
| HyattTakes effect Sep 29, 2026 | New York | 52 | Layoff | State record | |
| Diageo North America, IncTakes effect Sep 30, 2026 | New York | 305 | Layoff | State record | |
| Springer Nature America, Inc.Takes effect Jun 23, 2026 | New York | 24 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Kings 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.
- Amazon520 open roles
- Publicis Groupe291 open roles
- New York Life152 open roles
- Confidential145 open roles
- ScrumAID130 open roles
- Ramp122 open roles
- Datadog94 open roles
- Legora88 open roles
- Ariga83 open roles
- The New York Times83 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Kings County
- Morgan Stanleyabout 80,000 employees (2023)
- American Expressabout 64,000 employees (2021)
- Fanaticsabout 22,000 employees (2024)
- MongoDBabout 5,600 employees (2025)
- Vimeoabout 1,100 employees (2024)
- Citigroup100,000+ employees
- Verizon100,000+ employees
- Bristol Myers Squibb20,001–100,000 employees
- Chubb20,001–100,000 employees
- Columbia University20,001–100,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Kings County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Francis College | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| United Talmudical Seminary | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Derech Chaim | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Novominsk | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel | Brooklyn | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Kings County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Kings County. 88 with dates announced.
- Diversity & Procurement Summit
Nov 12, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed; registration via Eventbrite link on page
- ARIAS-U.S. Fall Conference
Nov 12 to Nov 13, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Price not captured; ARIAS-U.S. is a reinsurance arbitration society and members get preferred rates.
- Private Equity Wire US Summit
Nov 12, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. GP and LP passes listed as free, LP passes subject to validation.
- NYU Institute on Federal Taxation
Nov 15 to Nov 20, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket About $2,340. Fee per the NYU page; CPE-oriented week-long program.
- Family Wealth Report Family Office Investment Summit
Nov 16, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. Earlier lead says complimentary for approved delegates; terms not stated on the summit listing.
- SuperReturn Private Credit North America
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Free expo, paid sessions. Paid passes for GPs/service providers (price shown at booking; book by Oct 30 to save up to $300); LPs…
- ACI Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight
Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket $1,645 to $2,295. In-person: Government $1,645 early (pay by Oct 30) / $1,725 standard; In-House $1,695 / $1,795; Law…
- SIFMA Market Structure Conference
Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Held at New York Law School; pricing not read.
- RailTrends
Nov 19 to Nov 20, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Registration price not found in search results.
- Greater New York Dental Meeting
Nov 27 to Dec 1, 2026 · New York, NY
Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $75. Registration free until Nov 26; $75 on-site/online Nov 27-Dec 1; course tuition extra.
- AI Dev (DeepLearning.AI)
Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket $599 to $799. Standard $599; Pro $799 (includes 1 year DLAI Pro)
- ODSC AI NYC (AI for Work Summit)
Dec 2 to Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY
Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $1,200. Open Pass free; Training $449 early/$800; Leadership Plus $649 early/$1,200
Showing 12 of 134 conferences, 88 with dates announced.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kings 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).
- New York City Workforce Development Board
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens
Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Comprehensive · 347-296-8010
Virtual Only
Kings County - New York State Department of Labor Workforce1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Affiliate · 718-613-3760
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development
Brooklyn · Affiliate
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Kings County
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