Monroe County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Monroe County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 70 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Monroe County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
375,739
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
754,068
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,409
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Monroe County ranks

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

November 2026

#14Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Northeast55 / 100 · of 51
#22Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Northeast4 per 100 · of 51
#25Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mid-Atlantic52 / 100 · of 64

Monroe 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 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,948 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+6,627 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−3,065 jobs), manufacturing (−2,658 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Monroe County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Monroe County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Monroe 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 Monroe 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.

Ralliant16 open roles
CDS Monarch8 open roles
Cooper Companies3 open roles
WorldWide Electric3 open roles
CDS Life Transitions2 open roles
Honeywell International2 open roles
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company2 open roles
Nesco Resource2 open roles
RadNet2 open roles
The College at Brockport, State University of New York2 open roles

Colleges in Monroe County

Colleges in Monroe County
College	City	Type	Students
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	10,000–19,999
University of Rochester	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	10,000–19,999
SUNY Brockport	Brockport	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Nazareth University	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Roberts Wesleyan University	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
St. John Fisher University	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
Northeastern Seminary	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York	Rochester	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Monroe County/Rochester Workforce Development Board
Monroe

Rochester Career Center, NYSDOL
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-238-8100
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
RochesterWorks Career Center
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-258-3500
Mon - Thur - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
RochesterWorks! New York State Department of Labor
Rochester · Comprehensive
M-F: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Veterans Outreach Center
Rochester · Affiliate · 585-546-1081
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday

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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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