New York County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meNew York County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
963,288
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,627,788
people in New York County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,553
median household income
Source: Census ACS
65%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where New York County ranks
Where New York County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Northeast65% · of 100
- #1Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Northeast49% · of 100
- #2Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors49% · of 100
- #2Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mid-Atlantic49% · of 100
- #4Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers65% · of 100
- #4Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mid-Atlantic65% · of 100
New York 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 5.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.7%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+26,308 jobs), finance & insurance (+25,488 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−14,311 jobs), manufacturing (−2,537 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in New York County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Former Mets Reliever Laments Changes At SNY After LayoffsYahoo Sports · Nov 10, 2026
- What's next for LI's Sal Licata after being part of SNY layoffs?Newsday · Nov 10, 2026
- 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
Learn and get funded in New York 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.
New York County layoffs
No layoff notices naming New York 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.
Employers hiring most in New York 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.
- Michael Page10 open roles
- Bowery Residents Committee8 open roles
- SelectLeaders6 open roles
- Food Management Search3 open roles
- Bond Vet2 open roles
- Human Capital Ventures2 open roles
- Parsons2 open roles
- Cain International1 open role
- Client Staffing Solutions1 open role
- Compass1 open role
Colleges in New York County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| New York University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| CUNY City College | New York | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Pace University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Touro University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | New York | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| The New School | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Yeshiva University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Barnard College | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Manhattan School of Music | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Marymount Manhattan College | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| New York Law School | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Teachers College at Columbia University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| The Juilliard School | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bank Street College of Education | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Boricua College | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Helene Fuld College of Nursing | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| IE New York College | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Metropolitan College of New York | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| New York Academy of Art | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| New York College of Podiatric Medicine | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| New York School of Interior Design | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| New York Theological Seminary | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| SUNY College of Optometry | New York | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| The Rockefeller University | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York | New York | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving New York 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
Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center
New York · Affiliate · 212-775-3771
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
NYC Business Solutions Center - Lower Manhattan
New York · Affiliate · 212-618-8914
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center
New York · Comprehensive · 917-493-7054
Mon - Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cities in New York County
Other New York counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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