Oneida County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oneida County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 69 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Oneida County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
102,072
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
229,645
people in Oneida County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,819
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oneida 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,342 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+748 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−971 jobs), private education (−380 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Utica Italian Restaurant Closes Its DoorsWKTV · Oct 9, 2026

Learn and get funded in Oneida 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.

Oneida County layoffs

3
Layoff notices, last 12 months
251
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

Layoff notices filed in Oneida County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 28, 2026	Flagship Logistics, LLC.Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Steuben	43	Closure	State record
Mar 25, 2026	Finger Lakes On Wheels, LLC.Takes effect Jun 23, 2026	Steuben	85	Closure	State record
Mar 5, 2026	HNI Workplace Furnishings, LLC.Takes effect Aug 16, 2026	Steuben	123	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Oneida 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.

Pursuit Aerospace6 open roles
Northrop Grumman4 open roles
RTX4 open roles
Clarity Innovations3 open roles
Wolfspeed3 open roles
District Wide2 open roles
HII Mission Technologies2 open roles
Housing Visions Unlimited2 open roles
Northeast Grocery2 open roles
Worthington Steel2 open roles

Colleges in Oneida County

Colleges in Oneida County
College	City	Type	Students
Hamilton College	Clinton	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Utica University	Utica	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oneida 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

Working Solutions Career Center - Utica
Utica · Comprehensive
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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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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