Onondaga County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Onondaga County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 542 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Onondaga County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
233,793
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
471,611
people in Onondaga County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,740
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Onondaga County ranks

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

November 2026

#18Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Northeast5 per 100 · of 51
#25Best county job markets for job seekers in the Northeast50 / 100 · of 51

Onondaga 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+5,087 jobs), admin & staffing (+3,527 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−1,038 jobs), management of companies (−992 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Onondaga County using AI to answer non-emergency 911 callsThe Citizen · Oct 8, 2026
Union sues to stop Onondaga County from using AI to answer non-emergency 911 callsSyracuse.com on MSN · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Onondaga 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.

Onondaga County layoffs

4
Layoff notices, last 12 months
205
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers

Layoff notices filed in Onondaga County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 21, 2026	Novanta CorporationTakes effect Mar 31, 2027	Onondaga	49	Closure	State record
Jun 12, 2026	Piedmont Airlines, Inc.Takes effect Sep 10, 2026	Onondaga	88	Closure	State record
May 1, 2026	Republic National Distributing Company New York, LLC.Takes effect Jul 31, 2026	Onondaga	46	Closure	State record
Mar 24, 2026	Federal Express CorporationTakes effect Aug 3, 2026	Onondaga	22	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Onondaga 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.

Upstate Medical University81 open roles
Hidden Level23 open roles
Bechtel22 open roles
Bechtel16 open roles
Bechtel Plant Machinery16 open roles
HII Mission Technologies14 open roles
Community Bank, National Association11 open roles
Langan9 open roles
Sikorsky Aircraft9 open roles
Syracuse University9 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Onondaga County

Syracuse University5,001–20,000 employees
SUNY Upstate Medical University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Onondaga County

Colleges in Onondaga County
College	City	Type	Students
Syracuse University	Syracuse	Private non-profit 4-year	20,000+
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Syracuse	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Onondaga County Workforce Development Board
Onondaga

CNY Works Incorporated
Syracuse · Comprehensive · 315-473-8250
M - F: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Onondaga 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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