Ontario County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ontario County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 50 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Ontario County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
56,225
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
112,405
people in Ontario County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,814
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Ontario County ranks

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

November 2026

#4Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast10.0 per 10,000 · of 100
#4Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic10.0 per 10,000 · of 100
#23Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+5.2% · of 100
#23Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person10.0 per 10,000 · of 100

Ontario 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 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+1,359 jobs), health care (+830 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−482 jobs), retail (−326 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Ontario 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.

Ontario County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
25
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Ontario County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Aug 24, 2026	Miller's Ale House, Inc.Takes effect Sep 26, 2026	Richmond	25	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ontario 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.

Cooper Companies16 open roles
SpaceX5 open roles
CooperSurgical2 open roles
Guardian Industries2 open roles
AMN Healthcare1 open role
AMN Healthcare, Executive & Physician Leadership Solutions1 open role
Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
Army National Guard Units1 open role
Canandaigua Montessori School1 open role
Charter Communications1 open role

Colleges in Ontario County

Colleges in Ontario County
College	City	Type	Students
Hobart William Smith Colleges	Geneva	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates

Finger Lakes Works - Ontario
Canandaigua · Affiliate · 585-396-4020
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Finger Lakes Works - Geneva
Geneva · Affiliate · 315-789-1771
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Ontario 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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