Rensselaer County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rensselaer County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. Employers filed 6 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 43 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Rensselaer County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
82,747
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
160,341
people in Rensselaer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,663
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rensselaer 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+751 jobs), health care (+663 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,062 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Saratoga Springs Could Cut 8 Firefighters as Troy Keeps Its Full CrewHoodline · Oct 28, 2026
Stewart’s closing shop on Fourth St. in TroyNEWS10 ABC · Oct 13, 2026

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Rensselaer County layoffs

6
Layoff notices, last 12 months
391
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
6
employers

Layoff notices filed in Rensselaer County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 30, 2026	Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P.Takes effect Sep 28, 2026	Nassau	57	Closure	State record
May 11, 2026	OceanFirst BankTakes effect Aug 10, 2026	Nassau	174	Layoff	State record
Apr 30, 2026	Coral Graphic Services, Inc.Takes effect Jul 30, 2026	Nassau	85	Closure	State record
Apr 30, 2026	Saks & Company LLCTakes effect May 1, 2026	Nassau	2	Closure	State record
Feb 5, 2026	Liberty Dental Plan CorporationTakes effect May 6, 2026	Nassau	2	Layoff	State record
Jan 27, 2026	AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026	Nassau	71	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Rensselaer 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.

Nyiso13 open roles
Curia Global8 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
Hudson Valley Community College3 open roles
TrustCo Bank2 open roles
Fa Espx Saasfaprod11 open role
Green Key Resources1 open role
Hartmann Young1 open role
Kforce1 open role
National Guard Employment Network1 open role

Colleges in Rensselaer County

Colleges in Rensselaer County
College	City	Type	Students
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Russell Sage College	Troy	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady

Rensselaer County One Stop Career Center
Troy · Comprehensive · 518-270-2860
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Cities in Rensselaer 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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