Richmond County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meRichmond County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
245,927
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
492,734
people in Richmond County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,290
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Richmond 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 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.7%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,796 jobs), private education (+386 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−3,795 jobs), retail (−863 jobs)
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Richmond County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Richmond 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 Richmond 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.
- Northwell Health Physician Partners6 open roles
- Amazon5 open roles
- Northwell Health3 open roles
- #twiceasnice Recruiting1 open role
- Coca-Cola North America bottlers (CONA)1 open role
- Faith Technologies1 open role
- Floor & Decor1 open role
- KDS Strategic Search Group1 open role
- Kearny Bank1 open role
- Macy's1 open role
Colleges in Richmond County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Staten Island | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Wagner College | Staten Island | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary | Staten Island | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Richmond 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).
Staten Island Workforce1 Career Center
Staten Island · Comprehensive · 718-285-8463
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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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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