Rockland County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meRockland County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
165,003
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
338,936
people in Rockland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$110,631
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Rockland County ranks
Where Rockland County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #8Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+7.1% · of 100
- #13Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic+7.1% · of 100
Rockland County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 7.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,444 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+2,364 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Rockland 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.
Rockland County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Rockland 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 Rockland 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.
- WMCHealth4 open roles
- Consolidated Edison3 open roles
- MetroWall2 open roles
- The Salvation Army2 open roles
- America Networks1 open role
- AptarGroup1 open role
- ARCHON Industries1 open role
- Blackbird Recruiting1 open role
- ConnectOne Bank1 open role
- Constellation Energy1 open role
Colleges in Rockland County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican University New York | Orangeburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Sparkill | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Yeshivath Viznitz | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bais Binyomin Academy | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Bais Medrash Elyon | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Bais Medrash of Dexter Park | Chestnut Ridge | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | Spring Valley | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mechon L'hoyroa | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim | Monsey | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland | Suffern | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rockland 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).
- WDB of Rockland County
Rockland
Rockland Works Career Center
Nyack · Comprehensive · 845-770-2900
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Rockland County Career Center - Suffern
Suffern · Affiliate · 845-770-2900
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 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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