Saratoga County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Saratoga County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 69 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Saratoga County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
128,127
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
237,075
people in Saratoga County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$99,653
median household income
Source: Census ACS
51%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Saratoga County ranks

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

November 2026

#9Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+6.9% · of 100
#14Fastest-growing job markets in the Mid-Atlantic+6.9% · of 100
#19Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Northeast51% · of 100

Saratoga 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 6.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,704 jobs), retail (+806 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,096 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Saratoga 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.

Saratoga County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Saratoga 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Saratoga 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.

Kitware6 open roles
Prime Group Holdings5 open roles
Consigli Construction4 open roles
LAM Research3 open roles
TrustCo Bank3 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles
E Tech Group2 open roles
Eaton2 open roles
Empire State University SUNY2 open roles
FinancialPeople2 open roles

Colleges in Saratoga County

Colleges in Saratoga County
College	City	Type	Students
Empire State University	Saratoga Springs	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Saratoga County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Saratoga County. 1 with dates announced.

PSSNY Annual Convention
Jun 24 to Jun 27, 2027 · Saratoga Springs, NY
Paid ticket. Prices not listed.
HANYS Annual Membership Conference
Usually June (next dates not announced) · Saratoga Springs, NY
Paid ticket. 2026 edition ended June 24-26 at the Saratoga Hilton; site says check back in 2027.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Saratoga, Warren, Washington Workforce Development Board
Saratoga, Warren, Washington

Saratoga County Career Center
Ballston Spa · Comprehensive · 518-884-4170
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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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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