Brooklyn, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Brooklyn
- Procurement SpecialistAlpha Softgels
- Field Service Engineer - Endotoxin & Microbial SolutionsCharles River Laboratories
- Customs Trade Compliance AnalystSpreetail
- On-Site HR Generalist People Partner for ProductionRenew Cannabis
- Logistics CoordinatorJ.McLaughlin
- Auto & Commercial Bodily Injury Claims Examiner - LitigationSedgwick
- Public Communications & Engagement CoordinatorCity of Brooklyn Center, MN
- Graphic Designer IIRAE
- ADS Program CoordinatorBlock Institute
- Program Coordinator - East New YorkHousing Works
Employers hiring most in Brooklyn
- Williams-Sonoma16 open roles
- Altana AI15 open roles
- J.P. Morgan14 open roles
- EnergyHub12 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan12 open roles
- Chronograph10 open roles
- speakit10 open roles
- Whop9 open roles
- Etsy8 open roles
- Justice Innovation8 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Brooklyn
- Etsy1,001–5,000 employees
- Long Island University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Brooklyn layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Brooklyn in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Brooklyn
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Brooklyn Law School | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Francis College | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| United Talmudical Seminary | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Derech Chaim | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Novominsk | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Job fairs and business events in Brooklyn
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Brooklyn.
- Job fairNov 5, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY
HireNewYork Multi-University Alumni Career Fair
College: CUNY Brooklyn College
- Small-business counselingNov 9, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY · Free
IN-PERSON: Small Business Website Workday at the Brooklyn Public Library
SBDC / SBA partner: Pace University Small Business Development Center
Conferences in Brooklyn
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Brooklyn. 3 with dates announced.
- Brooklyn 6G Summit
Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY
By invitation only. Free; invitation only. Live stream sign-up on IEEE.tv.
- The Conference Board Corporate Communications & Brand Summit
Mar 2 to Mar 3, 2027 · Brooklyn, NY
Paid ticket. Pricing not shown on pages read.
- The Conference Board Organizational Transformation
May 6 to May 7, 2027 · Brooklyn, NY
Paid ticket, price not listed
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brooklyn. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- New York City Workforce Development Board
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens
Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Comprehensive · 347-296-8010
Virtual Only
Kings County - New York State Department of Labor Workforce1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Affiliate · 718-613-3760
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development
Brooklyn · Affiliate
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm
Kings County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
1,336,382
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,646,306
people in Kings County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,548
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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- New York24,734 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from New York’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.