Rochester, NY jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Rochester
- Rochester Supply Chain Analyst - Data-Driven Inventory & OpsWorldwide Electric
- Payroll and Implementation SpecialistDoeren Mayhew
- Marketing SpecialistRoylo Partners
- Corporate Benefits SpecialistSpectraforce Technologies
- Corporate Benefits SpecialistAleron
- Accounts Receivable SpecialistArnold Magnetic Technologies
- Administrative AssistantElevate
- Onboarding & Recruiting Coordinator - Hybrid RochesterMurtha Cullina
- Senior Digital Design EngineerCaci NSS
- Senior Civil Environmental Engineer (Hybrid) in Rochester, NYOnterris
Employers hiring most in Rochester
- L3HARRIS Technologies65 open roles
- Paychex25 open roles
- Rochester Institute of Technology23 open roles
- JPMorgan Chase19 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund16 open roles
- Re Build Manufacturing14 open roles
- CACI International12 open roles
- Excellus BCBS12 open roles
- Capital District Physicians Health Plan11 open roles
- Univera Healthcare11 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Rochester
- Paychex5,001–20,000 employees
- University of Rochester5,001–20,000 employees
- Rochester Institute of Technology1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Rochester layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Rochester 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 Rochester
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| University of Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Nazareth University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. John Fisher University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Northeastern Seminary | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rochester. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Rochester Career Center, NYSDOL
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-238-8100
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
RochesterWorks Career Center
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-258-3500
Mon - Thur - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
RochesterWorks! New York State Department of Labor
Rochester · Comprehensive
M-F: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Veterans Outreach Center
Rochester · Affiliate · 585-546-1081
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Ulster County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
90,007
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
182,109
people in Ulster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,804
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Ulster County
- Kingston31 jobs
- Saugerties14 jobs
- Woodstock9 jobs
- New Paltz2 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.