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Broome County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Broome County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 115 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Broome County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 86,388

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 197,738

    people in Broome County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,059

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Broome County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Broome County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Broome 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.

  1. BAE Systems45 open roles
  2. Guthrie Cortland Medical Center5 open roles
  3. Ensco4 open roles
  4. United Health Services4 open roles
  5. Weis Markets3 open roles
  6. Acro Service2 open roles
  7. Ametek SCP2 open roles
  8. Amphenol2 open roles
  9. Bose2 open roles
  10. Charter Communications2 open roles

Colleges in Broome County

Colleges in Broome County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Binghamton UniversityVestalPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Broome County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Broome-Tioga Workforce New York

    Johnson City · Comprehensive · 607-778-2136

    Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Cities in Broome County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Broome County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New York’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.