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Cayuga County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cayuga County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cayuga County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 36,124

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 75,464

    people in Cayuga County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $66,583

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cayuga County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 14

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Cayuga County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Cayuga14ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cayuga 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. Unity House Of Troy3 open roles
  2. Tessy Plastics2 open roles
  3. Unity House of Cayuga County2 open roles
  4. 212 Vian Enterprises1 open role
  5. Alentra (formerly Currier)1 open role
  6. Auburn Community Hospital1 open role
  7. Auburn Enlarged City School District1 open role
  8. Charter Communications1 open role
  9. Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
  10. IsoTalent1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Cayuga Works Career Center

    Auburn · Comprehensive · 315-253-1590

    M-F.: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Cities in Cayuga County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Cayuga 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.