Chautauqua County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chautauqua County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chautauqua County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
53,881
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,329
people in Chautauqua County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,507
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chautauqua County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
316
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Chautauqua County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 27, 2026	Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.Takes effect Sep 1, 2026	Chautauqua	79	Layoff	State record
Apr 30, 2026	Bush Industries Inc. d/b/a eSolutions GroupTakes effect Apr 30, 2026	Chautauqua	237	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Chautauqua 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.

Cummins2 open roles
Michael Page2 open roles
Schrödinger2 open roles
AB SKF1 open role
Callahan & Blaine1 open role
DSG Global1 open role
Jamestown Community College (NY)1 open role
Nestlé1 open role
New Flyer1 open role
SKF1 open role

Colleges in Chautauqua County

Colleges in Chautauqua County
College	City	Type	Students
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Chautauqua County Workforce Investment Board
Chautauqua

Chautauqua Works
Dunkirk · Comprehensive · 716-366-9015
M-F: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Chautauqua Works
Jamestown · Comprehensive · 716-661-9553
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday

Cities in Chautauqua County

Chautauqua1 jobs
Jamestown8 jobs
Portland3 jobs
Dunkirk3 jobs
Fredonia1 jobs

Other New York counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Chautauqua County?

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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.