Clinton County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Clinton County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 21 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Clinton County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
33,128
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
78,961
people in Clinton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,208
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Clinton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Clinton 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 Clinton 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.

Alstom4 open roles
Acara Solutions, An Aleron Company1 open role
Beta Technologies1 open role
Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
Champlain Valley Educational Services BOCES1 open role
Colas1 open role
Confidential1 open role
CVES1 open role
ETS Staffing1 open role
Fathom Recruitment1 open role

Colleges in Clinton County

Colleges in Clinton County
College	City	Type	Students
State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

North Country Workforce Development Board
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton; Town: Bridport

Plattsburgh OneWorkSource Center
Plattsburgh · Comprehensive
M - F 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in Clinton County

Plattsburgh18 jobs
Clinton3 jobs

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Clinton 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.