Dutchess County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dutchess County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 56 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dutchess County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
155,259
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
297,144
people in Dutchess County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$97,273
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dutchess County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
39
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Dutchess County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 24, 2026	Children's Home of PoughkeepsieTakes effect Dec 28, 2026	Dutchess	39	Layoff	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dutchess 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.

AMI Semiconductor8 open roles
Hudson Valley Credit Union6 open roles
AMI Semiconductor5 open roles
Advanced Micro Devices2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
Metric Geo2 open roles
On Semiconductor2 open roles
Onsemi2 open roles
TrustCo Bank2 open roles
WMCHealth2 open roles

Colleges in Dutchess County

Colleges in Dutchess County
College	City	Type	Students
Marist University	Poughkeepsie	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Bard College	Annandale-On-Hudson	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Culinary Institute of America	Hyde Park	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Dutchess County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Dutchess County. 1 with dates announced.

Menus of Change Leadership Summit
Jun 1 to Jun 3, 2027 · Hyde Park, NY
Paid ticket. 2026 sold out; 2027 registration not open.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board
Dutchess

DC WORKS
Poughkeepsie · Comprehensive · 845-473-9000
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Dutchess County

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Laid off or looking for work in Dutchess County?

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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.