Franklin County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Franklin County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
18,840
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,066
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,747
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Franklin County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Franklin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Franklin 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.
- GPAC1 open role
- Jacobs1 open role
- Midwestern Pet Foods1 open role
- Nigel Frank International1 open role
- Serenity Solution1 open role
- UVM Health1 open role
Colleges in Franklin County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | Paul Smiths | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Franklin County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- North Country Workforce Development Board
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton; Town: Bridport
Franklin County OneWorkSource Center
Malone · Comprehensive
M-F 8:00am-4:00pm
Cities in Franklin County
- Waverly3 jobs
- Malone2 jobs
- Paul Smiths1 jobs
Other New York counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.