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Fulton County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fulton County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fulton County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 24,308

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 52,787

    people in Fulton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,615

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 31%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fulton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fulton 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 Fulton 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. Plug Power4 open roles
  2. Builders FirstSource1 open role
  3. DHL1 open role
  4. EquipmentShare1 open role
  5. The Salvation Army1 open role
  6. Unknown Planner1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Gloversville Workforce Solutions Center

    Gloversville · Affiliate · 518-842-3676

    Monday & Friday- Youth Services Open 8:30am-4:40pm closed 12:30-1:00pm. - Wednesday & Thursday - Adult Services-Resource Room Open 8:30am-4:30pm closed 12:30pm -1:00pm.

Cities in Fulton County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Fulton 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.