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Genesee County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Genesee County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Genesee County economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 30,436

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 57,943

    people in Genesee County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $72,055

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Genesee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Genesee 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 Genesee 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. Arthur J. Gallagher3 open roles
  2. Gallagher Bassett3 open roles
  3. Alta Equipment Group2 open roles
  4. Gallagher2 open roles
  5. Healthcarelinensg2 open roles
  6. Batavia Container1 open role
  7. Chapin International1 open role
  8. Genesee County1 open role
  9. Graham1 open role
  10. Tompkins Bank & Trust1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Genesee County Career Center - Batavia

    Batavia · Comprehensive · 585-344-2042

    M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Genesee County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Genesee 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.