Herkimer County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Herkimer County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 4 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Herkimer County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
28,336
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,932
people in Herkimer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,858
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Herkimer County layoffs

4
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
136
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Herkimer County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 30, 2026	Hudson Valley Fish Farm, Inc.Takes effect Oct 28, 2026	Columbia	47	Closure	State record
Jul 7, 2026	One Moment Logistics Inc.Takes effect Jul 17, 2026	Herkimer	52	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	Etain, LLC.Takes effect Aug 3, 2026	Warren	37	Closure	State record
May 5, 2026	Etain, LLC.Takes effect Aug 3, 2026	Warren	0	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Herkimer 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.

Arc Herkimer1 open role
NBT Bancorp1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc.
Herkimer, Madison, Oneida

Herkimer Working Solutions Career Center
Herkimer · Comprehensive · 315-867-1400
M-F: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (4:00 p.m. after Memorial Day, observed to after Labor Day).

Cities in Herkimer 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.