Kings County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Kings County economy
5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
1,336,382
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,646,306
people in Kings County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,548
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Kings County layoffs
68
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
4,546
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
51
employers
Employers hiring most in Kings 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.
- Amazon563 open roles
- Morgan Stanley203 open roles
- Citi169 open roles
- New York Life158 open roles
- Confidential150 open roles
- J.P. Morgan138 open roles
- Legora112 open roles
- Ramp112 open roles
- Datadog103 open roles
- Capgemini Invent100 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Kings County
- Morgan Stanleyabout 80,000 employees (2023)
- American Expressabout 64,000 employees (2021)
- Fanaticsabout 22,000 employees (2024)
- MongoDBabout 5,600 employees (2025)
- Vimeoabout 1,100 employees (2024)
- Citigroup100,000+ employees
- Verizon100,000+ employees
- Bristol Myers Squibb20,001–100,000 employees
- Chubb20,001–100,000 employees
- Columbia University20,001–100,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Kings County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Brooklyn Law School | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Francis College | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| United Talmudical Seminary | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Congregation Talmidei Mesivta Tiferes Shmiel Aleksander | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Rabbinical College Ohr Yisroel | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Seminary Oholei Torah | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Derech Chaim | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth Elizer | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Kasho | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Machzikai Hadas | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Sholom Shachna | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshiva Yesoda Hatorah Vetz Chaim | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Novominsk | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivas Sanz Klauzenburg | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel | Brooklyn | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Kings County
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Kings County. 77 with dates announced.
- PLI Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket $2,895 to $3,495. Live program $2,895; PLI individual membership $3,495; Privileged Members attend free.
- ILPA Summit New York
Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. GP attendance is by invitation after application (2026 window closed); pricing not read.
- Brooklyn 6G Summit
Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · Brooklyn, NY
By invitation only. Free; invitation only. Live stream sign-up on IEEE.tv.
- People Analytics World New York
Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket, price not listed
- WCD Public Company Directors Forum
Nov 5, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. Open to US WCD members and prospective members only; fee not published.
- ARIAS-U.S. Fall Conference
Nov 12 to Nov 13, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Price not captured; ARIAS-U.S. is a reinsurance arbitration society and members get preferred rates.
- Private Equity Wire US Summit
Nov 12, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. GP and LP passes listed as free, LP passes subject to validation.
- NYU Institute on Federal Taxation
Nov 15 to Nov 20, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket About $2,340. Fee per the NYU page; CPE-oriented week-long program.
- Family Wealth Report Family Office Investment Summit
Nov 16, 2026 · New York, NY
Apply to attend. Earlier lead says complimentary for approved delegates; terms not stated on the summit listing.
- SuperReturn Private Credit North America
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Free expo, paid sessions. Paid passes for GPs/service providers (price shown at booking; book by Oct 30 to save up to $300); LPs…
- ACI Digital Assets: Compliance, Enforcement & Regulatory Oversight
Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Ticket $1,645 to $2,295. In-person: Government $1,645 early (pay by Oct 30) / $1,725 standard; In-House $1,695 / $1,795; Law…
- SIFMA Market Structure Conference
Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Held at New York Law School; pricing not read.
Showing 12 of 111 conferences, 77 with dates announced.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kings County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- New York City Workforce Development Board
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens
Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Comprehensive · 347-296-8010
Virtual Only
Kings County - New York State Department of Labor Workforce1 Career Center
Brooklyn · Affiliate · 718-613-3760
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm
St. Nicks Alliance Workforce Development
Brooklyn · Affiliate
M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Kings County
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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.