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Lewis County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lewis County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lewis County economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.7% the month before

  • 12,876

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 26,618

    people in Lewis County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,329

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lewis County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lewis 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • The Workplace - Lewis County

    Lowville · Comprehensive · 315-376-5800

    M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Lewis County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Lewis 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.