Monroe County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Monroe County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
372,432
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
754,068
people in Monroe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,409
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Monroe County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Monroe County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Monroe 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.
- Corning12 open roles
- Ralliant9 open roles
- RadNet5 open roles
- Cooper Companies4 open roles
- TE Connectivity4 open roles
- WorldWide Electric3 open roles
- GPAC2 open roles
- Honeywell International2 open roles
- Paylocity2 open roles
- SUNY Brockport2 open roles
Colleges in Monroe County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| SUNY Brockport | Brockport | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Nazareth University | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| St. John Fisher University | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Northeastern Seminary | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York | Rochester | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Monroe County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Rochester Career Center, NYSDOL
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-238-8100
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
RochesterWorks Career Center
Rochester · Comprehensive · 585-258-3500
Mon - Thur - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Fri - 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
RochesterWorks! New York State Department of Labor
Rochester · Comprehensive
M-F: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Veterans Outreach Center
Rochester · Affiliate · 585-546-1081
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
Cities in Monroe County
Other New York counties
Laid off or looking for work in Monroe County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.