New York County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

New York County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 40 open professional jobs are in its cities.

New York County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.4% the month before
965,914
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,627,788
people in New York County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,553
median household income
Source: Census ACS
65%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

New York County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming New York 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 New York 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.

Michael Page8 open roles
SelectLeaders4 open roles
Confidential3 open roles
Greenman-Pedersen3 open roles
Bond Vet2 open roles
Food Management Search2 open roles
Justice Innovation2 open roles
Accenture1 open role
Bright Horizons Family Solutions1 open role
Cain International1 open role

Colleges in New York County

Colleges in New York County
College	City	Type	Students
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	Public 4-year	20,000+
CUNY Hunter College	New York	Public 4-year	20,000+
New York University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+
CUNY City College	New York	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	New York	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Pace University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Touro University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Fashion Institute of Technology	New York	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
The New School	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Yeshiva University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
American Musical and Dramatic Academy	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Barnard College	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Manhattan School of Music	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Marymount Manhattan College	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
New York Law School	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Relay Graduate School of Education	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Teachers College at Columbia University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
The Juilliard School	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Weill Medical College of Cornell University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bank Street College of Education	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Boricua College	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Helene Fuld College of Nursing	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
IE New York College	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Jewish Theological Seminary of America	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Metropolitan College of New York	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
New York Academy of Art	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
New York College of Podiatric Medicine	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
New York School of Interior Design	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
New York Theological Seminary	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
SUNY College of Optometry	New York	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
The Rockefeller University	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York	New York	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

New York City Workforce Development Board
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens

Lower Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center
New York · Affiliate · 212-775-3771
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
NYC Business Solutions Center - Lower Manhattan
New York · Affiliate · 212-618-8914
Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Upper Manhattan Workforce1 Career Center
New York · Comprehensive · 917-493-7054
Mon - Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in New York County

Manhattan40 jobs

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in New York 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.