Oneida County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oneida County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 62 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Oneida County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
102,433
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
229,645
people in Oneida County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,819
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oneida County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
251
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Oneida County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
May 28, 2026	Flagship Logistics, LLC.Takes effect Jun 30, 2026	Steuben	43	Closure	State record
Mar 25, 2026	Finger Lakes On Wheels, LLC.Takes effect Jun 23, 2026	Steuben	85	Closure	State record
Mar 5, 2026	HNI Workplace Furnishings, LLC.Takes effect Aug 16, 2026	Steuben	123	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Oneida 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.

Pursuit Aerospace6 open roles
Northrop Grumman4 open roles
RTX4 open roles
Clarity Innovations3 open roles
CONMED3 open roles
Consigli Construction2 open roles
Danfoss2 open roles
Housing Visions Unlimited2 open roles
Indium2 open roles
Nexstar Media Group2 open roles

Colleges in Oneida County

Colleges in Oneida County
College	City	Type	Students
Hamilton College	Clinton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Utica University	Utica	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oneida 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

Working Solutions Career Center - Utica
Utica · Comprehensive
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Oneida County

Rome25 jobs
Utica21 jobs
Steuben
New Hartford7 jobs
Whitesboro6 jobs

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Oneida County?

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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.