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Orange County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Orange County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 5 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 58 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Orange County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 192,799

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 403,840

    people in Orange County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $96,497

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Orange County layoffs

  • 5

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 647

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 5

    employers

WARN notices filed in Orange County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
KJ Quality Logistics, LLC.Takes effect Nov 26, 2026Monroe41ClosureState record
Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing CenterTakes effect Sep 7, 2026Monroe216ClosureState record
Durham School Services, LP./Monroe School Transportation, Inc.Takes effect Jul 12, 2026Monroe180ClosureState record
Maximus, Inc.Takes effect Jun 30, 2026Monroe176LayoffState record
University of RochesterTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Monroe34LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Orange 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.

  1. Kaufman Dolowich4 open roles
  2. Cintas3 open roles
  3. KForce3 open roles
  4. Anheuser-Busch2 open roles
  5. Elevate Career Group2 open roles
  6. Gannett Fleming TranSystems2 open roles
  7. Mount Saint Mary College2 open roles
  8. New York State2 open roles
  9. OnTrac2 open roles
  10. Robert Half2 open roles

Colleges in Orange County

Colleges in Orange County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
United States Military AcademyWest PointPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical CollegeChesterPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Ohr NaftoliNew WindsorPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Orange Works Career Center - Middletown

    Middletown · Comprehensive · 845-360-0310

    M-F: 9:00am to 5:00pm

  • Orange Works Career Center - Newburgh

    Newburgh · Comprehensive

    M-F: 9:00am to 5:00 pm

Cities in Orange County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Orange 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.