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Oswego County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oswego County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Oswego County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 56,432

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 117,945

    people in Oswego County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $68,461

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Oswego County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 59

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Oswego County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Oswego Beverage Company, LLC.Takes effect Aug 28, 2026Oswego59ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Oswego 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. Constellation Energy7 open roles
  2. SUNY Oswego2 open roles
  3. AllSTEM Connections1 open role
  4. Constellation Acquisition Corp I1 open role
  5. Customs and Border Protection1 open role
  6. Novelis1 open role
  7. Oswego County Federal Credit Union1 open role
  8. TEKsystems1 open role
  9. Veterans Health Administration1 open role

Colleges in Oswego County

Colleges in Oswego County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
State University of New York at OswegoOswegoPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Oswego County Workforce New York

    Fulton · Comprehensive · 315-591-9000

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

Cities in Oswego County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Oswego 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.