Otsego County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Otsego County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 16 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Otsego County economy

4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
27,480
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,738
people in Otsego County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,086
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Otsego County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Otsego 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 Otsego 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.

Hartwick College4 open roles
Bassett Healthcare2 open roles
Bassett Healthcare Network2 open roles
Education & Training Resources2 open roles
State University of New York (SUNY) Oneonta2 open roles
SUNY Oneonta2 open roles
Corning1 open role
Maria College of Albany1 open role
Springbrook Software1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Otsego County

Primo Brands5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Otsego County

Colleges in Otsego County
College	City	Type	Students
SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Hartwick College	Oneonta	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Workforce Development Board
Chenango, Delaware, Otsego

CDO Workforce Center
Oneonta · Comprehensive · 607-432-4800
M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Otsego County

Oneonta12 jobs
Cooperstown4 jobs

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Otsego County?

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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.