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Queens County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Queens County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 10 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 120 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Queens County economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 1,207,285

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,330,124

    people in Queens County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $84,961

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Queens County layoffs

  • 10

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 885

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 9

    employers

WARN notices filed in Queens County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Sky Chefs, LLCTakes effect Oct 7, 2026Queens471LayoffState record
Pomonok Home Services, Inc.Takes effect Oct 8, 2026Queens226ClosureState record
Allied Aviation Service Company of New York Inc.Takes effect Aug 2, 2026Queens42ClosureState record
SY SEIT, LLC.Takes effect Aug 31, 2026Queens13ClosureState record
Knight Facilities Management, Inc.Takes effect Apr 30, 2026Queens3ClosureState record
Knight Facilities Management, Inc.Takes effect Apr 30, 2026Queens0ClosureState record
Lutheran Social Services of New YorkTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Queens38ClosureState record
Urban Resource InstituteTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Queens8ClosureState record
The Coca-Cola CompanyTakes effect May 31, 2026Queens41LayoffState record
Rising Ground Inc.Takes effect May 21, 2026Queens43LayoffState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Queens 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. Samaritan Daytop Village10 open roles
  2. Skanska USA10 open roles
  3. NEW York Edge7 open roles
  4. Citigroup4 open roles
  5. TBG | The Bachrach Group4 open roles
  6. Westhab4 open roles
  7. Elon University3 open roles
  8. Northwell Health3 open roles
  9. Rising Ground3 open roles
  10. American Bath Group2 open roles

Colleges in Queens County

Colleges in Queens County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
CUNY Queens CollegeQueensPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
St. John's University-New YorkQueensPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
CUNY York CollegeJamaicaPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushingPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Beis Medrash Heichal DovidFar RockawayPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
CUNY School of LawLong Island CityPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Rabbinical Seminary of AmericaFlushingPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical SeminaryFar RockawayPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshiva Zichron AryehFar RockawayPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Yeshivath Shaar HatorahKew GardensPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Elmhurst Workforce1 Career Center

    Elmhurst · Affiliate · 718-321-6307

    Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  • Industrial and Transporation Career Center

    Jamaica · Affiliate · 718-577-2194

    Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm

  • Queens Workforce1 Career Center

    Jamaica · Comprehensive

    M-F: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Queens County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Queens 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.