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Richmond County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Richmond County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 51 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Richmond County economy

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.6% the month before

  • 246,734

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 492,734

    people in Richmond County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $98,290

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 43%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Richmond County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Richmond 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 Richmond 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. Amazon6 open roles
  2. Northwell Health3 open roles
  3. CrossCountry Mortgage2 open roles
  4. Five Below2 open roles
  5. NEW York Edge2 open roles
  6. Wagner College2 open roles
  7. Angiuli & Gentile1 open role
  8. CBN America1 open role
  9. Centers Health Care1 open role
  10. Charter Communications1 open role

Colleges in Richmond County

Colleges in Richmond County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
College of Staten Island CUNYStaten IslandPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Wagner CollegeStaten IslandPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryStaten IslandPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Staten Island Workforce1 Career Center

    Staten Island · Comprehensive · 718-285-8463

    M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Richmond County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Richmond 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.