Rockland County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rockland County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 67 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rockland County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
167,073
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
338,936
people in Rockland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$110,631
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rockland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Rockland 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 Rockland 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.

WMCHealth6 open roles
Consolidated Edison4 open roles
MetroWall3 open roles
Dominican University New York2 open roles
Five Below2 open roles
Halmar International2 open roles
Hamaspik Choice2 open roles
Intercos America2 open roles
Rockland Community College2 open roles
Sanofi2 open roles

Colleges in Rockland County

Colleges in Rockland County
College	City	Type	Students
Dominican University New York	Orangeburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Yeshivath Viznitz	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Bais Binyomin Academy	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Bais Medrash Elyon	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Bais Medrash of Dexter Park	Chestnut Ridge	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary	Spring Valley	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Mechon L'hoyroa	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim	Monsey	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland	Suffern	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

WDB of Rockland County
Rockland

Rockland Works Career Center
Nyack · Comprehensive · 845-770-2900
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Rockland County Career Center - Suffern
Suffern · Affiliate · 845-770-2900
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cities in Rockland County

Suffern14 jobs
Spring Valley12 jobs
Pearl River8 jobs
Congers7 jobs
Orangeburg7 jobs
Nanuet6 jobs
Nyack3 jobs
Chestnut Ridge2 jobs
Monsey2 jobs
Sparkill

Other New York counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Rockland 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.