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Saratoga County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Saratoga County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 68 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Saratoga County economy

  • 3.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.2% the month before

  • 128,749

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 237,075

    people in Saratoga County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $99,653

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 51%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Saratoga County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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. Prime Group Holdings6 open roles
  2. Ballston Spa National Bank5 open roles
  3. US Foods4 open roles
  4. Consigli Construction3 open roles
  5. LAM Research3 open roles
  6. Sysco3 open roles
  7. TrustCo Bank3 open roles
  8. Alliance Risk Group2 open roles
  9. Builders FirstSource2 open roles
  10. Pop-Up Talent2 open roles

Colleges in Saratoga County

Colleges in Saratoga County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Empire State UniversitySaratoga SpringsPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SpringsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Saratoga County Career Center

    Ballston Spa · Comprehensive · 518-884-4170

    M-F: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Saratoga County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Saratoga 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.