St. Lawrence County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Lawrence County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Lawrence County economy

5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
42,553
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
107,796
people in St. Lawrence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,900
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Lawrence County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence 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.

Corning5 open roles
LaBella Associates3 open roles
Liberty2 open roles
Arconic1 open role
Citizen-Advocate1 open role
Customs and Border Protection1 open role
Gray & Gray and Associates Certified Public Accountants, P. ...1 open role
Syneos Health Careers1 open role
Target Group1 open role
Whittingham1 open role

Colleges in St. Lawrence County

Colleges in St. Lawrence County
College	City	Type	Students
Clarkson University	Potsdam	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
St Lawrence University	Canton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY College at Potsdam	Potsdam	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
SUNY College of Technology at Canton	Canton	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

St. Lawrence County Workforce Development Board
St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence County Career Center - Canton
Canton · Comprehensive · 315-386-3276
8:00-4:00 Monday-Friday
Massena Career Center
Massena · Affiliate · 315-769-3596
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
Ogdensburg Career Center
Ogdensburg · Affiliate · 315-393-4600
Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Cities in St. Lawrence County

Canton7 jobs
Massena7 jobs
Potsdam4 jobs
Lawrence1 jobs
Ogdensburg1 jobs

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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.