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Suffolk County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Suffolk County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 519 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Suffolk County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 822,044

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,525,680

    people in Suffolk County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $128,329

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Suffolk County layoffs

  • 8

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 536

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 6

    employers

WARN notices filed in Suffolk County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Altera Digital HealthTakes effect Dec 31, 2026Suffolk133LayoffState record
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Takes effect Nov 27, 2026Suffolk160LayoffState record
InvaGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Takes effect Nov 27, 2026Suffolk45LayoffState record
Alray Car Parts Supply & Mfg. Corp.d/b/a Tinker Auto PartsTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Suffolk31ClosureState record
Alray Car Parts Supply & Mfg. Corp.d/b/a Tinker Auto PartsTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Suffolk20ClosureState record
USIC Locating Services, LLC. d/b/a Reconn Utility ServicesTakes effect Apr 6, 2026Suffolk72LayoffState record
NHS U.S., LLC.Takes effect Jul 3, 2026Suffolk31LayoffState record
AmazonTakes effect Apr 28, 2026Suffolk44ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Suffolk 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. BAE Systems19 open roles
  2. Estee Lauder Companies19 open roles
  3. Contract Specialties Group15 open roles
  4. Zebra Technologies14 open roles
  5. Catholic Health Long Island13 open roles
  6. LHH12 open roles
  7. Amneal Pharmaceuticals10 open roles
  8. Leviton10 open roles
  9. Greenman-Pedersen8 open roles
  10. Langan8 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Suffolk County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Suffolk County

Colleges in Suffolk County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Stony Brook UniversityStony BrookPublic 4-year20,000+
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdalePublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • The Employment Center at Suffolk County Department of Labor

    Hauppauge · Comprehensive · 631-853-6600

    Monday thru Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

  • NYSDOL Career Center - AJC

    Patchogue · Affiliate · 631-687-4800

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

Cities in Suffolk County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Suffolk 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.