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Ulster County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ulster County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 636 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Ulster County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 90,007

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 182,109

    people in Ulster County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,804

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ulster County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Ulster 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 Ulster 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. L3HARRIS Technologies65 open roles
  2. Paychex25 open roles
  3. Rochester Institute of Technology23 open roles
  4. JPMorgan Chase19 open roles
  5. Harris Health Strategic Fund16 open roles
  6. Re Build Manufacturing14 open roles
  7. CACI International12 open roles
  8. Excellus BCBS12 open roles
  9. Capital District Physicians Health Plan11 open roles
  10. Univera Healthcare11 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Ulster County

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

Colleges in Ulster County

Colleges in Ulster County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Yeshiva of OceanGreenfield ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Ulster County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Ulster County.

Conferences in Ulster County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Ulster County. 1 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Ulster County Career Center

    Kingston · Comprehensive · 845-443-8066

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

Cities in Ulster County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Ulster 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.