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Wayne County, NY jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wayne County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Wayne County economy

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 45,096

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 91,128

    people in Wayne County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $73,914

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wayne County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Wayne 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 Wayne 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. Ultralife7 open roles
  2. Creation Technologies1 open role
  3. Creation Technologies International1 open role
  4. Default Brand1 open role
  5. Enpro1 open role
  6. Kreher Family Farms1 open role
  7. Youth Advocate Programs1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Finger Lakes Works - Newark

    Newark · Comprehensive

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

Cities in Wayne County

Other New York counties

All of New York

Laid off or looking for work in Wayne 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.