Labor Statistics for the Finger Lakes Region

For the 12-month period ending June 2026, the private sector job count in the Rochester metro area fell by 1,500, or 0.3 percent, to 446,600.  Gains were centered in leisure and hospitality (+800), mining, logging and construction (+600) and private education and health services (+600).  Employment losses were focused in manufacturing (-1,500), financial activities (-1,000), professional and business services (-800) and information (-200).

For More Information Please Contact:

Kurt Meichtry
NYS Department of Labor
276 Waring Road
Rochester, NY 14609
Phone: (585) 258-8870
Email: [email protected]

This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.