Major Employers of Rensselaer County (2016)
- St. Peter's Health Partners 3,558
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1,822
- Rensselaer County 1,406
- Regeneron 1,325
- Hudson Valley Community College 1,251
- Dake Bros./Stewarts Ice Cream Co. 1,141
- Community Care Physicians 1,037
- Pitney Bowes/MapInfo 825
- CDTA 800
- East Greenbush Central School District 794
- Averill Park School District 675
- Hannaford Brothers 631
- Troy City School District 625
- City of Troy 500
- New York State Independent Systems Operator 500
- Evergreen Commons 481
- New York State 479
- RGC BOCES / Questar III 475
- Walmart 461
- Sage Colleges 429
- Community Hospice Inc. 425
- AMRI 354
- The Arc of Rensselaer County 330
- Lansingburgh Central School District 322
- First Niagara Bank 310
- YMCA 308
- Amtrak 300
- Unity House of Troy 300
- NYS Health 300
- Garelick Farms 260
- Phoenix 251
- Rifenburg Construction Inc. 250
- U.W. Marx 250
- Pioneer Savings Bank 236
- Computer Sciences Corp. 225
- Rensselaer City School District 214
- Brittonkill School District 205
- Berlin Central School District 200
- Golub Corp./Price Chopper 200
- Saint Gobain 200
- Hoosick Falls School District 190
- Schodack Central School District 190
- Taconic 188
- Hoosick Valley Central School District 186
- Express Scripts 175
- Commission for Economic Opportunity 139
- Polsinello Fuels 125
- Rose & Kiernan Inc. 125
- Hoosick Falls Health Center 120
- GE Healthcare 110
Employment By Industry Sectors (2016)
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, & Mining 416
- Construction 5,678
- Manufacturing 5,970
- Wholesale Trade 1,817
- Retail Trade 8,383
- Transportation and Warehousing, & Utilities 4,087
- Information 1,513
- Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental & Leasing 4,571
- Finance and Insurance 3,491
- Real Estate and Rental & Leasing 1,080
- Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, & Waste Mgmt. Services 7,727
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5,357
- Educational Services, and Health Care & Social Assistance 21,694
- Educational Services 9,493
- Health Care & Social Assistance 12,201
- Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, & Food Services 6,207
- Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,487
- Public Administration 8,689
(Source: Capital District Regional Planning Commission Community Fact Sheets)