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Unemployment Rate in New York, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in New York, ranked. The highest is Bronx County at 11.4% and the lowest is Yates County at 3.1%.

New York: 6.4% · United States: 5.2% · median county in New York: 5.2%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Bronx County11.4%
2Kings County7.9%
3New York County7.6%
4Queens County7.2%
5Allegany County7.1%
6Broome County7.1%
7Oswego County7.0%
8Schuyler County6.5%
9Chenango County6.4%
10Delaware County6.4%
11Otsego County6.4%
12Chemung County6.1%
13Westchester County6.1%
14Steuben County6.0%
15Chautauqua County5.9%
16Jefferson County5.9%
17Niagara County5.9%
18Schenectady County5.8%
19Sullivan County5.8%
20Richmond County5.6%
21Rockland County5.6%
22Orange County5.5%
23Tioga County5.5%
24Tompkins County5.5%
25Columbia County5.4%
26Ulster County5.4%
27Rensselaer County5.3%
28St. Lawrence County5.3%
29Dutchess County5.2%
30Lewis County5.2%
31Livingston County5.2%
32Onondaga County5.2%
33Orleans County5.1%
34Albany County5.0%
35Cattaraugus County5.0%
36Schoharie County5.0%
37Washington County5.0%
38Erie County4.9%
39Monroe County4.9%
40Nassau County4.8%
41Montgomery County4.7%
42Suffolk County4.7%
43Cortland County4.6%
44Genesee County4.6%
45Oneida County4.6%
46Seneca County4.5%
47Hamilton County4.4%
48Putnam County4.4%
49Herkimer County4.3%
50Warren County4.3%
51Madison County4.2%
52Clinton County4.1%
53Essex County4.0%
54Franklin County3.9%
55Greene County3.9%
56Cayuga County3.8%
57Ontario County3.7%
58Wyoming County3.6%
59Fulton County3.5%
60Saratoga County3.3%
61Wayne County3.3%
62Yates County3.1%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

New York ranks 4th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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