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New York Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 62 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Orange County, New York 0.0%
2 Chautauqua County, New York 0.0%
3 Essex County, New York 0.0%
4 Erie County, New York 0.0%
5 Ontario County, New York 1.0%
6 Cattaraugus County, New York 1.0%
7 Fulton County, New York 1.0%
8 Schenectady County, New York 1.7%
9 Franklin County, New York 2.1%
10 Onondaga County, New York 2.5%
11 Livingston County, New York 2.8%
12 Putnam County, New York 2.8%
13 Yates County, New York 2.9%
14 Bronx County, New York 3.4%
15 Washington County, New York 3.4%
16 Queens County, New York 3.5%
17 Tompkins County, New York 3.7%
18 Wyoming County, New York 3.8%
19 Cayuga County, New York 3.9%
20 Clinton County, New York 4.0%
21 Herkimer County, New York 4.1%
22 St. Lawrence County, New York 4.6%
23 Suffolk County, New York 4.6%
24 Montgomery County, New York 4.7%
25 Oneida County, New York 4.7%
26 Seneca County, New York 4.7%
27 Wayne County, New York 4.8%
28 Nassau County, New York 4.8%
29 Monroe County, New York 5.1%
30 Albany County, New York 5.2%
31 Lewis County, New York 5.2%
32 Columbia County, New York 5.3%
33 Otsego County, New York 5.3%
34 Schoharie County, New York 5.4%
35 Richmond County, New York 5.5%
36 Cortland County, New York 5.7%
37 Steuben County, New York 5.8%
38 Allegany County, New York 5.8%
39 Orleans County, New York 5.8%
40 Rockland County, New York 5.9%
41 Niagara County, New York 6.0%
42 Westchester County, New York 6.0%
43 Schuyler County, New York 6.3%
44 Chemung County, New York 6.3%
45 Genesee County, New York 6.3%
46 Saratoga County, New York 6.3%
47 Jefferson County, New York 6.4%
48 Broome County, New York 6.7%
49 New York County, New York 7.0%
50 Tioga County, New York 7.2%
51 Hamilton County, New York 7.5%
52 Chenango County, New York 7.7%
53 Dutchess County, New York 7.7%
54 Ulster County, New York 7.8%
55 Sullivan County, New York 9.0%
56 Kings County, New York 9.0%
57 Warren County, New York 10.4%
58 Madison County, New York 11.1%
59 Rensselaer County, New York 11.6%
60 Oswego County, New York 12.7%
61 Delaware County, New York 13.2%
62 Greene County, New York 13.5%