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Civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY

Civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY was 31,910 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons31,910
Change on 2024+1%
Rank10th of 39Cities in New York ranked
Series high32,8761991
Series low28,9322001

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Civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY, 1990 to 2025

28K29K30K31K32K33K19901996200220082014202020251990: 32,478 persons1991: 32,876 persons1992: 32,789 persons1993: 32,567 persons1994: 32,540 persons1995: 31,958 persons1996: 31,500 persons1997: 31,997 persons1998: 31,769 persons1999: 31,212 persons2000: 29,046 persons2001: 28,932 persons2002: 29,458 persons2003: 29,232 persons2004: 29,455 persons2005: 29,616 persons2006: 29,760 persons2007: 29,414 persons2008: 29,591 persons2009: 29,991 persons2010: 31,952 persons2011: 31,171 persons2012: 31,602 persons2013: 31,419 persons2014: 30,512 persons2015: 30,332 persons2016: 30,556 persons2017: 30,623 persons2018: 30,755 persons2019: 30,865 persons2020: 31,985 persons2021: 31,291 persons2022: 31,085 persons2023: 31,503 persons2024: 31,580 persons2025: 31,910 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202531,910
202431,580
202331,503
202231,085
202131,291
202031,985
201930,865
201830,755
201730,623
201630,556
201530,332
201430,512
201331,419
201231,602
201131,171
201031,952
200929,991
200829,591
200729,414
200629,760
200529,616
200429,455
200329,232
200229,458
200128,932
200029,046
199931,212
199831,769
199731,997
199631,500
199531,958
199432,540
199332,567
199232,789
199132,876
199032,478

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Schenectady, NY, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Schenectady, NY, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/schenectady-ny. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Schenectady, NY, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/schenectady-ny.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Schenectady, NY, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/schenectady-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY?

Civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY was 31,910 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Schenectady, NY?

32,876 in 1991, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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