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Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Kenmore, NY had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2024, at 74.9%. Oneonta, NY had the lowest, at 49.3%. The median was 63.3% and the figure for New York was 62.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.9Kenmore, NY
Lowest49.3Oneonta, NY
Median63.390 cities
New York62.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Kenmore, NY: 74.9 %Kenmore, NY74.9Patchogue, NY: 74.8 %Patchogue, NY74.8Mineola, NY: 73.7 %Mineola, NY73.7Port Chester, NY: 69.3 %Port Chester, NY69.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 69.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY69.3Lindenhurst, NY: 68.8 %Lindenhurst, NY68.8Freeport, NY: 68.8 %Freeport, NY68.8Babylon, NY: 68.7 %Babylon, NY68.7West Haverstraw, NY: 68.6 %West Haverstraw, NY68.6East Rockaway, NY: 68.3 %East Rockaway, NY68.3Spring Valley, NY: 68.1 %Spring Valley, NY68.1Mamaroneck, NY: 68 %Mamaroneck, NY68Beacon, NY: 68 %Beacon, NY68Long Beach, NY: 67.9 %Long Beach, NY67.9Floral Park, NY: 67.9 %Floral Park, NY67.9Glens Falls, NY: 67.9 %Glens Falls, NY67.9Tarrytown, NY: 67.3 %Tarrytown, NY67.3Lockport, NY: 67.2 %Lockport, NY67.2Peekskill, NY: 67.2 %Peekskill, NY67.2Mount Kisco, NY: 67.1 %Mount Kisco, NY67.1Massapequa Park, NY: 66.9 %Massapequa Park, NY66.9Suffern, NY: 66.9 %Suffern, NY66.9Westbury, NY: 66.9 %Westbury, NY66.9Valley Stream, NY: 66.8 %Valley Stream, NY66.8Hempstead, NY: 66.8 %Hempstead, NY66.8New Hyde Park, NY: 66.8 %New Hyde Park, NY66.8Mount Vernon, NY: 66.4 %Mount Vernon, NY66.4Sleepy Hollow, NY: 66.3 %Sleepy Hollow, NY66.3White Plains, NY: 66.2 %White Plains, NY66.2Woodbury, NY: 66.2 %Woodbury, NY66.2Lynbrook, NY: 65.7 %Lynbrook, NY65.7Scarsdale, NY: 65.5 %Scarsdale, NY65.5Poughkeepsie, NY: 65.2 %Poughkeepsie, NY65.2New Rochelle, NY: 65 %New Rochelle, NY65Kingston, NY: 64.9 %Kingston, NY64.9Depew, NY: 64.9 %Depew, NY64.9Rockville Centre, NY: 64.4 %Rockville Centre, NY64.4Watertown, NY: 64.2 %Watertown, NY64.2Harrison, NY: 64.1 %Harrison, NY64.1Yonkers, NY: 63.9 %Yonkers, NY63.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kenmore, NY74.9+2 pts
2Patchogue, NY74.8-2.9 pts
3Mineola, NY73.7-0.2 pts
4Port Chester, NY69.3-0.9 pts
5Dobbs Ferry, NY69.3-0 pts
6Lindenhurst, NY68.8+0.7 pts
7Freeport, NY68.8+0.1 pts
8Babylon, NY68.70 pts
9West Haverstraw, NY68.6-2 pts
10East Rockaway, NY68.3+2 pts
11Spring Valley, NY68.1+1.4 pts
12Mamaroneck, NY68-0.5 pts
13Beacon, NY68-1.1 pts
14Long Beach, NY67.9+0.3 pts
15Floral Park, NY67.9-0.4 pts
16Glens Falls, NY67.9+0.8 pts
17Tarrytown, NY67.3+1 pts
18Lockport, NY67.2+0.5 pts
19Peekskill, NY67.2-1.5 pts
20Mount Kisco, NY67.1-0.2 pts
21Massapequa Park, NY66.9+0.9 pts
22Suffern, NY66.9+0.2 pts
23Westbury, NY66.9-0.6 pts
24Valley Stream, NY66.8+0.5 pts
25Hempstead, NY66.8+0.2 pts
26New Hyde Park, NY66.8-1.5 pts
27Mount Vernon, NY66.4+0.8 pts
28Sleepy Hollow, NY66.3+0.5 pts
29White Plains, NY66.2+1.6 pts
30Woodbury, NY66.2+0.6 pts
31Lynbrook, NY65.7-0.4 pts
32Scarsdale, NY65.5+0.3 pts
33Poughkeepsie, NY65.2+1.3 pts
34New Rochelle, NY65+0.3 pts
35Kingston, NY64.9-0.7 pts
36Depew, NY64.9-1.9 pts
37Rockville Centre, NY64.4+0.1 pts
38Watertown, NY64.2+1.3 pts
39Harrison, NY64.1+0.2 pts
40Yonkers, NY63.9-0.6 pts
41Middletown, NY63.9+1.3 pts
42Garden City, NY63.8+0.7 pts
43Ossining, NY63.8-0.1 pts
44Albany, NY63.4-0.3 pts
45Corning, NY63.4-3.5 pts
46Watervliet, NY63.2-2.1 pts
47New York, NY63.2-0.2 pts
48Saratoga Springs, NY63-0.2 pts
49North Tonawanda, NY62.1-2.5 pts
50Amsterdam, NY62+0.7 pts
51Glen Cove, NY61.8+0.4 pts
52Rye, NY61.8-1.4 pts
53Rochester, NY61.7-0.8 pts
54Oswego, NY61.5+1.4 pts
55Tonawanda, NY61.2+1.1 pts
56Plattsburgh, NY61.1+2.2 pts
57Lake Grove, NY60.7-1.9 pts
58Schenectady, NY60.7+0.2 pts
59Buffalo, NY60.5+0.5 pts
60Newburgh, NY60.2-0.9 pts
61Geneva, NY60.1+0.3 pts
62Niagara Falls, NY60+1.1 pts
63Batavia, NY60-2 pts
64Cortland, NY59.9-1.5 pts
65Cohoes, NY59.8+0.1 pts
66Troy, NY59.7-0.8 pts
67Canandaigua, NY59.6-2.6 pts
68Haverstraw, NY59.6+2.6 pts
69Oneida, NY58.9-0.8 pts
70Gloversville, NY58.6+1.4 pts
71Johnson City, NY58.3-0.8 pts
72New Square, NY58.3+1.9 pts
73Chestnut Ridge, NY57.7-4.3 pts
74Endicott, NY57.5-0.2 pts
75Olean, NY57.2-3.9 pts
76Binghamton, NY57+0.6 pts
77Jamestown, NY57-1 pts
78Syracuse, NY56.9-0.3 pts
79Utica, NY56.9+1.1 pts
80Lackawanna, NY56-3.8 pts
81Great Neck, NY55.7-1.2 pts
82Fulton, NY55.2-1.5 pts
83Airmont, NY55-0.2 pts
84Auburn, NY54.9-1.5 pts
85Dunkirk, NY54.2-0.4 pts
86Rome, NY53.1-0.1 pts
87Ithaca, NY52.4-1.4 pts
88Elmira, NY52.2-1.6 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY51.8+1.6 pts
90Oneonta, NY49.3+1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in New York by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Kenmore, NY, with 74.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oneonta, NY, with 49.3% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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