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

Patchogue, NY had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2022, at 77.9%. Kiryas Joel, NY had the lowest, at 50.1%. The median was 63.4% and the figure for New York was 62.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.9Patchogue, NY
Lowest50.1Kiryas Joel, NY
Median63.490 cities
New York62.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Patchogue, NY: 77.9 %Patchogue, NY77.9Mineola, NY: 74.5 %Mineola, NY74.5West Haverstraw, NY: 70.6 %West Haverstraw, NY70.6Babylon, NY: 70.4 %Babylon, NY70.4Kenmore, NY: 70 %Kenmore, NY70Westbury, NY: 69.7 %Westbury, NY69.7Beacon, NY: 69.5 %Beacon, NY69.5Mamaroneck, NY: 69.2 %Mamaroneck, NY69.2Dobbs Ferry, NY: 69.2 %Dobbs Ferry, NY69.2East Rockaway, NY: 68.9 %East Rockaway, NY68.9Floral Park, NY: 68.9 %Floral Park, NY68.9Peekskill, NY: 68.8 %Peekskill, NY68.8Freeport, NY: 68.7 %Freeport, NY68.7New Hyde Park, NY: 68.7 %New Hyde Park, NY68.7Port Chester, NY: 68.5 %Port Chester, NY68.5Long Beach, NY: 68.4 %Long Beach, NY68.4Lindenhurst, NY: 68.3 %Lindenhurst, NY68.3Hempstead, NY: 67.8 %Hempstead, NY67.8Suffern, NY: 67.4 %Suffern, NY67.4Lynbrook, NY: 67.3 %Lynbrook, NY67.3Kingston, NY: 67.3 %Kingston, NY67.3Mount Kisco, NY: 67.3 %Mount Kisco, NY67.3Valley Stream, NY: 67.2 %Valley Stream, NY67.2Glens Falls, NY: 66.9 %Glens Falls, NY66.9Sleepy Hollow, NY: 66.9 %Sleepy Hollow, NY66.9Corning, NY: 66.6 %Corning, NY66.6Woodbury, NY: 66.1 %Woodbury, NY66.1Spring Valley, NY: 66.1 %Spring Valley, NY66.1Mount Vernon, NY: 65.9 %Mount Vernon, NY65.9Depew, NY: 65.8 %Depew, NY65.8Rockville Centre, NY: 65.7 %Rockville Centre, NY65.7White Plains, NY: 65.5 %White Plains, NY65.5New Rochelle, NY: 65.4 %New Rochelle, NY65.4Lake Grove, NY: 65.3 %Lake Grove, NY65.3Watervliet, NY: 64.8 %Watervliet, NY64.8North Tonawanda, NY: 64.7 %North Tonawanda, NY64.7Rye, NY: 64.5 %Rye, NY64.5Massapequa Park, NY: 64.4 %Massapequa Park, NY64.4Ossining, NY: 64.2 %Ossining, NY64.2Lockport, NY: 64.1 %Lockport, NY64.1Patchogue, NY: 77.9 %Patchogue, NY77.9Mineola, NY: 74.5 %Mineola, NY74.5West Haverstraw, NY: 70.6 %West Haverstraw, NY70.6Babylon, NY: 70.4 %Babylon, NY70.4Kenmore, NY: 70 %Kenmore, NY70Westbury, NY: 69.7 %Westbury, NY69.7Beacon, NY: 69.5 %Beacon, NY69.5Mamaroneck, NY: 69.2 %Mamaroneck, NY69.2Dobbs Ferry, NY: 69.2 %Dobbs Ferry, NY69.2East Rockaway, NY: 68.9 %East Rockaway, NY68.9Floral Park, NY: 68.9 %Floral Park, NY68.9Peekskill, NY: 68.8 %Peekskill, NY68.8Freeport, NY: 68.7 %Freeport, NY68.7New Hyde Park, NY: 68.7 %New Hyde Park, NY68.7Port Chester, NY: 68.5 %Port Chester, NY68.5Long Beach, NY: 68.4 %Long Beach, NY68.4Lindenhurst, NY: 68.3 %Lindenhurst, NY68.3Hempstead, NY: 67.8 %Hempstead, NY67.8Suffern, NY: 67.4 %Suffern, NY67.4Lynbrook, NY: 67.3 %Lynbrook, NY67.3Kingston, NY: 67.3 %Kingston, NY67.3Mount Kisco, NY: 67.3 %Mount Kisco, NY67.3Valley Stream, NY: 67.2 %Valley Stream, NY67.2Glens Falls, NY: 66.9 %Glens Falls, NY66.9Sleepy Hollow, NY: 66.9 %Sleepy Hollow, NY66.9Corning, NY: 66.6 %Corning, NY66.6Woodbury, NY: 66.1 %Woodbury, NY66.1Spring Valley, NY: 66.1 %Spring Valley, NY66.1Mount Vernon, NY: 65.9 %Mount Vernon, NY65.9Depew, NY: 65.8 %Depew, NY65.8Rockville Centre, NY: 65.7 %Rockville Centre, NY65.7White Plains, NY: 65.5 %White Plains, NY65.5New Rochelle, NY: 65.4 %New Rochelle, NY65.4Lake Grove, NY: 65.3 %Lake Grove, NY65.3Watervliet, NY: 64.8 %Watervliet, NY64.8North Tonawanda, NY: 64.7 %North Tonawanda, NY64.7Rye, NY: 64.5 %Rye, NY64.5Massapequa Park, NY: 64.4 %Massapequa Park, NY64.4Ossining, NY: 64.2 %Ossining, NY64.2Lockport, NY: 64.1 %Lockport, NY64.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Patchogue, NY77.9+1 pts
2Mineola, NY74.5+0.8 pts
3West Haverstraw, NY70.6+0.5 pts
4Babylon, NY70.4-1.3 pts
5Kenmore, NY70+0.7 pts
6Westbury, NY69.7+0.5 pts
7Beacon, NY69.5+1.5 pts
8Mamaroneck, NY69.2-0.7 pts
9Dobbs Ferry, NY69.2+1.3 pts
10East Rockaway, NY68.90 pts
11Floral Park, NY68.9+0.6 pts
12Peekskill, NY68.8-0.2 pts
13Freeport, NY68.7+1.2 pts
14New Hyde Park, NY68.7-1.5 pts
15Port Chester, NY68.5-1.3 pts
16Long Beach, NY68.4-1.3 pts
17Lindenhurst, NY68.3+0.1 pts
18Hempstead, NY67.8+1.3 pts
19Suffern, NY67.4+0.7 pts
20Lynbrook, NY67.3-0.8 pts
21Kingston, NY67.3-0.6 pts
21Mount Kisco, NY67.3-0.5 pts
23Valley Stream, NY67.2-1.9 pts
24Glens Falls, NY66.9-0.4 pts
25Sleepy Hollow, NY66.9-2.2 pts
26Corning, NY66.6-1.1 pts
27Woodbury, NY66.1-4.4 pts
28Spring Valley, NY66.1-2.8 pts
29Mount Vernon, NY65.9+0.8 pts
30Depew, NY65.8+0.3 pts
31Rockville Centre, NY65.7-0.1 pts
32White Plains, NY65.5-1 pts
33New Rochelle, NY65.4+0.1 pts
34Lake Grove, NY65.3+3.5 pts
35Watervliet, NY64.8+0.5 pts
36North Tonawanda, NY64.7+0.3 pts
37Rye, NY64.5-0.7 pts
38Massapequa Park, NY64.4+0.4 pts
39Ossining, NY64.2-0.3 pts
40Lockport, NY64.1+0.3 pts
41Albany, NY64-0.7 pts
42Haverstraw, NY63.9-0.9 pts
43Yonkers, NY63.8-0.4 pts
44Tarrytown, NY63.6+0.2 pts
45Saratoga Springs, NY63.6-0.5 pts
46New York, NY63.2-0.2 pts
47Canandaigua, NY63.1+0.1 pts
48Harrison, NY62.7-0.2 pts
49Poughkeepsie, NY62.6+0.7 pts
50Scarsdale, NY62.6+0.4 pts
51Watertown, NY61.9+1.3 pts
52Middletown, NY61.7+0.6 pts
53Rochester, NY61.6-0.2 pts
54Oneida, NY61.6+2.5 pts
54Tonawanda, NY61.6+0.8 pts
56Garden City, NY61.4+0.4 pts
57Newburgh, NY61.4-2.5 pts
58Schenectady, NY61.2+0.3 pts
59Glen Cove, NY61+1.4 pts
60Lackawanna, NY61+0.9 pts
61Amsterdam, NY60.8+1 pts
62Batavia, NY60.6-0.9 pts
63Cortland, NY60.4+0.7 pts
64Troy, NY60.2-1 pts
65Buffalo, NY60.2-0.1 pts
66Oswego, NY60+1.6 pts
67Fulton, NY59.9-1.7 pts
68New Square, NY59.8-1 pts
68Olean, NY59.8-1.3 pts
70Cohoes, NY59.8-1.9 pts
71Geneva, NY59.8-0.8 pts
72Jamestown, NY58.7+1 pts
73Chestnut Ridge, NY58.2-1 pts
74Plattsburgh, NY57.7-0 pts
75Niagara Falls, NY57.6-1.1 pts
76Johnson City, NY57.6-0.8 pts
77Syracuse, NY57+1 pts
78Binghamton, NY56.8+0.7 pts
79Great Neck, NY56.7-2.1 pts
80Gloversville, NY56.6+1.1 pts
81Endicott, NY56.4-1.9 pts
82Utica, NY55.7-0.4 pts
83Dunkirk, NY55.2+0.2 pts
84Elmira, NY54.2+1.4 pts
85Ithaca, NY53.7+0.4 pts
86Airmont, NY53.2-1.4 pts
87Auburn, NY53.1+0.6 pts
87Rome, NY53.1+0.4 pts
89Oneonta, NY51.9+0.7 pts
90Kiryas Joel, NY50.1+4.2 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Patchogue, NY, with 77.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Kiryas Joel, NY, with 50.1% in 2022.

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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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