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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 2023, at 77.8%. Oneonta, NY had the lowest, at 47.6%. The median was 63.3% and the figure for New York was 63%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.8Patchogue, NY
Lowest47.6Oneonta, NY
Median63.390 cities
New York63History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Patchogue, NY: 77.8 %Patchogue, NY77.8Mineola, NY: 73.9 %Mineola, NY73.9Kenmore, NY: 72.9 %Kenmore, NY72.9West Haverstraw, NY: 70.6 %West Haverstraw, NY70.6Port Chester, NY: 70.3 %Port Chester, NY70.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 69.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY69.3Beacon, NY: 69.1 %Beacon, NY69.1Freeport, NY: 68.7 %Freeport, NY68.7Peekskill, NY: 68.7 %Peekskill, NY68.7Babylon, NY: 68.7 %Babylon, NY68.7Mamaroneck, NY: 68.5 %Mamaroneck, NY68.5Floral Park, NY: 68.3 %Floral Park, NY68.3New Hyde Park, NY: 68.3 %New Hyde Park, NY68.3Lindenhurst, NY: 68.1 %Lindenhurst, NY68.1Long Beach, NY: 67.7 %Long Beach, NY67.7Westbury, NY: 67.5 %Westbury, NY67.5Mount Kisco, NY: 67.3 %Mount Kisco, NY67.3Glens Falls, NY: 67.1 %Glens Falls, NY67.1Corning, NY: 66.9 %Corning, NY66.9Depew, NY: 66.9 %Depew, NY66.9Lockport, NY: 66.8 %Lockport, NY66.8Spring Valley, NY: 66.7 %Spring Valley, NY66.7Suffern, NY: 66.7 %Suffern, NY66.7Hempstead, NY: 66.6 %Hempstead, NY66.6Valley Stream, NY: 66.3 %Valley Stream, NY66.3East Rockaway, NY: 66.3 %East Rockaway, NY66.3Tarrytown, NY: 66.3 %Tarrytown, NY66.3Lynbrook, NY: 66.1 %Lynbrook, NY66.1Massapequa Park, NY: 66 %Massapequa Park, NY66Sleepy Hollow, NY: 65.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY65.8Kingston, NY: 65.7 %Kingston, NY65.7Woodbury, NY: 65.7 %Woodbury, NY65.7Mount Vernon, NY: 65.6 %Mount Vernon, NY65.6Watervliet, NY: 65.3 %Watervliet, NY65.3Scarsdale, NY: 65.2 %Scarsdale, NY65.2New Rochelle, NY: 64.7 %New Rochelle, NY64.7White Plains, NY: 64.7 %White Plains, NY64.7North Tonawanda, NY: 64.6 %North Tonawanda, NY64.6Yonkers, NY: 64.6 %Yonkers, NY64.6Rockville Centre, NY: 64.3 %Rockville Centre, NY64.3Patchogue, NY: 77.8 %Patchogue, NY77.8Mineola, NY: 73.9 %Mineola, NY73.9Kenmore, NY: 72.9 %Kenmore, NY72.9West Haverstraw, NY: 70.6 %West Haverstraw, NY70.6Port Chester, NY: 70.3 %Port Chester, NY70.3Dobbs Ferry, NY: 69.3 %Dobbs Ferry, NY69.3Beacon, NY: 69.1 %Beacon, NY69.1Freeport, NY: 68.7 %Freeport, NY68.7Peekskill, NY: 68.7 %Peekskill, NY68.7Babylon, NY: 68.7 %Babylon, NY68.7Mamaroneck, NY: 68.5 %Mamaroneck, NY68.5Floral Park, NY: 68.3 %Floral Park, NY68.3New Hyde Park, NY: 68.3 %New Hyde Park, NY68.3Lindenhurst, NY: 68.1 %Lindenhurst, NY68.1Long Beach, NY: 67.7 %Long Beach, NY67.7Westbury, NY: 67.5 %Westbury, NY67.5Mount Kisco, NY: 67.3 %Mount Kisco, NY67.3Glens Falls, NY: 67.1 %Glens Falls, NY67.1Corning, NY: 66.9 %Corning, NY66.9Depew, NY: 66.9 %Depew, NY66.9Lockport, NY: 66.8 %Lockport, NY66.8Spring Valley, NY: 66.7 %Spring Valley, NY66.7Suffern, NY: 66.7 %Suffern, NY66.7Hempstead, NY: 66.6 %Hempstead, NY66.6Valley Stream, NY: 66.3 %Valley Stream, NY66.3East Rockaway, NY: 66.3 %East Rockaway, NY66.3Tarrytown, NY: 66.3 %Tarrytown, NY66.3Lynbrook, NY: 66.1 %Lynbrook, NY66.1Massapequa Park, NY: 66 %Massapequa Park, NY66Sleepy Hollow, NY: 65.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY65.8Kingston, NY: 65.7 %Kingston, NY65.7Woodbury, NY: 65.7 %Woodbury, NY65.7Mount Vernon, NY: 65.6 %Mount Vernon, NY65.6Watervliet, NY: 65.3 %Watervliet, NY65.3Scarsdale, NY: 65.2 %Scarsdale, NY65.2New Rochelle, NY: 64.7 %New Rochelle, NY64.7White Plains, NY: 64.7 %White Plains, NY64.7North Tonawanda, NY: 64.6 %North Tonawanda, NY64.6Yonkers, NY: 64.6 %Yonkers, NY64.6Rockville Centre, NY: 64.3 %Rockville Centre, NY64.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Patchogue, NY77.8-0.1 pts
2Mineola, NY73.9-0.6 pts
3Kenmore, NY72.9+2.9 pts
4West Haverstraw, NY70.60 pts
5Port Chester, NY70.3+1.8 pts
6Dobbs Ferry, NY69.3+0.2 pts
7Beacon, NY69.1-0.4 pts
8Freeport, NY68.70 pts
9Peekskill, NY68.7-0.1 pts
10Babylon, NY68.7-1.8 pts
11Mamaroneck, NY68.5-0.7 pts
12Floral Park, NY68.3-0.6 pts
13New Hyde Park, NY68.3-0.4 pts
14Lindenhurst, NY68.1-0.2 pts
15Long Beach, NY67.7-0.7 pts
16Westbury, NY67.5-2.2 pts
17Mount Kisco, NY67.30 pts
18Glens Falls, NY67.1+0.1 pts
19Corning, NY66.9+0.3 pts
20Depew, NY66.9+1.1 pts
21Lockport, NY66.8+2.7 pts
22Spring Valley, NY66.7+0.6 pts
23Suffern, NY66.7-0.7 pts
24Hempstead, NY66.6-1.2 pts
25Valley Stream, NY66.3-0.9 pts
26East Rockaway, NY66.3-2.6 pts
26Tarrytown, NY66.3+2.7 pts
28Lynbrook, NY66.1-1.3 pts
29Massapequa Park, NY66+1.6 pts
30Sleepy Hollow, NY65.8-1.1 pts
31Kingston, NY65.7-1.6 pts
32Woodbury, NY65.7-0.5 pts
33Mount Vernon, NY65.6-0.3 pts
34Watervliet, NY65.3+0.5 pts
35Scarsdale, NY65.2+2.6 pts
36New Rochelle, NY64.7-0.7 pts
37White Plains, NY64.7-0.8 pts
38North Tonawanda, NY64.6-0.1 pts
39Yonkers, NY64.6+0.7 pts
40Rockville Centre, NY64.3-1.4 pts
41Poughkeepsie, NY63.9+1.3 pts
42Ossining, NY63.9-0.3 pts
43Harrison, NY63.8+1.1 pts
44Albany, NY63.7-0.4 pts
45New York, NY63.4+0.2 pts
46Saratoga Springs, NY63.2-0.4 pts
47Rye, NY63.1-1.3 pts
48Garden City, NY63.1+1.7 pts
49Watertown, NY62.9+1 pts
50Lake Grove, NY62.6-2.7 pts
51Middletown, NY62.6+0.9 pts
52Rochester, NY62.5+0.9 pts
53Canandaigua, NY62.2-0.9 pts
54Batavia, NY62.1+1.5 pts
55Chestnut Ridge, NY62+3.9 pts
56Glen Cove, NY61.4+0.4 pts
57Cortland, NY61.4+1 pts
58Amsterdam, NY61.3+0.5 pts
59Newburgh, NY61.1-0.2 pts
60Olean, NY61.1+1.3 pts
61Troy, NY60.5+0.3 pts
62Schenectady, NY60.4-0.7 pts
63Tonawanda, NY60.1-1.4 pts
64Oswego, NY60.1+0.1 pts
65Buffalo, NY59.9-0.3 pts
66Lackawanna, NY59.8-1.2 pts
67Geneva, NY59.80 pts
68Cohoes, NY59.7-0.1 pts
69Oneida, NY59.7-1.9 pts
70Johnson City, NY59.1+1.5 pts
71Niagara Falls, NY58.9+1.3 pts
72Plattsburgh, NY58.9+1.2 pts
73Jamestown, NY58-0.7 pts
74Endicott, NY57.7+1.3 pts
75Gloversville, NY57.3+0.7 pts
76Syracuse, NY57.2+0.1 pts
77Haverstraw, NY57-6.9 pts
78Great Neck, NY56.9+0.2 pts
79Fulton, NY56.8-3.1 pts
80Binghamton, NY56.5-0.4 pts
81New Square, NY56.4-3.5 pts
82Auburn, NY56.3+3.3 pts
83Utica, NY55.70 pts
84Airmont, NY55.2+2 pts
85Dunkirk, NY54.6-0.6 pts
86Elmira, NY53.8-0.4 pts
87Ithaca, NY53.8+0.1 pts
88Rome, NY53.2+0.1 pts
89Kiryas Joel, NY50.2+0.1 pts
90Oneonta, NY47.6-4.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Patchogue, NY, with 77.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oneonta, NY, with 47.6% in 2023.

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