# Cities in New York by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 90 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Johnson City, NY | 11.4 |
| 2 | Binghamton, NY | 10.3 |
| 3 | Elmira, NY | 9.9 |
| 4 | Niagara Falls, NY | 9.6 |
| 5 | Mount Vernon, NY | 9.3 |
| 6 | Hempstead, NY | 9.2 |
| 7 | Troy, NY | 9.1 |
| 8 | Jamestown, NY | 9 |
| 9 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 8.8 |
| 10 | Schenectady, NY | 8.8 |
| 11 | Utica, NY | 8.2 |
| 12 | Haverstraw, NY | 8.2 |
| 13 | Oswego, NY | 8.1 |
| 14 | New York, NY | 8 |
| 15 | Rochester, NY | 7.9 |
| 16 | Albany, NY | 7.8 |
| 17 | Woodbury, NY | 7.8 |
| 18 | Syracuse, NY | 7.7 |
| 19 | Ithaca, NY | 7.3 |
| 20 | Beacon, NY | 7.3 |
| 21 | Buffalo, NY | 7.3 |
| 22 | Yonkers, NY | 7.1 |
| 23 | Lackawanna, NY | 6.9 |
| 24 | Peekskill, NY | 6.7 |
| 25 | Great Neck, NY | 6.7 |
| 26 | Amsterdam, NY | 6.7 |
| 27 | Middletown, NY | 6.6 |
| 28 | Fulton, NY | 6.5 |
| 29 | Freeport, NY | 6.4 |
| 30 | Lindenhurst, NY | 6.4 |
| 30 | Oneonta, NY | 6.4 |
| 32 | Olean, NY | 6.3 |
| 33 | Tonawanda, NY | 6.2 |
| 34 | Newburgh, NY | 6.1 |
| 35 | Ossining, NY | 6 |
| 36 | Rome, NY | 6 |
| 37 | New Rochelle, NY | 5.9 |
| 38 | White Plains, NY | 5.9 |
| 39 | Plattsburgh, NY | 5.9 |
| 40 | Corning, NY | 5.8 |
| 41 | Cohoes, NY | 5.8 |
| 41 | North Tonawanda, NY | 5.8 |
| 41 | Rockville Centre, NY | 5.8 |
| 44 | Endicott, NY | 5.8 |
| 45 | Mount Kisco, NY | 5.7 |
| 46 | New Square, NY | 5.6 |
| 47 | Sleepy Hollow, NY | 5.5 |
| 48 | Harrison, NY | 5.5 |
| 49 | Batavia, NY | 5.5 |
| 50 | Kingston, NY | 5.4 |
| 50 | Port Chester, NY | 5.4 |
| 52 | Rye, NY | 5.4 |
| 53 | Watertown, NY | 5.3 |
| 54 | Suffern, NY | 5.2 |
| 55 | Lake Grove, NY | 5.2 |
| 56 | Airmont, NY | 5.1 |
| 57 | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 5 |
| 58 | New Hyde Park, NY | 4.9 |
| 59 | Auburn, NY | 4.9 |
| 59 | West Haverstraw, NY | 4.9 |
| 61 | Glens Falls, NY | 4.9 |
| 62 | Lockport, NY | 4.8 |
| 63 | Tarrytown, NY | 4.8 |
| 64 | Dunkirk, NY | 4.7 |
| 65 | Kenmore, NY | 4.7 |
| 66 | Massapequa Park, NY | 4.6 |
| 67 | Lynbrook, NY | 4.5 |
| 68 | Scarsdale, NY | 4.5 |
| 69 | Canandaigua, NY | 4.5 |
| 69 | Watervliet, NY | 4.5 |
| 71 | Glen Cove, NY | 4.4 |
| 72 | Gloversville, NY | 4.4 |
| 73 | Cortland, NY | 4.2 |
| 74 | Depew, NY | 4.2 |
| 75 | Spring Valley, NY | 4.2 |
| 76 | Mamaroneck, NY | 4.1 |
| 77 | Chestnut Ridge, NY | 4 |
| 78 | Westbury, NY | 4 |
| 79 | Garden City, NY | 3.9 |
| 80 | Babylon, NY | 3.5 |
| 80 | Oneida, NY | 3.5 |
| 80 | Patchogue, NY | 3.5 |
| 83 | Geneva, NY | 3.4 |
| 84 | Long Beach, NY | 3.2 |
| 84 | Mineola, NY | 3.2 |
| 86 | East Rockaway, NY | 3.2 |
| 87 | Floral Park, NY | 3.1 |
| 88 | Valley Stream, NY | 2.8 |
| 89 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 2.5 |
| 90 | Kiryas Joel, NY | 2.3 |