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

Johnson City, NY had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2021, at 12.4%. Saratoga Springs, NY had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for New York was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.4Johnson City, NY
Lowest2.4Saratoga Springs, NY
Median5.990 cities
New York6.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Johnson City, NY: 12.4 %Johnson City, NY12.4Binghamton, NY: 11.4 %Binghamton, NY11.4Oswego, NY: 10.7 %Oswego, NY10.7Elmira, NY: 10.1 %Elmira, NY10.1Schenectady, NY: 10 %Schenectady, NY10Syracuse, NY: 9.4 %Syracuse, NY9.4East Rockaway, NY: 8.9 %East Rockaway, NY8.9Rochester, NY: 8.9 %Rochester, NY8.9Olean, NY: 8.8 %Olean, NY8.8Troy, NY: 8.6 %Troy, NY8.6Haverstraw, NY: 8.4 %Haverstraw, NY8.4Amsterdam, NY: 8.3 %Amsterdam, NY8.3Niagara Falls, NY: 8.2 %Niagara Falls, NY8.2Hempstead, NY: 8.2 %Hempstead, NY8.2New Square, NY: 8.1 %New Square, NY8.1Endicott, NY: 8.1 %Endicott, NY8.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 8.1 %Sleepy Hollow, NY8.1Jamestown, NY: 8 %Jamestown, NY8Cohoes, NY: 7.7 %Cohoes, NY7.7Fulton, NY: 7.7 %Fulton, NY7.7Buffalo, NY: 7.7 %Buffalo, NY7.7Woodbury, NY: 7.6 %Woodbury, NY7.6Gloversville, NY: 7.5 %Gloversville, NY7.5New York, NY: 7.5 %New York, NY7.5Albany, NY: 7.4 %Albany, NY7.4Poughkeepsie, NY: 7.4 %Poughkeepsie, NY7.4Utica, NY: 7.4 %Utica, NY7.4New Rochelle, NY: 7.2 %New Rochelle, NY7.2Port Chester, NY: 7.2 %Port Chester, NY7.2West Haverstraw, NY: 7.1 %West Haverstraw, NY7.1Yonkers, NY: 6.9 %Yonkers, NY6.9Newburgh, NY: 6.9 %Newburgh, NY6.9Mount Vernon, NY: 6.9 %Mount Vernon, NY6.9Peekskill, NY: 6.8 %Peekskill, NY6.8Cortland, NY: 6.8 %Cortland, NY6.8Kingston, NY: 6.6 %Kingston, NY6.6Auburn, NY: 6.5 %Auburn, NY6.5Corning, NY: 6.5 %Corning, NY6.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 6.5 %Dobbs Ferry, NY6.5Chestnut Ridge, NY: 6.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY6.5Johnson City, NY: 12.4 %Johnson City, NY12.4Binghamton, NY: 11.4 %Binghamton, NY11.4Oswego, NY: 10.7 %Oswego, NY10.7Elmira, NY: 10.1 %Elmira, NY10.1Schenectady, NY: 10 %Schenectady, NY10Syracuse, NY: 9.4 %Syracuse, NY9.4East Rockaway, NY: 8.9 %East Rockaway, NY8.9Rochester, NY: 8.9 %Rochester, NY8.9Olean, NY: 8.8 %Olean, NY8.8Troy, NY: 8.6 %Troy, NY8.6Haverstraw, NY: 8.4 %Haverstraw, NY8.4Amsterdam, NY: 8.3 %Amsterdam, NY8.3Niagara Falls, NY: 8.2 %Niagara Falls, NY8.2Hempstead, NY: 8.2 %Hempstead, NY8.2New Square, NY: 8.1 %New Square, NY8.1Endicott, NY: 8.1 %Endicott, NY8.1Sleepy Hollow, NY: 8.1 %Sleepy Hollow, NY8.1Jamestown, NY: 8 %Jamestown, NY8Cohoes, NY: 7.7 %Cohoes, NY7.7Fulton, NY: 7.7 %Fulton, NY7.7Buffalo, NY: 7.7 %Buffalo, NY7.7Woodbury, NY: 7.6 %Woodbury, NY7.6Gloversville, NY: 7.5 %Gloversville, NY7.5New York, NY: 7.5 %New York, NY7.5Albany, NY: 7.4 %Albany, NY7.4Poughkeepsie, NY: 7.4 %Poughkeepsie, NY7.4Utica, NY: 7.4 %Utica, NY7.4New Rochelle, NY: 7.2 %New Rochelle, NY7.2Port Chester, NY: 7.2 %Port Chester, NY7.2West Haverstraw, NY: 7.1 %West Haverstraw, NY7.1Yonkers, NY: 6.9 %Yonkers, NY6.9Newburgh, NY: 6.9 %Newburgh, NY6.9Mount Vernon, NY: 6.9 %Mount Vernon, NY6.9Peekskill, NY: 6.8 %Peekskill, NY6.8Cortland, NY: 6.8 %Cortland, NY6.8Kingston, NY: 6.6 %Kingston, NY6.6Auburn, NY: 6.5 %Auburn, NY6.5Corning, NY: 6.5 %Corning, NY6.5Dobbs Ferry, NY: 6.5 %Dobbs Ferry, NY6.5Chestnut Ridge, NY: 6.5 %Chestnut Ridge, NY6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Johnson City, NY12.4
2Binghamton, NY11.4
3Oswego, NY10.7
4Elmira, NY10.1
5Schenectady, NY10
6Syracuse, NY9.4
7East Rockaway, NY8.9
8Rochester, NY8.9
9Olean, NY8.8
10Troy, NY8.6
11Haverstraw, NY8.4
12Amsterdam, NY8.3
13Niagara Falls, NY8.2
14Hempstead, NY8.2
15New Square, NY8.1
16Endicott, NY8.1
17Sleepy Hollow, NY8.1
18Jamestown, NY8
19Cohoes, NY7.7
19Fulton, NY7.7
21Buffalo, NY7.7
22Woodbury, NY7.6
23Gloversville, NY7.5
24New York, NY7.5
25Albany, NY7.4
26Poughkeepsie, NY7.4
27Utica, NY7.4
28New Rochelle, NY7.2
29Port Chester, NY7.2
30West Haverstraw, NY7.1
31Yonkers, NY6.9
32Newburgh, NY6.9
33Mount Vernon, NY6.9
34Peekskill, NY6.8
35Cortland, NY6.8
36Kingston, NY6.6
37Auburn, NY6.5
37Corning, NY6.5
37Dobbs Ferry, NY6.5
40Chestnut Ridge, NY6.5
40North Tonawanda, NY6.5
42Airmont, NY6.3
42Middletown, NY6.3
44Great Neck, NY6
45Tonawanda, NY5.9
46Lindenhurst, NY5.9
47Oneonta, NY5.8
48White Plains, NY5.7
49Lockport, NY5.7
50Ithaca, NY5.6
51Harrison, NY5.6
52Freeport, NY5.5
53Batavia, NY5.4
54Lackawanna, NY5.4
55Watertown, NY5.4
56Depew, NY5.4
56Kenmore, NY5.4
58Rye, NY5.3
59Patchogue, NY5.3
59Spring Valley, NY5.3
61Massapequa Park, NY5.3
62Rome, NY5.2
63Glens Falls, NY5.2
64Valley Stream, NY5
65Watervliet, NY5
66Plattsburgh, NY5
67Lake Grove, NY4.7
68Rockville Centre, NY4.6
69Floral Park, NY4.5
70Mamaroneck, NY4.5
71Dunkirk, NY4.5
72Scarsdale, NY4.3
73Mount Kisco, NY4.3
74Beacon, NY4.1
75Geneva, NY4.1
76Suffern, NY4
77Long Beach, NY4
78Westbury, NY3.9
79Lynbrook, NY3.7
80Kiryas Joel, NY3.7
81Garden City, NY3.6
82Oneida, NY3.6
83Mineola, NY3.5
84Canandaigua, NY3.4
85Ossining, NY3.3
86Babylon, NY3.3
87Tarrytown, NY3.2
88Glen Cove, NY3.1
89New Hyde Park, NY3
90Saratoga Springs, NY2.4

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About this ranking

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.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in New York by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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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), Cities in New York by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in New York by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in New York by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Johnson City, NY, with 12.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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