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Counties in New York by unemployment rate, August 2026

Bronx County had the highest unemployment rate of 62 counties in August 2026, at 7.1%. Yates County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for New York was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.1Bronx County
Lowest2.9Yates County
Median4.162 counties
New York4.3History

Top 40 counties, August 2026

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 7.1 %7.1Kings CountyKings County: 5.3 %5.3St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 5.2 %5.2Allegany CountyAllegany County: 5 %5Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.8 %4.8New York CountyNew York County: 4.7 %4.7Niagara CountyNiagara County: 4.7 %4.7Queens CountyQueens County: 4.7 %4.7Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.6 %4.6Broome CountyBroome County: 4.5 %4.5Cortland CountyCortland County: 4.5 %4.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.5 %4.5Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 4.4 %4.4Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.4 %4.4Erie CountyErie County: 4.4 %4.4Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.4 %4.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.4 %4.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.4 %4.4Oswego CountyOswego County: 4.4 %4.4Otsego CountyOtsego County: 4.4 %4.4Oneida CountyOneida County: 4.3 %4.3Orange CountyOrange County: 4.3 %4.3Chemung CountyChemung County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.2 %4.2Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 4.2 %4.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.2 %4.2Orleans CountyOrleans County: 4.2 %4.2Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 4.2 %4.2Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 4.2 %4.2Greene CountyGreene County: 4.1 %4.1Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 4.1 %4.1Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 4.1 %4.1Steuben CountySteuben County: 4.1 %4.1Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 4.1 %4.1Ulster CountyUlster County: 4.1 %4.1Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 4 %4Westchester CountyWestchester County: 4 %4Albany CountyAlbany County: 3.9 %3.9Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 3.9 %3.9Livingston CountyLivingston County: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Bronx County Provisional7.1-1 pts
2Kings County Provisional5.3-0.9 pts
3St. Lawrence County Provisional5.2+0.1 pts
4Allegany County Provisional5+0.1 pts
5Richmond County Provisional4.8-0.8 pts
6New York County Provisional4.7-0.7 pts
6Niagara County Provisional4.7+0.1 pts
6Queens County Provisional4.7-0.7 pts
9Chautauqua County Provisional4.6+0.1 pts
10Broome County Provisional4.50 pts
10Cortland County Provisional4.5+0.1 pts
10Delaware County Provisional4.5+0.2 pts
13Cattaraugus County Provisional4.40 pts
13Clinton County Provisional4.40 pts
13Erie County Provisional4.4+0.1 pts
13Fulton County Provisional4.4+0.2 pts
13Monroe County Provisional4.4+0.1 pts
13Montgomery County Provisional4.40 pts
13Oswego County Provisional4.4+0.1 pts
13Otsego County Provisional4.4-0.1 pts
21Oneida County Provisional4.3+0.1 pts
21Orange County Provisional4.3-0.1 pts
23Chemung County Provisional4.2+0.1 pts
23Franklin County Provisional4.2-0.1 pts
23Herkimer County Provisional4.2+0.2 pts
23Jefferson County Provisional4.2-0.1 pts
23Orleans County Provisional4.20 pts
23Schenectady County Provisional4.20 pts
23Tompkins County Provisional4.2-0.1 pts
30Greene County Provisional4.1+0.1 pts
30Onondaga County Provisional4.1+0.2 pts
30Schoharie County Provisional4.1+0.2 pts
30Steuben County Provisional4.1+0.2 pts
30Suffolk County Provisional4.1+0.1 pts
30Ulster County Provisional4.1+0.1 pts
36Cayuga County Provisional40 pts
36Westchester County Provisional4+0.1 pts
38Albany County Provisional3.9+0.1 pts
38Dutchess County Provisional3.9+0.2 pts
38Livingston County Provisional3.9+0.1 pts
38Madison County Provisional3.9-0.1 pts
38Rensselaer County Provisional3.9+0.1 pts
43Nassau County Provisional3.80 pts
43Rockland County Provisional3.80 pts
43Schuyler County Provisional3.8+0.3 pts
43Sullivan County Provisional3.80 pts
47Chenango County Provisional3.7+0.1 pts
47Hamilton County Provisional3.7+0.2 pts
47Lewis County Provisional3.70 pts
47Seneca County Provisional3.7-0.1 pts
47Tioga County Provisional3.7+0.1 pts
52Ontario County Provisional3.6+0.1 pts
52Wayne County Provisional3.60 pts
54Genesee County Provisional3.5+0.1 pts
54Putnam County Provisional3.5+0.1 pts
54Warren County Provisional3.5+0.1 pts
57Columbia County Provisional3.4-0.1 pts
58Essex County Provisional3.3+0.1 pts
58Washington County Provisional3.30 pts
58Wyoming County Provisional3.3-0.1 pts
61Saratoga County Provisional3.20 pts
62Yates County Provisional2.9-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Bronx County, with 7.1% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Yates County, with 2.9% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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