Counties in New York by unemployment rate

Bronx County had the highest unemployment rate of 62 counties in November 2025, at 7.6%. Saratoga County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for New York was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.6Bronx County
Median3.762 counties
New York4.6History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 7.6 %7.6Kings CountyKings County: 5.8 %5.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.5 %5.5New York CountyNew York County: 5.1 %5.1Queens CountyQueens County: 5.1 %5.1Richmond CountyRichmond County: 5 %5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.3 %4.3Allegany CountyAllegany County: 4.2 %4.2Cortland CountyCortland County: 4.2 %4.2Niagara CountyNiagara County: 4.2 %4.2St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 4.2 %4.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.1 %4.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.1 %4.1Oswego CountyOswego County: 4.1 %4.1Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 4.1 %4.1Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 4 %4Fulton CountyFulton County: 4 %4Otsego CountyOtsego County: 4 %4Broome CountyBroome County: 3.9 %3.9Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 3.9 %3.9Lewis CountyLewis County: 3.9 %3.9Orleans CountyOrleans County: 3.9 %3.9Steuben CountySteuben County: 3.9 %3.9Warren CountyWarren County: 3.9 %3.9Erie CountyErie County: 3.8 %3.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.8 %3.8Greene CountyGreene County: 3.8 %3.8Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 3.8 %3.8Chemung CountyChemung County: 3.7 %3.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.7 %3.7Oneida CountyOneida County: 3.7 %3.7Orange CountyOrange County: 3.7 %3.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 3.6 %3.6Essex CountyEssex County: 3.6 %3.6Madison CountyMadison County: 3.6 %3.6Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 3.6 %3.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3.6 %3.6Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 3.6 %3.6Chenango CountyChenango County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Bronx County7.6+1 pts
2Kings County5.8+0.7 pts
3Hamilton County5.5+0.6 pts
4New York County5.1+0.6 pts
4Queens County5.1+0.7 pts
6Richmond County5+0.6 pts
7Jefferson County4.4+0.4 pts
8Chautauqua County4.3+0.5 pts
9Allegany County4.2+0.5 pts
9Cortland County4.2+0.4 pts
9Niagara County4.2+0.5 pts
9St. Lawrence County4.2+0.4 pts
13Delaware County4.1+0.6 pts
13Montgomery County4.1+0.4 pts
13Oswego County4.1+0.4 pts
13Schuyler County4.1+0.6 pts
17Cattaraugus County4+0.3 pts
17Fulton County4+0.5 pts
17Otsego County4+0.4 pts
20Broome County3.9+0.3 pts
20Herkimer County3.9+0.4 pts
20Lewis County3.9+0.6 pts
20Orleans County3.9+0.6 pts
20Steuben County3.9+0.2 pts
20Warren County3.9+0.4 pts
26Erie County3.8+0.3 pts
26Franklin County3.8+0.3 pts
26Greene County3.8+0.5 pts
26Schoharie County3.8+0.4 pts
30Chemung County3.7+0.3 pts
30Monroe County3.7+0.3 pts
30Oneida County3.7+0.3 pts
30Orange County3.7+0.3 pts
34Clinton County3.6+0.1 pts
34Essex County3.6+0.5 pts
34Madison County3.6+0.4 pts
34Schenectady County3.6+0.2 pts
34Sullivan County3.6+0.4 pts
34Wyoming County3.6+0.5 pts
40Chenango County3.5+0.5 pts
40Livingston County3.5+0.3 pts
40Onondaga County3.5+0.3 pts
40Seneca County3.5+0.2 pts
44Suffolk County3.4+0.3 pts
44Tompkins County3.4+0.2 pts
44Ulster County3.4+0.3 pts
44Washington County3.4+0.4 pts
44Wayne County3.4+0.4 pts
49Albany County3.3+0.3 pts
49Cayuga County3.3+0.1 pts
49Rensselaer County3.3+0.2 pts
49Tioga County3.3+0.2 pts
49Westchester County3.3+0.3 pts
49Yates County3.3+0.4 pts
55Columbia County3.2+0.4 pts
55Dutchess County3.2+0.3 pts
55Genesee County3.2+0.1 pts
55Nassau County3.2+0.2 pts
55Ontario County3.2+0.3 pts
60Rockland County3.1+0.2 pts
61Putnam County2.9+0.1 pts
62Saratoga County2.8+0.2 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 7.6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Saratoga County, with 2.8% in November 2025.

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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