Counties in New York by unemployment rate

Bronx County had the highest unemployment rate of 62 counties in June 2026, at 7%. Saratoga County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for New York was 4.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7Bronx County
Median3.962 counties
New York4.6History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Bronx CountyBronx County: 7 %7Kings CountyKings County: 5.3 %5.3Allegany CountyAllegany County: 4.9 %4.9St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 4.8 %4.8New York CountyNew York County: 4.7 %4.7Queens CountyQueens County: 4.7 %4.7Richmond CountyRichmond County: 4.6 %4.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4.5 %4.5Broome CountyBroome County: 4.4 %4.4Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 4.4 %4.4Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.4 %4.4Cortland CountyCortland County: 4.3 %4.3Niagara CountyNiagara County: 4.3 %4.3Oswego CountyOswego County: 4.3 %4.3Otsego CountyOtsego County: 4.3 %4.3Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 4.2 %4.2Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 4.1 %4.1Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.1 %4.1Erie CountyErie County: 4.1 %4.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.1 %4.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.1 %4.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.1 %4.1Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 4 %4Livingston CountyLivingston County: 4 %4Madison CountyMadison County: 4 %4Oneida CountyOneida County: 4 %4Orange CountyOrange County: 4 %4Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 4 %4Chemung CountyChemung County: 3.9 %3.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.9 %3.9Orleans CountyOrleans County: 3.9 %3.9Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 3.9 %3.9Steuben CountySteuben County: 3.9 %3.9Greene CountyGreene County: 3.8 %3.8Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 3.8 %3.8Albany CountyAlbany County: 3.7 %3.7Lewis CountyLewis County: 3.7 %3.7Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 3.7 %3.7Ulster CountyUlster County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Bronx County7+0.1 pts
2Kings County5.30 pts
3Allegany County4.9+0.7 pts
4St. Lawrence County4.8+0.6 pts
5New York County4.70 pts
5Queens County4.7+0.1 pts
7Richmond County4.60 pts
8Hamilton County4.5+0.9 pts
9Broome County4.4+0.4 pts
9Chautauqua County4.4+0.7 pts
9Delaware County4.4+0.6 pts
12Cortland County4.3+0.4 pts
12Niagara County4.3+0.5 pts
12Oswego County4.3+0.5 pts
12Otsego County4.3+0.6 pts
16Tompkins County4.2+0.6 pts
17Cattaraugus County4.1+0.4 pts
17Clinton County4.1+0.3 pts
17Erie County4.1+0.5 pts
17Fulton County4.1+0.6 pts
17Jefferson County4.1+0.4 pts
17Monroe County4.1+0.5 pts
17Montgomery County4.1+0.4 pts
24Herkimer County4+0.6 pts
24Livingston County4+0.6 pts
24Madison County4+0.5 pts
24Oneida County4+0.4 pts
24Orange County4+0.3 pts
24Schoharie County4+0.6 pts
30Chemung County3.9+0.3 pts
30Franklin County3.9+0.4 pts
30Orleans County3.9+0.4 pts
30Schenectady County3.9+0.4 pts
30Steuben County3.9+0.5 pts
35Greene County3.8+0.5 pts
35Onondaga County3.8+0.5 pts
37Albany County3.7+0.5 pts
37Lewis County3.7+0.6 pts
37Rensselaer County3.7+0.4 pts
37Ulster County3.7+0.3 pts
41Cayuga County3.6+0.4 pts
41Dutchess County3.6+0.4 pts
41Schuyler County3.6+0.5 pts
41Seneca County3.6+0.3 pts
41Suffolk County3.6+0.4 pts
41Sullivan County3.6+0.4 pts
41Tioga County3.6+0.4 pts
41Wayne County3.6+0.5 pts
41Westchester County3.6+0.4 pts
50Nassau County3.5+0.3 pts
50Ontario County3.5+0.4 pts
50Rockland County3.5+0.4 pts
53Chenango County3.4+0.4 pts
53Warren County3.4+0.5 pts
55Columbia County3.3+0.4 pts
55Genesee County3.3+0.4 pts
55Washington County3.3+0.4 pts
58Essex County3.2+0.4 pts
58Putnam County3.2+0.2 pts
58Wyoming County3.2+0.3 pts
61Yates County3.1+0.3 pts
62Saratoga County3+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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Bronx County, with 7% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Saratoga County, with 3% in June 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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