Unemployment Rate in Chemung County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.1%
Rank #2,576/3,222 · #51 in NY
20th
Chemung 6.1%
NY 6.4% -3.5%
US 5.3% +15.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Chemung County's unemployment rate of 6.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Chemung County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,573 | Cumberland County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,574 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 6.1% |
| #2,575 | Martin County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,576 | Chemung County, NY | 6.1% |
| #2,577 | Vermilion County, IL | 6.1% |
| #2,578 | Añasco Municipio, PR | 6.1% |
| #2,579 | Alpena County, MI | 6.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Chemung County, New York has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, ranking #2,576 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #51 of 62. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.