Unemployment Rate in Cortland County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,721/3,222 · #18 in NY
47th
Cortland 4.6%
NY 6.4% -28.0%
US 5.3% -13.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cortland County's unemployment rate of 4.6% 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 Cortland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,718 | Rockcastle County, KY | 4.6% |
| #1,719 | Platte County, WY | 4.6% |
| #1,720 | Grundy County, IL | 4.6% |
| #1,721 | Cortland County, NY | 4.6% |
| #1,722 | Vermillion County, IN | 4.6% |
| #1,723 | Hancock County, ME | 4.6% |
| #1,724 | Genesee County, NY | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cortland County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,721 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #18 of 62. This places it in the 47th 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.