Unemployment Rate in Erie County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,923/3,222 · #24 in NY
40th
Erie 4.9%
NY 6.4% -23.4%
US 5.3% -8.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Erie County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Erie County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,920 | Ramsey County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,921 | Greene County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,922 | Mason County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,923 | Erie County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,924 | Denver County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,925 | Walker County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,926 | Horry County, SC | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Erie County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,923 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #24 of 62. This places it in the 40th 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.