Unemployment Rate in Essex County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.0%
Rank #1,308/3,222 · #10 in NY
59th
Essex 4.0%
NY 6.4% -37.6%
US 5.3% -25.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's unemployment rate of 4.0% 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 Essex County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,305 | Morrison County, MN | 4.0% |
| #1,306 | Franklin County, MS | 4.0% |
| #1,307 | St. Martin Parish, LA | 4.0% |
| #1,308 | Essex County, NY | 4.0% |
| #1,309 | Jackson County, KY | 4.0% |
| #1,310 | Stutsman County, ND | 4.0% |
| #1,311 | Mille Lacs County, MN | 4.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Essex County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, ranking #1,308 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #10 of 62. This places it in the 59th 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.