Unemployment Rate in Herkimer County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #1,521/3,222 · #13 in NY
53th
Herkimer 4.3%
NY 6.4% -32.0%
US 5.3% -18.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Herkimer County's unemployment rate of 4.3% 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 Herkimer County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,518 | Spartanburg County, SC | 4.3% |
| #1,519 | Androscoggin County, ME | 4.3% |
| #1,520 | Kenton County, KY | 4.3% |
| #1,521 | Herkimer County, NY | 4.3% |
| #1,522 | Armstrong County, PA | 4.3% |
| #1,523 | Warren County, NY | 4.3% |
| #1,524 | St. Louis County, MO | 4.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Herkimer County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,521 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #13 of 62. This places it in the 53th 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.