Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,930/3,222 · #25 in NY
40th
Jefferson 4.9%
NY 6.4% -23.3%
US 5.3% -8.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,927 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 4.9% |
| #1,928 | McKean County, PA | 4.9% |
| #1,929 | Franklin County, AR | 4.9% |
| #1,930 | Jefferson County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,931 | Baltimore County, MD | 4.9% |
| #1,932 | Burnett County, WI | 4.9% |
| #1,933 | Wayne County, WV | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,930 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #25 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.