Unemployment Rate in New York County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #2,900/3,222 · #60 in NY
10th
New York 7.6%
NY 6.4% +19.2%
US 5.3% +43.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How New York County's unemployment rate of 7.6% 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 New York County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,897 | San Joaquin County, CA | 7.6% |
| #2,898 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 7.6% |
| #2,899 | Modoc County, CA | 7.6% |
| #2,900 | New York County, NY | 7.6% |
| #2,901 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.6% |
| #2,902 | Taos County, NM | 7.6% |
| #2,903 | Swain County, NC | 7.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
New York County, New York has a unemployment rate of 7.6%, ranking #2,900 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #60 of 62. This places it in the 10th 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.