Unemployment Rate in Niagara County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #2,496/3,222 · #47 in NY
23th
Niagara 5.9%
NY 6.4% -7.0%
US 5.3% +11.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Niagara County's unemployment rate of 5.9% 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 Niagara County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,493 | Cameron County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,494 | Hardee County, FL | 5.9% |
| #2,495 | Blanco County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,496 | Niagara County, NY | 5.9% |
| #2,497 | Hunt County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,498 | Sumner County, KS | 5.9% |
| #2,499 | Chautauqua County, NY | 5.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Niagara County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, ranking #2,496 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #47 of 62. This places it in the 23th 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.