Unemployment Rate in Orange County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,242/3,222 · #38 in NY
30th
Orange 5.4%
NY 6.4% -15.4%
US 5.3% +1.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Orange County's unemployment rate of 5.4% 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 Orange County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,239 | San Benito County, CA | 5.4% |
| #2,240 | Schleicher County, TX | 5.4% |
| #2,241 | Rusk County, WI | 5.4% |
| #2,242 | Orange County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,243 | Franklin County, MA | 5.4% |
| #2,244 | Camden County, NC | 5.4% |
| #2,245 | Coshocton County, OH | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Orange County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,242 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #38 of 62. This places it in the 30th 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.