Unemployment Rate in Queens County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #2,844/3,222 · #59 in NY
12th
Queens 7.2%
NY 6.4% +13.9%
US 5.3% +36.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Queens County's unemployment rate of 7.2% 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 Queens County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,841 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 7.2% |
| #2,842 | Steuben County, IN | 7.2% |
| #2,843 | Mohave County, AZ | 7.2% |
| #2,844 | Queens County, NY | 7.2% |
| #2,845 | Okmulgee County, OK | 7.2% |
| #2,846 | Polk County, AR | 7.3% |
| #2,847 | Winnebago County, IL | 7.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Queens County, New York has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, ranking #2,844 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #59 of 62. This places it in the 12th 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.