Unemployment Rate in Rockland County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #2,350/3,222 · #44 in NY
27th
Rockland 5.6%
NY 6.4% -12.0%
US 5.3% +5.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Rockland County's unemployment rate of 5.6% 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 Rockland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,347 | Person County, NC | 5.6% |
| #2,348 | Roanoke city, VA | 5.6% |
| #2,349 | Pine County, MN | 5.6% |
| #2,350 | Rockland County, NY | 5.6% |
| #2,351 | Venango County, PA | 5.6% |
| #2,352 | Wilson County, NC | 5.6% |
| #2,353 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 5.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Rockland County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, ranking #2,350 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #44 of 62. This places it in the 27th 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.