Unemployment Rate in Schenectady County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #2,418/3,222 · #45 in NY
25th
Schenectady 5.8%
NY 6.4% -9.4%
US 5.3% +8.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Schenectady County's unemployment rate of 5.8% 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 Schenectady County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,415 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,416 | Curry County, OR | 5.8% |
| #2,417 | Copiah County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,418 | Schenectady County, NY | 5.8% |
| #2,419 | Delaware County, IN | 5.8% |
| #2,420 | Perry County, KY | 5.8% |
| #2,421 | Harris County, GA | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Schenectady County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, ranking #2,418 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #45 of 62. This places it in the 25th 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.