Unemployment Rate in Ulster County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,256/3,222 · #39 in NY
30th
Ulster 5.4%
NY 6.4% -14.9%
US 5.3% +2.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ulster 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 Ulster County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,253 | Sangamon County, IL | 5.4% |
| #2,254 | Pocahontas County, IA | 5.4% |
| #2,255 | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 5.4% |
| #2,256 | Ulster County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,257 | Luna County, NM | 5.4% |
| #2,258 | Franklin County, WA | 5.4% |
| #2,259 | Southampton County, VA | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ulster County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,256 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New York, it ranks #39 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.