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Which counties in New York have the lowest unemployment?

Saratoga County (3.0%), Putnam County (3.1%) and Rockland County (3.2%) had the lowest unemployment in New York in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 62 ranked New York counties

New York counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Saratoga County3.0%−0.2 pts241,343
2Putnam County3.1%−0.5 pts99,028
3Rockland County3.2%−0.4 pts357,397
4Columbia County3.3%+0.0 pts60,168
5Dutchess County3.3%−0.1 pts300,708
6Nassau County3.3%−0.1 pts1,398,939
7Albany County3.4%−0.1 pts321,225
8Genesee County3.4%−0.4 pts58,416
9Ontario County3.4%−0.4 pts113,130
10Westchester County3.4%−0.1 pts1,015,743
11Yates County3.4%−0.3 pts24,547
12Rensselaer County3.5%−0.2 pts160,510
13Suffolk County3.5%−0.1 pts1,546,090
14Tompkins County3.5%+0.0 pts104,047
15Washington County3.5%−0.3 pts59,353
16Chenango County3.6%−0.8 pts45,715
17Essex County3.6%−0.8 pts36,438
18Onondaga County3.6%−0.1 pts466,584
19Sullivan County3.6%−0.4 pts80,586
20Tioga County3.6%−0.4 pts47,453
21Ulster County3.6%−0.1 pts183,330
22Wayne County3.6%−0.2 pts91,250
23Cayuga County3.7%−0.4 pts74,365
24Greene County3.7%−0.5 pts47,238
25Schenectady County3.7%+0.0 pts162,581
26Livingston County3.8%−0.4 pts61,438
27Monroe County3.8%−0.1 pts750,506
28Seneca County3.8%+0.0 pts32,883
29Warren County3.8%−0.5 pts65,020
30Wyoming County3.8%−0.2 pts39,741
31Chemung County3.9%+0.0 pts80,415
32Madison County3.9%−0.5 pts67,120
33Oneida County3.9%−0.1 pts226,392
34Orange County3.9%+0.0 pts417,669
35Erie County4.0%+0.0 pts946,741
36Schoharie County4.0%−0.6 pts30,176
37Steuben County4.0%−0.3 pts91,855
38Clinton County4.1%−0.1 pts78,138
39Fulton County4.1%−0.3 pts52,216
40Herkimer County4.1%−0.4 pts59,219
41Orleans County4.1%−0.2 pts39,825
42Broome County4.2%−0.2 pts195,736
43Cattaraugus County4.2%−0.6 pts75,390
44Delaware County4.2%−0.2 pts44,305
45Franklin County4.2%−0.6 pts46,500
46Montgomery County4.2%−0.6 pts50,046
47Chautauqua County4.3%−0.1 pts124,126
48Cortland County4.3%−0.2 pts45,850
49Lewis County4.3%−0.9 pts26,479
50Oswego County4.3%−0.8 pts118,569
51Otsego County4.3%+0.2 pts60,589
52Schuyler County4.3%−0.1 pts16,924
53Niagara County4.4%−0.3 pts208,912
54Allegany County4.5%−0.6 pts46,800
55Jefferson County4.5%−0.8 pts111,540
56St. Lawrence County4.6%−0.6 pts105,488
57New York County4.7%+1.1 pts1,664,862
58Queens County4.7%+1.1 pts2,358,182
59Richmond County4.7%+0.8 pts501,290
60Hamilton County5.1%−0.6 pts5,006
61Kings County5.4%+1.5 pts2,653,963
62Bronx County7.0%+1.5 pts1,406,332

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in New York has the lowest unemployment rate?

Saratoga County: 3.0%, ahead of Putnam County (3.1%) and Rockland County (3.2%), of 62 New York counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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