Data: BLS LAUS Updated: May 2026 • National rate: 4.3%
Across 157 tracked locations in New York, the average unemployment rate stands at 4.6% as of May 2026. This is 0.3 pp above the national average of 4.3%.
Employment has softened this month: 153 locations recorded a month-over-month increase versus 3 that decreased. Arrows indicate change from previous month.
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| Unemployment Rates for Selected Locations in New York | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Current May 2026 |
Prev. Month |
6 Months Ago |
1 Year Ago |
| Albany, NY | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Albany County, NY | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Allegany County, NY | 5.9% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| Amherst, NY | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| Auburn, NY | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Babylon, NY | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Bethlehem, NY | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Binghamton, NY | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.4% |
| Brighton, NY | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Brookhaven, NY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Broome County, NY | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 4.4% |
| Buffalo, NY | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| Carmel, NY | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | 5.5% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Cayuga County, NY | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Chautauqua County, NY | 5.7% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 4.7% |
| Cheektowaga, NY | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Chemung County, NY | 4.7% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Chenango County, NY | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Chili, NY | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Cicero, NY | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Clarence, NY | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Clarkstown, NY | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Clay, NY | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Clifton Park, NY | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Clinton County, NY | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Colonie, NY | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Columbia County, NY | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Cortland County, NY | 5.7% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| Cortlandt, NY | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| De Witt, NY | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| Delaware County, NY | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Dutchess County, NY | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| East Fishkill, NY | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Eastchester, NY | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Elmira, NY | 5.6% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Erie County, NY | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Essex County, NY | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 4.4% |
| Franklin County, NY | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Freeport, NY | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Fulton County, NY | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Gates, NY | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Genesee County, NY | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Glen Cove, NY | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Glenville, NY | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Greece, NY | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Greenburgh, NY | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Greene County, NY | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.0% |
| Guilderland, NY | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Hamburg, NY | 5.0% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| Hamilton County, NY | 8.5% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 6.7% |
| Harrison, NY | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Haverstraw, NY | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Hempstead, NY | 5.4% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Hempstead town, NY, NY | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Henrietta, NY | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| Herkimer County, NY | 5.9% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 4.8% |
| Huntington, NY | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Irondequoit, NY | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| Islip, NY | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Ithaca, NY | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 3.4% |
| Jamestown, NY | 6.1% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Jefferson County, NY | 6.3% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Lancaster, NY | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Lewis County, NY | 6.8% | 6.2% | 3.4% | 5.6% |
| Lindenhurst, NY | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| Livingston County, NY | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Lockport, NY | 6.2% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 5.0% |
| Long Beach, NY | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Madison County, NY | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Mamaroneck, NY | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Manlius, NY | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Middletown, NY | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Monroe, NY | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| Monroe County, NY | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| Montgomery County, NY | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| Mount Pleasant, NY | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Mount Vernon, NY | 5.3% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Nassau County, NY | 3.9% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| New Rochelle, NY | 5.1% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% |
| New Windsor, NY | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.5% |
| New York, NY | 4.9% | 6.0% | -999.0% | 4.6% |
| Newburgh, NY | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Newburgh, NY | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Niagara County, NY | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 7.2% | 7.0% | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| North Hempstead, NY | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| North Tonawanda, NY | 5.0% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Oneida County, NY | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Onondaga County, NY | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Ontario County, NY | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Orange County, NY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% |
| Orangetown, NY | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.0% |
| Orchard Park, NY | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Orleans County, NY | 5.4% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Ossining, NY | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Ossining, NY | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| Oswego County, NY | 5.5% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Otsego County, NY | 5.6% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| Oyster Bay, NY | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Penfield, NY | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Perinton, NY | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Pittsford, NY | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Port Chester, NY | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Poughkeepsie, NY | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Putnam County, NY | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Queensbury, NY | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Ramapo, NY | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Rensselaer County, NY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Riverhead, NY | 6.6% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Rochester, NY | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Rockland County, NY | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Rockville Centre, NY | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Rome, NY | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.4% |
| Rotterdam, NY | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
| Rye, NY | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Salina, NY | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Saratoga County, NY | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Schenectady, NY | 5.4% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Schenectady County, NY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Schoharie County, NY | 6.0% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Schuyler County, NY | 6.3% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 5.4% |
| Seneca County, NY | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Smithtown, NY | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Southampton, NY | 5.4% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Spring Valley, NY | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 5.6% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Steuben County, NY | 5.6% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Suffolk County, NY | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Sullivan County, NY | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Syracuse, NY | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| Tioga County, NY | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| Tompkins County, NY | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Tonawanda, NY | 4.2% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Troy, NY | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.4% |
| Ulster County, NY | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Union, NY | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Utica, NY | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 4.5% |
| Valley Stream, NY | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Vestal, NY | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 4.1% |
| Wallkill, NY | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Wappinger, NY | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Warren County, NY | 5.2% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Warwick, NY | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| Washington County, NY | 4.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| Watertown, NY | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Wayne County, NY | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Webster, NY | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| West Seneca, NY | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Westchester County, NY | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| White Plains, NY | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Wyoming County, NY | 6.0% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 4.8% |
| Yates County, NY | 4.7% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Yonkers, NY | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
| Yorktown, NY | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
As of May 2026, the average unemployment rate across 157 tracked locations in New York is 4.6%. Individual locations range from 3.0% to 8.5%. Click any location on the map or table to explore sub-area data.
The three locations with the highest unemployment rates in New York as of May 2026 are: Hamilton County (8.5%), Niagara Falls (7.2%), Lewis County (6.8%). These areas are highlighted in red/pink on the heat map.
The lowest unemployment rates in New York are found in: Clifton Park (3.0%), Pittsford (3.0%), Bethlehem (3.2%). These locations appear in blue on the heat map.
The U.S. national unemployment rate for May 2026 is 4.3%. This is 0.3 pp above the national average of 4.3%.
Local area unemployment data is published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, typically 3–4 weeks after the end of the reference month. This page reflects data released for May 2026. Figures may be subject to revision in subsequent releases.
Unemployment data on this page is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, part of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Data is subject to revision. Figures reflect not seasonally adjusted rates unless otherwise noted. ZipDataMaps.com is an independent publisher and is not affiliated with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.