Percentage of labor force unemployed
Source:2011 United States Department of Labor Data as of July, 2012
(Click on a county name for trend graph data)
| Number unemployed | labor force | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | Total | 2011 | |
| Reg- 1 Western New York | |||
| Allegany | 2,076 | 23,757 | 8.7 |
| Cattaraugus | 3,511 | 40,323 | 8.7 |
| Chautauqua | 4,994 | 63,007 | 7.9 |
| Erie | 36,191 | 460,282 | 7.9 |
| Genesee | 2,408 | 32,015 | 7.5 |
| Niagara | 9,291 | 110,239 | 8.4 |
| Orleans | 1,747 | 19,056 | 9.2 |
| Wyoming | 1,703 | 20,201 | 8.4 |
| Region Total | 61,921 | 768,880 | 8.1 |
| Reg- 2 Finger Lakes | |||
| Chemung | 3,163 | 40,015 | 7.9 |
| Livingston | 2,505 | 32,087 | 7.8 |
| Monroe | 27,783 | 366,795 | 7.6 |
| Ontario | 4,050 | 56,182 | 7.2 |
| Schuyler | 779 | 9,982 | 7.8 |
| Seneca | 1,291 | 16,799 | 7.7 |
| Steuben | 4,161 | 44,339 | 9.4 |
| Wayne | 3,832 | 47,218 | 8.1 |
| Yates | 908 | 13,124 | 6.9 |
| Region Total | 48,472 | 626,541 | 7.7 |
| Reg- 3 Central New York | |||
| Cayuga | 3,139 | 40,577 | 7.7 |
| Cortland | 2,023 | 24,064 | 8.4 |
| Herkimer | 2,607 | 30,880 | 8.4 |
| Jefferson | 4,767 | 48,996 | 9.7 |
| Lewis | 1,192 | 12,521 | 9.5 |
| Madison | 2,921 | 35,890 | 8.1 |
| Oneida | 8,744 | 107,753 | 8.1 |
| Onondaga | 17,474 | 227,249 | 7.7 |
| Oswego | 5,909 | 57,464 | 10.3 |
| St Lawrence | 5,042 | 48,487 | 10.4 |
| Tompkins | 3,233 | 55,331 | 5.8 |
| Region Total | 57,051 | 689,212 | 8.3 |
| Reg- 4 New York-Penn | |||
| Broome | 7,937 | 93,831 | 8.5 |
| Chenango | 2,048 | 24,605 | 8.3 |
| Tioga | 2,013 | 24,939 | 8.1 |
| Region Total | 11,998 | 143,375 | 8.4 |
| Reg- 5 Northeastern New York | |||
| Albany | 10,802 | 153,850 | 7.0 |
| Clinton | 3,754 | 38,057 | 9.9 |
| Columbia | 2,241 | 30,334 | 7.4 |
| Delaware | 1,856 | 21,469 | 8.6 |
| Essex | 1,631 | 17,672 | 9.2 |
| Franklin | 2,022 | 22,340 | 9.1 |
| Fulton | 2,678 | 26,777 | 10.0 |
| Greene | 2,057 | 23,683 | 8.7 |
| Hamilton | 234 | 2,999 | 7.8 |
| Montgomery | 2,327 | 23,757 | 9.8 |
| Otsego | 2,392 | 31,269 | 7.6 |
| Rensselaer | 6,138 | 81,504 | 7.5 |
| Saratoga | 7,592 | 115,570 | 6.6 |
| Schenectady | 5,553 | 74,090 | 7.5 |
| Schoharie | 1,442 | 15,402 | 9.4 |
| Warren | 2,910 | 35,604 | 8.2 |
| Washington | 2,411 | 32,086 | 7.5 |
| Region Total | 58,040 | 746,463 | 7.8 |
| Reg- 6 Hudson Valley | |||
| Dutchess | 10,795 | 145,180 | 7.4 |
| Orange | 13,606 | 173,955 | 7.8 |
| Putnam | 3,545 | 54,048 | 6.6 |
| Rockland | 10,136 | 155,845 | 6.5 |
| Sullivan | 3,127 | 34,294 | 9.1 |
| Ulster | 7,147 | 87,658 | 8.2 |
| Westchester | 32,055 | 472,700 | 6.8 |
| Region Total | 80,411 | 1,123,680 | 7.2 |
| Reg- 7 New York City | |||
| Bronx | 66,797 | 545,178 | 12.3 |
| Kings | 108,686 | 1,119,975 | 9.7 |
| New York | 68,317 | 921,593 | 7.4 |
| Queens | 90,174 | 1,118,132 | 8.1 |
| Richmond | 19,740 | 241,002 | 8.2 |
| Region Total | 353,714 | 3,945,880 | 9.0 |
| Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk | |||
| Nassau | 45,676 | 681,544 | 6.7 |
| Suffolk | 57,373 | 778,671 | 7.4 |
| Region Total | 103,049 | 1,460,215 | 7.1 |
| New York State Total | 774,656 | 9,504,246 | 8.2 |
*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable
