Unemployment Rate in Albany County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Albany County Compares
National Distribution
Where Albany County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Albany County: 5.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,037 | Allegheny County, PA | 5.0% |
| #2,038 | Christian County, KY | 5.0% |
| #2,039 | Caldwell County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,040 | Albany County, NY | 5.0% |
| #2,041 | Choctaw County, AL | 5.0% |
| #2,042 | Wheeler County, GA | 5.0% |
| #2,043 | Humboldt County, IA | 5.0% |
Unemployment Rate in Albany County, New York
Albany County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,040 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Albany County ranks #30 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.