Unemployment Rate in Columbia County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Columbia County Compares
National Distribution
Where Columbia County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Columbia County: 5.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,280 | Bingham County, ID | 5.4% |
| #2,281 | Bladen County, NC | 5.4% |
| #2,282 | Ocean County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #2,283 | Columbia County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,284 | Ashley County, AR | 5.4% |
| #2,285 | Effingham County, GA | 5.4% |
| #2,286 | Stephens County, TX | 5.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Columbia County, New York
Columbia County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,283 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Columbia County ranks #40 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 29th 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.