Unemployment Rate in Columbia County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.4% +2.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,283 of 3,222
29th percentile

How Columbia County Compares

Columbia County
5.4%
New York Average
5.4%
Rank #40 of 62 in state
National
5.3%
2.6% above

National Distribution

Where Columbia County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.