Unemployment Rate in Erie County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Erie County Compares
National Distribution
Where Erie County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Erie County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,920 | Ramsey County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,921 | Greene County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,922 | Mason County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,923 | Erie County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,924 | Denver County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,925 | Walker County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,926 | Horry County, SC | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,923 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.2% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Erie County ranks #24 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.