Unemployment Rate in Herkimer County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.3% −18.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,521 of 3,222
53th percentile

How Herkimer County Compares

Herkimer County
4.3%
New York Average
4.3%
Rank #13 of 62 in state
National
5.3%
18.4% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Herkimer County: 4.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,518 Spartanburg County, SC 4.3%
#1,519 Androscoggin County, ME 4.3%
#1,520 Kenton County, KY 4.3%
#1,521 Herkimer County, NY 4.3%
#1,522 Armstrong County, PA 4.3%
#1,523 Warren County, NY 4.3%
#1,524 St. Louis County, MO 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,521 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within New York, Herkimer County ranks #13 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 53th 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.