Unemployment Rate in Monroe County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −6.8% vs nat'l
Rank #1,976 of 3,222
39th percentile

How Monroe County Compares

Monroe County
4.9%
New York Average
4.9%
Rank #26 of 62 in state
National
5.3%
6.8% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Monroe County: 4.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,973 Nash County, NC 4.9%
#1,974 Seward County, KS 4.9%
#1,975 Norfolk County, MA 4.9%
#1,976 Monroe County, NY 4.9%
#1,977 Hughes County, OK 4.9%
#1,978 El Paso County, CO 4.9%
#1,979 Cayey Municipio, PR 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Monroe County, New York

Monroe County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,976 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.8% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within New York, Monroe County ranks #26 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.