Unemployment Rate in Nassau County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.8% −9.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,896 of 3,222
41th percentile

How Nassau County Compares

Nassau County
4.8%
New York Average
4.8%
Rank #23 of 62 in state
National
5.3%
9.1% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Nassau County: 4.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,893 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT 4.8%
#1,894 Bonner County, ID 4.8%
#1,895 Polk County, FL 4.8%
#1,896 Nassau County, NY 4.8%
#1,897 Koochiching County, MN 4.8%
#1,898 Henry County, TN 4.8%
#1,899 New Castle County, DE 4.8%
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Unemployment Rate in Nassau County, New York

Nassau County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,896 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within New York, Nassau County ranks #23 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.