Unemployment Rate in Orleans County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.1% −4.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,073 of 3,222
36th percentile

How Orleans County Compares

Orleans County
5.1%
New York Average
5.1%
Rank #31 of 62 in state
National
5.3%
4.1% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Orleans County: 5.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,070 Lincoln County, NM 5.1%
#2,071 Bertie County, NC 5.1%
#2,072 Plymouth County, MA 5.1%
#2,073 Orleans County, NY 5.1%
#2,074 Claiborne Parish, LA 5.1%
#2,075 Itawamba County, MS 5.1%
#2,076 Lafayette Parish, LA 5.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Orleans County, New York

Orleans County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, which ranks #2,073 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within New York, Orleans County ranks #31 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 36th 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.