Unemployment Rate in Queens County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Queens County Compares
National Distribution
Where Queens County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Queens County: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,841 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 7.2% |
| #2,842 | Steuben County, IN | 7.2% |
| #2,843 | Mohave County, AZ | 7.2% |
| #2,844 | Queens County, NY | 7.2% |
| #2,845 | Okmulgee County, OK | 7.2% |
| #2,846 | Polk County, AR | 7.3% |
| #2,847 | Winnebago County, IL | 7.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Queens County, New York
Queens County, New York has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, which ranks #2,844 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.7% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Queens County ranks #59 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 12th 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.