Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Suffolk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Suffolk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Suffolk County: 4.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,824 | Kendall County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,825 | Pender County, NC | 4.7% |
| #1,826 | Sabine County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,827 | Suffolk County, NY | 4.7% |
| #1,828 | Montgomery County, IL | 4.7% |
| #1,829 | Eagle County, CO | 4.7% |
| #1,830 | Monroe County, WV | 4.7% |
Unemployment Rate in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, which ranks #1,827 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Suffolk County ranks #22 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 43th 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.