Unemployment Rate in Ulster County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Ulster County Compares
National Distribution
Where Ulster County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Ulster County: 5.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,253 | Sangamon County, IL | 5.4% |
| #2,254 | Pocahontas County, IA | 5.4% |
| #2,255 | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 5.4% |
| #2,256 | Ulster County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,257 | Luna County, NM | 5.4% |
| #2,258 | Franklin County, WA | 5.4% |
| #2,259 | Southampton County, VA | 5.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,256 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New York, Ulster County ranks #39 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 30th 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.