Unemployment - Percentage of Labor Force
Source: 2006-2008 US Bureau of Labor and Statistics Data as of June, 2009
| Unemployment | Labor Force | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total | 2006-2008 | Percent |
| Reg-1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 1,238 | 1,281 | 1,561 | 4,080 | 70,925 | 5.8 |
| Cattaraugus | 2,177 | 2,109 | 2,596 | 6,882 | 124,950 | 5.5 |
| Chautauqua | 3,067 | 2,976 | 3,779 | 9,822 | 201,159 | 4.9 |
| Erie | 23,443 | 21,651 | 27,499 | 72,593 | 1,409,426 | 5.2 |
| Genesee | 1,534 | 1,481 | 1,919 | 4,934 | 99,506 | 5.0 |
| Niagara | 6,089 | 5,893 | 7,804 | 19,786 | 336,986 | 5.9 |
| Orleans | 1,137 | 1,120 | 1,386 | 3,643 | 59,471 | 6.1 |
| Wyoming | 1,078 | 1,046 | 1,351 | 3,475 | 64,744 | 5.4 |
| Region Total | 39,763 | 37,557 | 47,895 | 125,215 | 2,367,167 | 5.3 |
| Reg-2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 2,010 | 1,877 | 2,353 | 6,240 | 123,439 | 5.1 |
| Livingston | 1,600 | 1,571 | 1,957 | 5,128 | 98,173 | 5.2 |
| Monroe | 16,532 | 16,269 | 20,920 | 53,721 | 1,125,457 | 4.8 |
| Ontario | 2,510 | 2,337 | 2,975 | 7,822 | 169,995 | 4.6 |
| Schuyler | 509 | 499 | 599 | 1,607 | 30,080 | 5.3 |
| Seneca | 788 | 754 | 963 | 2,505 | 51,639 | 4.9 |
| Steuben | 2,375 | 2,347 | 2,839 | 7,561 | 135,261 | 5.6 |
| Wayne | 2,298 | 2,244 | 2,863 | 7,405 | 145,065 | 5.1 |
| Yates | 557 | 543 | 652 | 1,752 | 39,376 | 4.4 |
| Region Total | 29,179 | 28,441 | 36,121 | 93,741 | 1,918,485 | 4.9 |
| Reg-3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 1,970 | 1,802 | 2,359 | 6,131 | 124,308 | 4.9 |
| Cortland | 1,274 | 1,222 | 1,561 | 4,057 | 71,571 | 5.7 |
| Herkimer | 1,573 | 1,497 | 1,940 | 5,010 | 93,863 | 5.3 |
| Jefferson | 2,681 | 2,578 | 3,398 | 8,657 | 145,849 | 5.9 |
| Lewis | 717 | 662 | 862 | 2,241 | 38,269 | 5.9 |
| Madison | 1,674 | 1,643 | 2,119 | 5,436 | 108,422 | 5.0 |
| Oneida | 4,877 | 4,702 | 6,080 | 15,659 | 331,948 | 4.7 |
| Onondaga | 10,151 | 9,400 | 12,403 | 31,954 | 702,287 | 4.5 |
| Oswego | 3,532 | 3,315 | 4,281 | 11,128 | 180,502 | 6.2 |
| St Lawrence | 2,881 | 2,844 | 3,617 | 9,342 | 149,116 | 6.3 |
| Tompkins | 1,908 | 1,853 | 2,323 | 6,084 | 166,707 | 3.6 |
| Region Total | 33,238 | 31,518 | 40,943 | 105,699 | 2,112,842 | 5.0 |
| Reg-4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 4,538 | 4,283 | 5,559 | 14,380 | 291,711 | 4.9 |
| Chenango | 1,221 | 1,196 | 1,597 | 4,014 | 73,789 | 5.4 |
| Tioga | 1,151 | 1,220 | 1,419 | 3,790 | 79,308 | 4.8 |
| Region Total | 6,910 | 6,699 | 8,575 | 22,184 | 444,808 | 5.0 |
| Reg-5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 6,205 | 6,069 | 7,898 | 20,172 | 479,209 | 4.2 |
| Clinton | 2,172 | 2,226 | 2,665 | 7,063 | 119,802 | 5.9 |
| Columbia | 1,208 | 1,237 | 1,560 | 4,005 | 96,059 | 4.2 |
| Delaware | 1,019 | 991 | 1,390 | 3,400 | 69,655 | 4.9 |
| Essex | 1,055 | 1,030 | 1,271 | 3,356 | 55,935 | 6.0 |
| Franklin | 1,256 | 1,251 | 1,621 | 4,128 | 68,383 | 6.0 |
| Fulton | 1,458 | 1,447 | 1,897 | 4,802 | 81,849 | 5.9 |
| Greene | 1,153 | 1,152 | 1,457 | 3,762 | 72,573 | 5.2 |
| Hamilton | 158 | 149 | 196 | 503 | 9,374 | 5.4 |
| Montgomery | 1,448 | 1,456 | 1,794 | 4,698 | 74,309 | 6.3 |
| Otsego | 1,426 | 1,409 | 1,825 | 4,660 | 95,340 | 4.9 |
| Rensselaer | 3,463 | 3,508 | 4,422 | 11,393 | 251,773 | 4.5 |
| Saratoga | 4,292 | 4,316 | 5,622 | 14,230 | 361,328 | 3.9 |
| Schenectady | 3,143 | 3,116 | 3,965 | 10,224 | 228,599 | 4.5 |
| Schoharie | 820 | 882 | 1,107 | 2,809 | 47,684 | 5.9 |
| Warren | 1,657 | 1,610 | 2,099 | 5,366 | 107,601 | 5.0 |
| Washington | 1,362 | 1,335 | 1,776 | 4,473 | 96,627 | 4.6 |
| Region Total | 33,295 | 33,184 | 42,565 | 109,044 | 2,316,100 | 4.7 |
| Reg-6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 5,703 | 5,659 | 7,589 | 18,951 | 440,776 | 4.3 |
| Orange | 7,667 | 7,613 | 9,860 | 25,140 | 539,069 | 4.7 |
| Putnam | 1,996 | 1,878 | 2,517 | 6,391 | 169,024 | 3.8 |
| Rockland | 5,750 | 5,869 | 7,519 | 19,138 | 461,635 | 4.1 |
| Sullivan | 1,806 | 1,836 | 2,363 | 6,005 | 106,345 | 5.6 |
| Ulster | 3,880 | 3,900 | 5,022 | 12,802 | 274,674 | 4.7 |
| Westchester | 18,748 | 17,939 | 24,008 | 60,695 | 1,473,636 | 4.1 |
| Region Total | 45,550 | 44,694 | 58,878 | 149,122 | 3,465,159 | 4.3 |
| Reg-7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 33,597 | 34,986 | 39,122 | 107,705 | 1,538,853 | 7.0 |
| Kings | 57,444 | 59,096 | 66,042 | 182,582 | 3,264,248 | 5.6 |
| New York | 39,133 | 39,922 | 45,562 | 124,617 | 2,760,899 | 4.5 |
| Queens | 48,895 | 49,261 | 55,757 | 153,913 | 3,314,510 | 4.6 |
| Richmond | 10,540 | 10,982 | 12,278 | 33,800 | 719,631 | 4.7 |
| Region Total | 189,609 | 194,247 | 218,761 | 602,617 | 11,598,141 | 5.2 |
| Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 26,376 | 25,451 | 33,032 | 84,859 | 2,095,948 | 4.0 |
| Suffolk | 31,165 | 30,240 | 39,916 | 101,321 | 2,372,447 | 4.3 |
| Region Total | 57,541 | 55,691 | 72,948 | 186,180 | 4,468,395 | 4.2 |
| New York State Total | 435,085 | 432,031 | 526,686 | 1,393,802 | 28,691,097 | 4.9 |