New York Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of New York in August, 2020 was 10.8%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Bronx: 20.2%
  2. Kings: 15.6%
  3. Queens: 15.4%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Hamilton: 4.7%
  2. Yates: 5.1%
  3. Lewis: 5.5%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each New York county for August, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of New York's counties.

See also: Historical New York Unemployment Rate.

New York Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020 (%)
New York Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Albany 6.9
Allegany 6.8
Bronx 20.2
Broome 7.6
Cattaraugus 7.7
Cayuga 7
Chautauqua 7.3
Chemung 7.6
Chenango 5.9
Clinton 6.4
Columbia 5.6
Cortland 6.4
Delaware 6.2
Dutchess 7.1
Erie 8.4
Essex 6
Franklin 6.9
Fulton 7.7
Genesee 6.2
Greene 7.6
Hamilton 4.7
Herkimer 6.8
Jefferson 6.6
Kings 15.6
Lewis 5.5
Livingston 5.7
Madison 6.2
Monroe 8
Montgomery 7.8
Nassau 8.2
New York 12
Niagara 8.5
Oneida 7.1
Onondaga 7.5
Ontario 6.2
Orange 7.9
Orleans 7.4
Oswego 7.3
Otsego 6.2
Putnam 7
Queens 15.4
Rensselaer 6.3
Richmond 12.8
Rockland 8
St. Lawrence 7
Saratoga 5.8
Schenectady 7.8
Schoharie 5.8
Schuyler 6.2
Seneca 7.1
Steuben 6.9
Suffolk 7.9
Sullivan 9.1
Tioga 6.6
Tompkins 5.6
Ulster 7.3
Warren 6.3
Washington 5.8
Wayne 6.4
Westchester 8.5
Wyoming 5.6
Yates 5.1

New York Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see New York's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
2020
2021
2022