Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2016, among all New York cities, Elmira had the highest unemployment rate (7.3%), followed by Niagara Falls (6.7%), and Rochester (6.7%).

The chart below shows the top 107 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all New York cities.

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: New York BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016

Elmira

Niagara Falls

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Le Ray

Buffalo

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Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Elmira	7.3
2	Niagara Falls	6.7
2	Rochester	6.7
3	Le Ray	6.5
3	Buffalo	6.5
4	Jamestown	6.4
5	Troy	6.2
6	Haverstraw	6
7	Vestal	5.9
7	Syracuse	5.9
8	Mount Vernon	5.8
9	Newburgh	5.7
9	Auburn	5.7
9	Newburgh	5.7
9	Utica	5.7
10	Binghamton	5.6
10	Lindenhurst	5.6
10	Lockport	5.6
10	New York	5.6
10	Schenectady	5.6
10	Yonkers	5.6
11	Hempstead	5.5
11	Poughkeepsie	5.5
11	Hempstead	5.5
11	Poughkeepsie	5.5
12	North Tonawanda	5.4
13	Brookhaven	5.3
13	Rome	5.3
13	Watertown	5.3
14	Babylon	5.2
14	Gates	5.2
14	New Windsor	5.2
14	Middletown	5.2
15	Cheektowaga	5.1
15	Albany	5.1
15	Freeport	5.1
16	Greece	4.9
16	Islip	4.9
16	Union	4.9
16	Harrison	4.9
16	New Rochelle	4.9
17	Carmel	4.8
17	Ramapo	4.8
18	Clarkstown	4.7
18	Hamburg	4.7
18	Riverhead	4.7
18	Yorktown	4.7
18	Ithaca	4.7
18	Spring Valley	4.7
19	Henrietta	4.6
19	Peekskill	4.6
20	Chili	4.5
20	Irondequoit	4.5
20	Mount Pleasant	4.5
20	Orangetown	4.5
20	Ossining	4.5
20	Salina	4.5
20	Ossining	4.5
20	Valley Stream	4.5
21	Cortlandt	4.4
22	De Witt	4.3
22	Tonawanda	4.3
22	Wallkill	4.3
22	West Seneca	4.3
23	Greenburgh	4.2
23	Oyster Bay	4.2
23	Palm Tree	4.2
23	Kiryas Joel	4.2
23	White Plains	4.2
24	Amherst	4.1
24	Cicero	4.1
24	Clay	4.1
24	Rotterdam	4.1
24	Warwick	4.1
24	Glen Cove	4.1
24	Rockville Centre	4.1
25	Eastchester	4
25	Glenville	4
25	Queensbury	4
25	Smithtown	4
25	Wappinger	4
25	Webster	4
26	Clarence	3.9
26	Colonie	3.9
26	Guilderland	3.9
26	Huntington	3.9
26	Lancaster	3.9
26	Orchard Park	3.9
26	Pittsford	3.9
26	Rye	3.9
26	Southampton	3.9
27	East Fishkill	3.8
27	Monroe	3.8
27	North Hempstead	3.8
27	Penfield	3.8
27	Port Chester	3.8
28	Camillus	3.7
28	Perinton	3.7
28	Long Beach	3.7
28	Saratoga Springs	3.7
29	Brighton	3.6
29	Mamaroneck	3.6
29	Manlius	3.6
30	Clifton Park	3.4
30	Halfmoon	3.4
31	Bethlehem	3.2
32	East Hampton	3.1