Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2024
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2024, among all New York cities, New York had the highest unemployment rate (6.1%), followed by Newburgh (5.4%), and Buffalo (5.4%).
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 2024
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 6.1 |
| 2 | Newburgh | 5.4 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 5.4 |
| 2 | Newburgh | 5.4 |
| 3 | Vestal | 5.3 |
| 3 | Rochester | 5.3 |
| 4 | Elmira | 5.2 |
| 4 | Niagara Falls | 5.2 |
| 5 | Schenectady | 5 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 5 |
| 5 | Utica | 5 |
| 6 | Le Ray | 4.9 |
| 7 | Troy | 4.8 |
| 8 | Poughkeepsie | 4.6 |
| 8 | Auburn | 4.6 |
| 8 | Poughkeepsie | 4.6 |
| 9 | Binghamton | 4.5 |
| 9 | Lindenhurst | 4.5 |
| 9 | Lockport | 4.5 |
| 9 | Middletown | 4.5 |
| 9 | Mount Vernon | 4.5 |
| 9 | Yonkers | 4.5 |
| 10 | Hempstead | 4.4 |
| 10 | Freeport | 4.4 |
| 10 | Hempstead | 4.4 |
| 10 | Jamestown | 4.4 |
| 10 | Rome | 4.4 |
| 11 | Cheektowaga | 4.3 |
| 11 | Haverstraw | 4.3 |
| 11 | Albany | 4.3 |
| 12 | Babylon | 4.2 |
| 12 | Ithaca | 4.2 |
| 13 | Brookhaven | 4.1 |
| 13 | New Windsor | 4.1 |
| 14 | Islip | 4 |
| 14 | Union | 4 |
| 14 | Watertown | 4 |
| 15 | Gates | 3.9 |
| 15 | Greece | 3.9 |
| 15 | North Tonawanda | 3.9 |
| 16 | Henrietta | 3.8 |
| 16 | Palm Tree | 3.8 |
| 16 | Wallkill | 3.8 |
| 16 | Harrison | 3.8 |
| 16 | Kiryas Joel | 3.8 |
| 16 | Valley Stream | 3.8 |
| 17 | Hamburg | 3.7 |
| 17 | Rotterdam | 3.7 |
| 17 | Tonawanda | 3.7 |
| 18 | Amherst | 3.6 |
| 18 | Chili | 3.6 |
| 18 | Irondequoit | 3.6 |
| 18 | West Seneca | 3.6 |
| 18 | Glen Cove | 3.6 |
| 18 | Peekskill | 3.6 |
| 19 | Mount Pleasant | 3.5 |
| 19 | Ossining | 3.5 |
| 19 | Ramapo | 3.5 |
| 19 | Riverhead | 3.5 |
| 19 | Salina | 3.5 |
| 19 | New Rochelle | 3.5 |
| 19 | Ossining | 3.5 |
| 19 | Spring Valley | 3.5 |
| 20 | Carmel | 3.4 |
| 20 | Cicero | 3.4 |
| 20 | Cortlandt | 3.4 |
| 20 | Greenburgh | 3.4 |
| 20 | Monroe | 3.4 |
| 20 | Oyster Bay | 3.4 |
| 20 | Warwick | 3.4 |
| 20 | White Plains | 3.4 |
| 21 | Clarkstown | 3.3 |
| 21 | Glenville | 3.3 |
| 21 | Guilderland | 3.3 |
| 21 | Huntington | 3.3 |
| 21 | Lancaster | 3.3 |
| 21 | North Hempstead | 3.3 |
| 21 | Penfield | 3.3 |
| 21 | Smithtown | 3.3 |
| 21 | Wappinger | 3.3 |
| 21 | Webster | 3.3 |
| 21 | Yorktown | 3.3 |
| 21 | Rockville Centre | 3.3 |
| 22 | Camillus | 3.2 |
| 22 | Clay | 3.2 |
| 22 | Colonie | 3.2 |
| 22 | De Witt | 3.2 |
| 22 | Eastchester | 3.2 |
| 22 | East Fishkill | 3.2 |
| 22 | Orangetown | 3.2 |
| 22 | Orchard Park | 3.2 |
| 22 | Pittsford | 3.2 |
| 22 | Long Beach | 3.2 |
| 22 | Saratoga Springs | 3.2 |
| 23 | Brighton | 3.1 |
| 23 | Clarence | 3.1 |
| 23 | Perinton | 3.1 |
| 24 | Mamaroneck | 3 |
| 24 | Queensbury | 3 |
| 24 | Rye | 3 |
| 24 | Southampton | 3 |
| 25 | Bethlehem | 2.9 |
| 25 | Clifton Park | 2.9 |
| 25 | Manlius | 2.9 |
| 25 | Port Chester | 2.9 |
| 26 | Halfmoon | 2.8 |
| 27 | East Hampton | 2.7 |