Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2024

Updated on August 3, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2024, among all New York cities, New York had the highest unemployment rate (5.5%), followed by Niagara Falls (4.6%), and Buffalo (4.4%).

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 October 2024

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Niagara Falls

Buffalo

Elmira

Rochester

Vestal

Schenectady

Le Ray

Newburgh

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Ranking of New York Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2024

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	New York	5.5
2	Niagara Falls	4.6
3	Buffalo	4.4
4	Elmira	4.3
4	Rochester	4.3
5	Vestal	4.2
5	Schenectady	4.2
6	Le Ray	4.1
6	Newburgh	4.1
6	Middletown	4.1
6	Newburgh	4.1
6	Syracuse	4.1
6	Utica	4.1
7	Jamestown	4
8	Troy	3.9
9	Auburn	3.8
9	Binghamton	3.8
10	Mount Vernon	3.7
10	Rome	3.7
11	Poughkeepsie	3.6
11	Freeport	3.6
11	Poughkeepsie	3.6
12	Hempstead	3.5
12	Albany	3.5
12	Hempstead	3.5
12	Watertown	3.5
12	Yonkers	3.5
13	Babylon	3.4
13	Cheektowaga	3.4
13	Gates	3.4
13	Greece	3.4
13	Haverstraw	3.4
13	Union	3.4
13	Wallkill	3.4
14	New Windsor	3.3
15	Ithaca	3.2
15	Lindenhurst	3.2
15	Lockport	3.2
15	New Rochelle	3.2
15	North Tonawanda	3.2
16	Amherst	3.1
16	Brookhaven	3.1
16	East Hampton	3.1
16	Hamburg	3.1
16	Islip	3.1
16	Riverhead	3.1
16	Rotterdam	3.1
16	Warwick	3.1
17	Chili	3
17	Irondequoit	3
17	Tonawanda	3
17	Harrison	3
17	Long Beach	3
17	Rockville Centre	3
17	Saratoga Springs	3
17	Valley Stream	3
18	Carmel	2.9
18	Cicero	2.9
18	Cortlandt	2.9
18	East Fishkill	2.9
18	Greenburgh	2.9
18	Henrietta	2.9
18	Monroe	2.9
18	Oyster Bay	2.9
18	Salina	2.9
18	West Seneca	2.9
18	Peekskill	2.9
18	Spring Valley	2.9
18	White Plains	2.9
19	Clarence	2.8
19	De Witt	2.8
19	Eastchester	2.8
19	Huntington	2.8
19	Mount Pleasant	2.8
19	Orchard Park	2.8
19	Palm Tree	2.8
19	Penfield	2.8
19	Ramapo	2.8
19	Southampton	2.8
19	Wappinger	2.8
19	Glen Cove	2.8
19	Kiryas Joel	2.8
20	Camillus	2.7
20	Clarkstown	2.7
20	Colonie	2.7
20	Glenville	2.7
20	Guilderland	2.7
20	Lancaster	2.7
20	North Hempstead	2.7
20	Orangetown	2.7
20	Ossining	2.7
20	Perinton	2.7
20	Pittsford	2.7
20	Queensbury	2.7
20	Smithtown	2.7
20	Webster	2.7
20	Yorktown	2.7
20	Ossining	2.7
21	Bethlehem	2.6
21	Brighton	2.6
21	Clay	2.6
21	Mamaroneck	2.6
21	Manlius	2.6
22	Halfmoon	2.5
22	Rye	2.5
23	Clifton Park	2.4
24	Port Chester	2.3