Unemployed Percentage of Labor Force
Source: 2005-2007 US Bureau of Labor and Statistics Data as of June, 2008
| Unemployed | Labor Force | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region/County | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total | 2005-2007 | Percent |
| Reg-1 Western New York | ||||||
| Allegany | 1,382 | 1,238 | 1,281 | 3,901 | 70,522 | 5.5 |
| Cattaraugus | 2,286 | 2,177 | 2,109 | 6,572 | 125,423 | 5.2 |
| Chautauqua | 3,250 | 3,067 | 2,976 | 9,293 | 201,020 | 4.6 |
| Erie | 24,690 | 23,443 | 21,651 | 69,784 | 1,409,196 | 5.0 |
| Genesee | 1,605 | 1,534 | 1,481 | 4,620 | 99,111 | 4.7 |
| Niagara | 6,257 | 6,089 | 5,893 | 18,239 | 335,118 | 5.4 |
| Orleans | 1,132 | 1,137 | 1,120 | 3,389 | 59,694 | 5.7 |
| Wyoming | 1,135 | 1,078 | 1,046 | 3,259 | 64,794 | 5.0 |
| Region Total | 41,737 | 39,763 | 37,557 | 119,057 | 2,364,878 | 5.0 |
| Reg-2 Finger Lakes | ||||||
| Chemung | 2,177 | 2,010 | 1,877 | 6,064 | 122,518 | 4.9 |
| Livingston | 1,647 | 1,600 | 1,571 | 4,818 | 98,413 | 4.9 |
| Monroe | 17,230 | 16,532 | 16,269 | 50,031 | 1,124,248 | 4.5 |
| Ontario | 2,575 | 2,510 | 2,337 | 7,422 | 169,960 | 4.4 |
| Schuyler | 544 | 509 | 499 | 1,552 | 29,810 | 5.2 |
| Seneca | 813 | 788 | 754 | 2,355 | 51,794 | 4.5 |
| Steuben | 2,547 | 2,375 | 2,347 | 7,269 | 134,047 | 5.4 |
| Wayne | 2,422 | 2,298 | 2,244 | 6,964 | 145,863 | 4.8 |
| Yates | 564 | 557 | 543 | 1,664 | 39,154 | 4.2 |
| Region Total | 30,519 | 29,179 | 28,441 | 88,139 | 1,915,807 | 4.6 |
| Reg-3 Central New York | ||||||
| Cayuga | 2,052 | 1,970 | 1,802 | 5,824 | 124,508 | 4.7 |
| Cortland | 1,307 | 1,274 | 1,222 | 3,803 | 71,335 | 5.3 |
| Herkimer | 1,682 | 1,573 | 1,497 | 4,752 | 94,264 | 5.0 |
| Jefferson | 2,914 | 2,681 | 2,578 | 8,173 | 143,810 | 5.7 |
| Lewis | 765 | 717 | 662 | 2,144 | 38,382 | 5.6 |
| Madison | 1,873 | 1,674 | 1,643 | 5,190 | 108,148 | 4.8 |
| Oneida | 5,341 | 4,877 | 4,702 | 14,920 | 332,320 | 4.5 |
| Onondaga | 10,585 | 10,151 | 9,400 | 30,136 | 700,657 | 4.3 |
| Oswego | 3,768 | 3,532 | 3,315 | 10,615 | 180,420 | 5.9 |
| St Lawrence | 3,003 | 2,881 | 2,844 | 8,728 | 148,169 | 5.9 |
| Tompkins | 1,965 | 1,908 | 1,853 | 5,726 | 165,198 | 3.5 |
| Region Total | 35,255 | 33,238 | 31,518 | 100,011 | 2,107,211 | 4.7 |
| Reg-4 New York-Penn | ||||||
| Broome | 4,746 | 4,538 | 4,283 | 13,567 | 290,022 | 4.7 |
| Chenango | 1,211 | 1,221 | 1,196 | 3,628 | 73,456 | 4.9 |
| Tioga | 1,253 | 1,151 | 1,220 | 3,624 | 79,282 | 4.6 |
| Region Total | 7,210 | 6,910 | 6,699 | 20,819 | 442,760 | 4.7 |
| Reg-5 Northeastern New York | ||||||
| Albany | 6,276 | 6,205 | 6,069 | 18,550 | 477,653 | 3.9 |
| Clinton | 2,122 | 2,172 | 2,226 | 6,520 | 119,879 | 5.4 |
| Columbia | 1,245 | 1,208 | 1,237 | 3,690 | 96,212 | 3.8 |
| Delaware | 1,044 | 1,019 | 991 | 3,054 | 70,239 | 4.3 |
| Essex | 1,011 | 1,055 | 1,030 | 3,096 | 56,094 | 5.5 |
| Franklin | 1,332 | 1,256 | 1,251 | 3,839 | 67,964 | 5.6 |
| Fulton | 1,513 | 1,458 | 1,447 | 4,418 | 81,272 | 5.4 |
| Greene | 1,157 | 1,153 | 1,152 | 3,462 | 72,026 | 4.8 |
| Hamilton | 174 | 158 | 149 | 481 | 9,457 | 5.1 |
| Montgomery | 1,327 | 1,448 | 1,456 | 4,231 | 74,179 | 5.7 |
| Otsego | 1,448 | 1,426 | 1,409 | 4,283 | 95,498 | 4.5 |
| Rensselaer | 3,535 | 3,463 | 3,508 | 10,506 | 251,394 | 4.2 |
| Saratoga | 4,419 | 4,292 | 4,316 | 13,027 | 360,375 | 3.6 |
| Schenectady | 3,173 | 3,143 | 3,116 | 9,432 | 227,458 | 4.1 |
| Schoharie | 808 | 820 | 882 | 2,510 | 47,585 | 5.3 |
| Warren | 1,635 | 1,657 | 1,610 | 4,902 | 106,881 | 4.6 |
| Washington | 1,449 | 1,362 | 1,335 | 4,146 | 96,483 | 4.3 |
| Region Total | 33,668 | 33,295 | 33,184 | 100,147 | 2,310,649 | 4.3 |
| Reg-6 Hudson Valley | ||||||
| Dutchess | 5,802 | 5,703 | 5,659 | 17,164 | 440,883 | 3.9 |
| Orange | 7,568 | 7,667 | 7,613 | 22,848 | 535,913 | 4.3 |
| Putnam | 2,103 | 1,996 | 1,878 | 5,977 | 168,717 | 3.5 |
| Rockland | 6,067 | 5,750 | 5,869 | 17,686 | 457,204 | 3.9 |
| Sullivan | 1,719 | 1,806 | 1,836 | 5,361 | 105,770 | 5.1 |
| Ulster | 4,024 | 3,880 | 3,900 | 11,804 | 275,821 | 4.3 |
| Westchester | 19,472 | 18,748 | 17,939 | 56,159 | 1,460,067 | 3.8 |
| Region Total | 46,755 | 45,550 | 44,694 | 136,999 | 3,444,375 | 4.0 |
| Reg-7 New York City | ||||||
| Bronx | 37,788 | 33,597 | 34,986 | 106,371 | 1,514,413 | 7.0 |
| Kings | 65,746 | 57,444 | 59,096 | 182,286 | 3,209,361 | 5.7 |
| New York | 44,872 | 39,133 | 39,922 | 123,927 | 2,713,110 | 4.6 |
| Queens | 56,271 | 48,895 | 49,261 | 154,427 | 3,263,080 | 4.7 |
| Richmond | 11,989 | 10,540 | 10,982 | 33,511 | 702,954 | 4.8 |
| Region Total | 216,666 | 189,609 | 194,247 | 600,522 | 11,402,918 | 5.3 |
| Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk | ||||||
| Nassau | 28,048 | 26,376 | 25,451 | 79,875 | 2,084,344 | 3.8 |
| Suffolk | 32,896 | 31,165 | 30,240 | 94,301 | 2,353,948 | 4.0 |
| Region Total | 60,944 | 57,541 | 55,691 | 174,176 | 4,438,292 | 3.9 |
| New York State Total | 472,754 | 435,085 | 432,031 | 1,339,870 | 28,426,890 | 4.7 |