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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in St. Lawrence County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 30 of 62 · Regions of New York Updated Nov 12, 2026
Economy & jobs · St. Lawrence County New York

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 43,696 +0.9% since 2024
Regions of New York · 2025 30 of 62 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −1.6% −0.4% a year on average
share of New York 0.44% New York: 10,008,976 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
−1.6% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
St. Lawrence County 43,696
New York 10M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance St. Lawrence County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 43,696 · 2025
First value 49,673 · 1990
Highest 52,012 · 1999
Lowest 42,245 · 2023
Average change −0.4% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSt. Lawrence CountyChange New York
2025 43,696 +0.9% 10M
2024 43,324 +2.6% 9.9M
2023 42,245 −2.7% 9.8M
2022 43,407 −1.5% 9.7M
2021 44,048 −1.2% 9.6M
2020 44,599 −0.7% 9.6M
2019 44,933 −0.5% 9.9M
2018 45,175 +0.5% 9.8M
2017 44,960 +0.1% 9.8M
2016 44,908 +1.2% 9.8M
2015 44,386 −6.5% 9.7M
2014 47,497 −2.8% 9.7M
2013 48,863 +0.1% 9.8M
2012 48,801 −0.6% 9.7M
2011 49,110 −1.9% 9.6M
2010 50,059 +0.4% 9.6M
2009 49,850 −0.1% 9.6M
2008 49,908 +1.4% 9.6M
2007 49,219 −0.8% 9.5M
2006 49,639 +1.0% 9.5M
2005 49,158 +0.3% 9.4M
2004 48,988 −0.7% 9.3M
2003 49,316 −1.1% 9.3M
2002 49,876 +2.3% 9.3M
2001 48,739 −0.1% 9.1M
2000 48,795 −6.2% 9.1M
1999 52,012 +0.1% 9.1M
1998 51,967 +0.5% 9.1M
1997 51,690 +1.5% 9M
1996 50,939 +0.2% 8.8M
1995 50,819 −1.0% 8.7M
1994 51,354 +0.6% 8.7M
1993 51,059 −1.2% 8.7M
1992 51,686 +0.0% 8.8M
1991 51,674 +4.0% 8.8M
1990 49,673 8.8M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of New York

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Kings County 1.3M
2 Queens County 1.2M
3 New York County 928K
4 Suffolk County 783K
5 Nassau County 698K
6 Bronx County 620K
7 Westchester County 502K
8 Erie County 468K
9 Monroe County 378K
10 Richmond County 230K
11 Onondaga County 230K
12 Orange County 182K
13 Albany County 162K
14 Dutchess County 150K
15 Rockland County 149K
16 Saratoga County 124K
17 Oneida County 104K
18 Niagara County 103K
19 Broome County 88,751
20 Ulster County 88,588
21 Rensselaer County 81,993
22 Schenectady County 76,110
23 Chautauqua County 57,088
24 Ontario County 54,886
25 Oswego County 54,778
26 Tompkins County 52,595
27 Putnam County 50,671
28 Jefferson County 46,254
29 St. Lawrence County 45,175
30 Wayne County 44,853
31 Steuben County 43,469
32 Chemung County 37,608
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.