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Unemployment rate in St. Lawrence County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | St. Lawrence County | Change | New York | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.2 pp | 4.3% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +0.2 pp | 4.2% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | −1.0 pp | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | −2.6 pp | 7.1% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +2.5 pp | 9.8% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | −0.2 pp | 3.9% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | −1.0 pp | 4.1% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | −0.1 pp | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | −0.8 pp | 4.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | −0.5 pp | 5.2% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | −1.6 pp | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | −1.0 pp | 7.8% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | −0.1 pp | 8.6% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | ±0.0 pp | 8.4% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +0.5 pp | 8.7% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +3.0 pp | 8.4% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +1.3 pp | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | ±0.0 pp | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | −0.4 pp | 4.5% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | −1.0 pp | 5.0% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | ±0.0 pp | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +0.4 pp | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +0.6 pp | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.4 pp | 4.9% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | −2.5 pp | 4.5% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +0.3 pp | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | −0.1 pp | 5.6% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | −0.1 pp | 6.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | −0.3 pp | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | −1.0 pp | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | +0.3 pp | 6.9% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | −0.9 pp | 8.0% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +0.2 pp | 8.7% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +1.9 pp | 7.3% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | 5.3% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of New York
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Saratoga County | 2.9% | |
| 61 | Putnam County | 3.0% | |
| 60 | Columbia County | 3.1% | |
| 59 | Rockland County | 3.2% | |
| 58 | Nassau County | 3.2% | |
| 57 | Dutchess County | 3.2% | |
| 56 | Yates County | 3.3% | |
| 55 | Westchester County | 3.3% | |
| 54 | Ontario County | 3.3% | |
| 53 | Albany County | 3.3% | |
| 52 | Washington County | 3.4% | |
| 51 | Tompkins County | 3.4% | |
| 50 | Suffolk County | 3.4% | |
| 49 | Rensselaer County | 3.4% | |
| 48 | Onondaga County | 3.4% | |
| 47 | Genesee County | 3.4% | |
| 46 | Essex County | 3.4% | |
| 45 | Chenango County | 3.4% | |
| 44 | Wayne County | 3.5% | |
| 43 | Ulster County | 3.5% | |
| 42 | Tioga County | 3.5% | |
| 41 | Sullivan County | 3.5% | |
| 40 | Wyoming County | 3.6% | |
| 39 | Warren County | 3.6% | |
| 38 | Seneca County | 3.7% | |
| … | |||
| 12 | Cortland County | 4.2% | |
| 11 | Niagara County | 4.2% | |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 4.3% | |
| 9 | St. Lawrence County | 4.4% | |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 4.4% | |
| 7 | Allegany County | 4.4% | |
| 6 | Richmond County | 4.5% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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