as of September, 2021:
| County | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 149,510 | 6,207 | 4.0 | 155,717 |
| Allegany | 18,934 | 801 | 4.1 | 19,735 |
| Bronx | 519,203 | 73,204 | 12.4 | 592,407 |
| Broome | 76,679 | 3,705 | 4.6 | 80,384 |
| Cattaraugus | 31,772 | 1,443 | 4.3 | 33,215 |
| Cayuga | 33,333 | 1,435 | 4.1 | 34,768 |
| Chautauqua | 50,601 | 2,475 | 4.7 | 53,076 |
| Chemung | 32,667 | 1,616 | 4.7 | 34,283 |
| Chenango | 20,582 | 812 | 3.8 | 21,394 |
| Clinton | 33,846 | 1,385 | 3.9 | 35,231 |
| Columbia | 28,986 | 984 | 3.3 | 29,970 |
| Cortland | 21,112 | 926 | 4.2 | 22,038 |
| Delaware | 17,665 | 741 | 4.0 | 18,406 |
| Dutchess | 131,942 | 5,749 | 4.2 | 137,691 |
| Erie | 417,146 | 20,650 | 4.7 | 437,796 |
| Essex | 15,808 | 653 | 4.0 | 16,461 |
| Franklin | 18,337 | 758 | 4.0 | 19,095 |
| Fulton | 21,091 | 1,079 | 4.9 | 22,170 |
| Genesee | 27,807 | 1,060 | 3.7 | 28,867 |
| Greene | 18,868 | 889 | 4.5 | 19,757 |
| Hamilton | 2,125 | 75 | 3.4 | 2,200 |
| Herkimer | 25,935 | 1,364 | 5.0 | 27,299 |
| Jefferson | 41,865 | 1,864 | 4.3 | 43,729 |
| Kings | 1,056,839 | 106,915 | 9.2 | 1,163,754 |
| Lewis | 10,898 | 455 | 4.0 | 11,353 |
| Livingston | 29,021 | 1,094 | 3.6 | 30,115 |
| Madison | 30,490 | 1,225 | 3.9 | 31,715 |
| Monroe | 343,506 | 16,761 | 4.7 | 360,267 |
| Montgomery | 20,416 | 1,102 | 5.1 | 21,518 |
| Nassau | 652,099 | 28,544 | 4.2 | 680,643 |
| New York | 816,200 | 60,359 | 6.9 | 876,559 |
| Niagara | 92,259 | 4,684 | 4.8 | 96,943 |
| Oneida | 95,008 | 4,417 | 4.4 | 99,425 |
| Onondaga | 205,585 | 9,554 | 4.4 | 215,139 |
| Ontario | 52,766 | 1,996 | 3.6 | 54,762 |
| Orange | 172,176 | 7,789 | 4.3 | 179,965 |
| Orleans | 16,461 | 732 | 4.3 | 17,193 |
| Oswego | 48,410 | 2,470 | 4.9 | 50,880 |
| Otsego | 24,820 | 1,012 | 3.9 | 25,832 |
| Putnam | 46,541 | 1,871 | 3.9 | 48,412 |
| Queens | 1,008,940 | 94,874 | 8.6 | 1,103,814 |
| Rensselaer | 76,960 | 3,158 | 3.9 | 80,118 |
| Richmond | 197,913 | 17,298 | 8.0 | 215,211 |
| Rockland | 144,004 | 6,065 | 4.0 | 150,069 |
| Saratoga | 113,710 | 3,935 | 3.3 | 117,645 |
| Schenectady | 72,413 | 3,393 | 4.5 | 75,806 |
| Schoharie | 13,762 | 561 | 3.9 | 14,323 |
| Schuyler | 7,604 | 323 | 4.1 | 7,927 |
| Seneca | 14,419 | 601 | 4.0 | 15,020 |
| St. Lawrence | 40,569 | 1,922 | 4.5 | 42,491 |
| Steuben | 39,788 | 1,789 | 4.3 | 41,577 |
| Suffolk | 712,888 | 31,351 | 4.2 | 744,239 |
| Sullivan | 34,139 | 1,557 | 4.4 | 35,696 |
| Tioga | 20,933 | 840 | 3.9 | 21,773 |
| Tompkins | 45,547 | 1,644 | 3.5 | 47,191 |
| Ulster | 81,060 | 3,562 | 4.2 | 84,622 |
| Warren | 29,890 | 1,223 | 3.9 | 31,113 |
| Washington | 26,784 | 1,104 | 4.0 | 27,888 |
| Wayne | 41,615 | 1,644 | 3.8 | 43,259 |
| Westchester | 448,531 | 20,803 | 4.4 | 469,334 |
| Wyoming | 17,000 | 632 | 3.6 | 17,632 |
| Yates | 11,312 | 370 | 3.2 | 11,682 |