Finger Lakes Today

Yates County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 364 people out of the 24,808 living in Yates County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Yates County has decreased compared to the 3.8% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Yates County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.2%.

Of the 10,919 people who had a job during that time, 27 were employed in the Armed Forces and 10,892 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	364	3.2%
Employed	10,919	96.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	10,892	96.5%
Employed in armed forces	27	0.2%