Finger Lakes Today

Cayuga County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,623 people out of the 76,644 living in Cayuga County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cayuga County has decreased compared to the 4.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 34,847 people who had a job during that time, 31 were employed in the Armed Forces and 34,816 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,623	4.5%
Employed	34,847	95.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	34,816	95.5%
Employed in armed forces	31	0.1%