Finger Lakes Today

Livingston County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,460 people out of the 62,253 living in Livingston County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Livingston County has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 28,823 people who had a job during that time, 35 were employed in the Armed Forces and 28,788 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,460	4.8%
Employed	28,823	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	28,788	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	35	0.1%