Finger Lakes Today

Ontario County recorded an unemployment rate of 4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,351 people out of the 112,060 living in Ontario County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ontario County has increased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 55,821 people who had a job during that time, 56 were employed in the Armed Forces and 55,765 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,351	4%
Employed	55,821	96%
Employed in civilian labor force	55,765	95.9%
Employed in armed forces	56	0.1%