Finger Lakes Today

Seneca County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 592 people out of the 33,900 living in Seneca County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	592	3.7%
Employed	15,271	96.3%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,271	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%