This document contains data on unemployment rates and population loss in upstate New York counties from 2010 to 2012. It lists the counties with the highest unemployment rates in May 2013, ranging from 9.3% in Lewis County to 7.6% in Cattaraugus and Hamilton Counties, which matched the New York State and U.S. rates that month. It also lists counties that experienced the greatest population declines from 2010 to 2012, from -1.5% in Delaware County to -0.1% in Orleans County, while New York State grew 1.0% and the U.S. grew 1.7% during that period. The source is listed as the New York State Department of Labor and U

1. Upstate Counties with
High Unemployment Rates
COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Lewis County 9.3%
Oswego County 9.2%
Saint Lawrence County 9.2%
Jefferson County 9%
Franklin County 8.9%
Fulton County 8.9%
Steuben County 8.8%
Essex County 8.7%
Montgomery County 8.7%
Sullivan County 8.5%
Clinton County 8.4%
Orleans County 8.4%
Chemung County 8.2%
Greene County 8%
Schoharie County 8%
Delaware County 7.9%
Cattaraugus County 7.8%
Hamilton County 7.6%
May 2013 NYS Unemployment Rate: 7.6%
May 2013 U.S. Unemployment Rate: 7.6%
Source: NYS Dept. of Labor, May 2013
Upstate Counties with
High Population Loss
COUNTY POPULATION (2010-2012)
Delaware County -1.5%
Madison County -1.4%
Broome County -1.3%
Tioga County -1.3%
Hamilton County -1.2%
Allegany County -1.2%
Fulton County -1.1%
Greene County -1.1%
Cattaraugus County -1.1%
Chenango County -1.1%
Essex County -1%
Sullivan County -1%
Chautauqua County -1%
Montgomery County -0.6%
Clinton County -0.6%
Oswego County -0.3%
Schoharie County -0.2%
Orleans County -0.1%
NYS Population Growth 2010-2012: 1.0%
U.S. Population Growth 2010-2012: 1.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012
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