SC New York News

Chenango County recorded an unemployment rate of 7% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,618 people out of the 47,407 living in Chenango County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Chenango County has increased compared to the 6.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,392 people who had a job during that time, 17 were employed in the Armed Forces and 21,375 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,618	7%
Employed	21,392	93%
Employed in civilian labor force	21,375	92.9%
Employed in armed forces	17	0.1%