SC New York News

Cortland County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,454 people out of the 46,984 living in Cortland County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Cortland County has increased compared to the 5.6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 23,411 people who had a job during that time, 35 were employed in the Armed Forces and 23,376 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,454	5.8%
Employed	23,411	94.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	23,376	94%
Employed in armed forces	35	0.1%