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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Queensbury, NY was 3.6%, which was 22.2% less than the unemployment rate of 4.4% across the entire state of New York. Compared to the unemployment rate of 7.2% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 100.0%. The most common industries in Queensbury are: Health care (11.9% of civilian employees), Educational services (11.5% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (6.9% of civilian employees). 61.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.9% less than the rate of 63.7% across the entire state of New York.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care11.9%
(1,458)		6.0%
(386)		18.3%
(1,072)
Educational services11.5%
(1,406)		6.6%
(424)		16.7%
(982)
Accommodation and food services6.9%
(851)		6.8%
(433)		7.1%
(418)
Finance and insurance5.9%
(727)		4.6%
(297)		7.3%
(430)
Construction5.8%
(709)		10.0%
(642)		1.1%
(67)
Public administration5.8%
(706)		6.3%
(402)		5.2%
(304)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.6%
(568)		4.5%
(289)		4.8%
(279)
Paper3.3%
(405)		5.3%
(341)		1.1%
(64)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.1%
(375)		3.8%
(240)		2.3%
(135)
Food and beverage stores2.6%
(316)		2.3%
(145)		2.9%
(171)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.1%
(263)		2.2%
(140)		2.1%
(123)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.0%
(245)		1.4%
(90)		2.6%
(155)
Social assistance2.0%
(244)		0.1%
(9)		4.0%
(235)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.9%
(237)		1.9%
(122)		2.0%
(115)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.9%
(231)		1.9%
(124)		1.8%
(107)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.7%
(206)		1.7%
(106)		1.7%
(100)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.5%
(190)		2.2%
(143)		0.8%
(47)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.4%
(174)		2.4%
(154)		0.3%
(20)
Machinery1.2%
(147)		1.5%
(96)		0.9%
(51)
Utilities1.2%
(142)		1.8%
(117)		0.4%
(25)
Truck transportation1.1%
(141)		1.6%
(103)		0.6%
(38)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.1%
(138)		0.7%
(47)		1.6%
(91)
Plastics and rubber products1.1%
(136)		1.4%
(91)		0.8%
(45)
Personal and laundry services1.1%
(136)		0.6%
(39)		1.7%
(97)
Metal and metal products1.0%
(128)		1.9%
(121)		0.1%
(7)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores1.0%
(124)		0.4%
(25)		1.7%
(99)
Printing and related support activities0.9%
(109)		1.2%
(74)		0.6%
(35)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.8%
(104)		0.7%
(42)		1.1%
(62)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.7%
(91)		1.2%
(76)		0.3%
(15)
Chemicals0.6%
(78)		1.0%
(65)		0.2%
(13)
U. S. Postal service0.6%
(78)		1.1%
(69)		0.2%
(9)
Computer and electronic products0.6%
(72)		0.6%
(37)		0.6%
(35)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.6%
(69)		0.7%
(45)		0.4%
(24)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.5%
(64)		0.9%
(55)		0.2%
(9)
Repair and maintenance0.5%
(56)		0.9%
(56)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4%
(55)		0.6%
(37)		0.3%
(18)
Textile mills and textile products0.4%
(55)		0.5%
(31)		0.4%
(24)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.4%
(54)		0.2%
(14)		0.7%
(40)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(52)		0.3%
(18)		0.6%
(34)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.4%
(48)		0.6%
(39)		0.2%
(9)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.4%
(44)		0.2%
(15)		0.5%
(29)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.4%
(43)		0.6%
(36)		0.1%
(7)
Wood products0.3%
(40)		0.5%
(31)		0.2%
(9)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(39)		0.4%
(25)		0.2%
(14)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.3%
(34)		0.2%
(12)		0.4%
(22)
Retail florists0.3%
(34)		0.2%
(12)		0.4%
(22)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(33)		0.5%
(33)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(33)		0.1%
(8)		0.4%
(25)
Rail transportation0.3%
(33)		0.5%
(33)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.3%
(33)		0.4%
(24)		0.2%
(9)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.2%
(30)		0.4%
(23)		0.1%
(7)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.2%
(28)		0.4%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Other direct selling establishments0.2%
(28)		0.2%
(13)		0.3%
(15)
Food0.2%
(26)		0.4%
(26)		0.0%
(0)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.2%
(26)		0.3%
(19)		0.1%
(7)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(26)		0.4%
(26)		0.0%
(0)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(25)		0.2%
(14)		0.2%
(11)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2%
(22)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(22)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.2%
(22)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(22)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(20)		0.2%
(11)		0.2%
(9)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.2%
(19)		0.3%
(19)		0.0%
(0)
Private households0.2%
(19)		0.1%
(7)		0.2%
(12)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1%
(18)		0.3%
(18)		0.0%
(0)
Vending machine operators0.1%
(17)		0.3%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(16)		0.3%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Management of companies and enterprises0.1%
(16)		0.3%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Transportation equipment0.1%
(15)		0.2%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Warehousing and storage0.1%
(14)		0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(14)		0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.1%
(11)		0.2%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Water transportation0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(9)		0.1%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1%
(8)		0.1%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Air transportation0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1%
(7)		0.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Queensbury

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 2.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 27.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 26.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 14.3%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Queensbury:

3.6%
New York:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2022:
Queensbury:

2.9%
New York:

4.3%
Unemployment in 2021:
Queensbury:

4.2%
New York:

7.0%
Unemployment in 2020:
Queensbury:

7.3%
New York:

9.8%
Unemployment in 2019:
Queensbury:

3.8%
New York:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2018:
Queensbury:

3.9%
New York:

4.1%
Unemployment in 2017:
Queensbury:

4.6%
New York:

4.6%
Unemployment in 2016:
Queensbury:

4.6%
New York:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2015:
Queensbury:

4.8%
New York:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2014:
Queensbury:

5.7%
New York:

6.3%
Unemployment in 2013:
Queensbury:

7.2%
New York:

7.8%
Unemployment in 2012:
Queensbury:

8.0%
New York:

8.6%
Unemployment in 2011:
Queensbury:

7.5%
New York:

8.3%
Unemployment in 2010:
Queensbury:

7.9%
New York:

8.7%
Unemployment in 2009:
Queensbury:

6.8%
New York:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Queensbury:

4.7%
New York:

5.4%
Unemployment in 2007:
Queensbury:

3.7%
New York:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2006:
Queensbury:

3.8%
New York:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2005:
Queensbury:

3.9%
New York:

5.0%
Unemployment in 2004:
Queensbury:

4.2%
New York:

5.8%
Unemployment in 2003:
Queensbury:

4.3%
New York:

6.4%
Unemployment in 2002:
Queensbury:

4.4%
New York:

6.2%
Unemployment in 2001:
Queensbury:

3.8%
New York:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2000:
Queensbury:

3.6%
New York:

4.5%
Unemployment in 1999:
Queensbury:

4.2%
New York:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1998:
Queensbury:

4.5%
New York:

5.6%
Unemployment in 1997:
Queensbury:

5.0%
New York:

6.4%
Unemployment in 1996:
Queensbury:

5.0%
New York:

6.2%
Unemployment in 1995:
Queensbury:

5.1%
New York:

6.3%
Unemployment in 1994:
Queensbury:

5.6%
New York:

6.9%
Unemployment in 1993:
Queensbury:

6.1%
New York:

7.9%
Unemployment in 1992:
Queensbury:

7.1%
New York:

8.7%
Unemployment in 1991:
Queensbury:

6.4%
New York:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1990:
Queensbury:

4.2%
New York:

5.3%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Queensbury:

2.0% (237)
New York:

2.4% (194,562)
5:30am:
Queensbury:

1.3% (157)
New York:

2.1% (174,328)
6am:
Queensbury:

3.4% (405)
New York:

3.1% (253,826)
6:30am:
Queensbury:

6.3% (761)
New York:

7.0% (573,349)
7am:
Queensbury:

9.6% (1,147)
New York:

8.6% (706,982)
7:30am:
Queensbury:

14.5% (1,734)
New York:

14.0% (1,147,579)
8am:
Queensbury:

18.1% (2,167)
New York:

14.8% (1,213,706)
8:30am:
Queensbury:

13.5% (1,625)
New York:

13.9% (1,144,298)
9am:
Queensbury:

6.9% (826)
New York:

7.5% (614,475)
10am:
Queensbury:

5.2% (629)
New York:

7.2% (593,377)
11am:
Queensbury:

1.9% (225)
New York:

2.7% (224,011)
12pm:
Queensbury:

1.0% (124)
New York:

1.3% (105,049)
4pm:
Queensbury:

8.0% (960)
New York:

6.3% (517,309)
>4pm:
Queensbury:

4.8% (577)
New York:

6.1% (501,196)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Queensbury:

4.2% (504)
New York:

2.7% (219,036)
5 to 9 minutes:
Queensbury:

15.1% (1,813)
New York:

8.3% (680,270)
10 to 14 minutes:
Queensbury:

25.7% (3,078)
New York:

11.6% (956,590)
15 to 19 minutes:
Queensbury:

17.1% (2,056)
New York:

12.4% (1,020,084)
20 to 24 minutes:
Queensbury:

10.3% (1,241)
New York:

12.3% (1,013,757)
25 to 29 minutes:
Queensbury:

3.7% (442)
New York:

4.9% (399,384)
30 to 34 minutes:
Queensbury:

5.9% (709)
New York:

12.9% (1,058,688)
35 to 39 minutes:
Queensbury:

2.1% (253)
New York:

2.5% (203,722)
40 to 44 minutes:
Queensbury:

1.6% (190)
New York:

4.1% (340,311)
45 to 59 minutes:
Queensbury:

4.3% (510)
New York:

9.8% (806,556)
60 to 89 minutes:
Queensbury:

5.0% (595)
New York:

10.3% (848,185)
90 or more minutes:
Queensbury:

1.5% (183)
New York:

5.1% (417,464)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Queensbury
Means of transportation to work - New York
Drove car alone:
Queensbury:

85.1% (10,212)
New York:

56.3% (4,620,178)
Carpooled:
Queensbury:

8.8% (1,050)
New York:

9.2% (756,918)
Bus or trolley bus:
Queensbury:

0.4% (45)
New York:

5.8% (475,389)
Taxicab:
Queensbury:

0.1% (14)
New York:

0.8% (67,897)
Bicycle:
Queensbury:

0.1% (7)
New York:

0.3% (25,036)
Walked:
Queensbury:

1.5% (184)
New York:

6.2% (511,721)
Other means:
Queensbury:

0.5% (62)
New York:

0.5% (40,375)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Queensbury:

90.7% (10,212)
New York:

85.9% (4,620,178)
In 2 person carpool:
Queensbury:

7.6% (853)
New York:

11.0% (590,255)
In 3 person carpool:
Queensbury:

1.6% (175)
New York:

1.8% (96,470)
In 4 person carpool:
Queensbury:

0.1% (13)
New York:

0.7% (36,112)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Queensbury:

0.1% (9)
New York:

0.3% (16,644)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Queensbury:

61.9% (7,596)
New York:

63.7% (5,340,134)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Queensbury:

4.1% (498)
New York:

3.4% (283,619)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Queensbury:

9.3% (1,145)
New York:

9.7% (810,356)
Local government workers:
Queensbury:

9.1% (1,122)
New York:

10.2% (858,120)
State government workers:
Queensbury:

5.6% (692)
New York:

4.6% (383,673)
Federal government workers:
Queensbury:

1.5% (187)
New York:

2.2% (185,100)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Queensbury:

8.1% (992)
New York:

6.0% (501,068)
Unpaid family workers:
Queensbury:

0.3% (33)
New York:

0.2% (20,918)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Queensbury:

64.9% (4,152)
New York:

66.2% (2,902,064)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Queensbury:

6.1% (390)
New York:

4.9% (215,651)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Queensbury:

5.1% (324)
New York:

6.3% (277,787)
Local government workers - Males:
Queensbury:

5.6% (360)
New York:

8.7% (380,426)
State government workers - Males:
Queensbury:

6.6% (420)
New York:

4.1% (181,784)
Federal government workers - Males:
Queensbury:

1.9% (119)
New York:

2.3% (102,647)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Queensbury:

9.9% (634)
New York:

7.1% (312,497)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Queensbury:

58.7% (3,444)
New York:

60.9% (2,438,070)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Queensbury:

1.8% (108)
New York:

1.7% (67,968)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Queensbury:

14.0% (821)
New York:

13.3% (532,569)
Local government workers - Females:
Queensbury:

13.0% (762)
New York:

11.9% (477,694)
State government workers - Females:
Queensbury:

4.6% (272)
New York:

5.0% (201,889)
Federal government workers - Females:
Queensbury:

1.2% (68)
New York:

2.1% (82,453)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Queensbury:

6.1% (358)
New York:

4.7% (188,571)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Queensbury:

0.6% (33)
New York:

0.3% (11,448)
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