The New York State Department of Labor local unemployment rates for September 2018 show Columbia County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate of any county in the state at 2.8% – it’s lowest since May 1999. Columbia County is followed by Saratoga, Seneca, and Yates Counties all at 3.1%. The Albany-Schenectadey-Troy Metro Area registered its lowest rate since 2006 at 3.4%. The DOL press release and associated data can be viewed here.