Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca rose 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in July 2009 at 6.2% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.6% in October 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
New York	8.0%	0.0	-0.2
Ithaca	5.8%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ithaca, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ithaca, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ithaca peaked in September 2009 at 3,528. There are now 333 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,167 in October 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 28. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ithaca	3,195	+26	-240

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.0%	5.8%	3,195
November 2011	8.7%	8.0%	5.7%	3,169
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	5.6%	3,167
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	5.7%	3,222
August 2011	9.1%	8.0%	5.7%	3,222
July 2011	9.1%	8.0%	5.7%	3,253
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	5.7%	3,221
May 2011	9.0%	7.8%	5.7%	3,207
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	5.7%	3,230
March 2011	8.9%	8.0%	5.7%	3,240
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	5.9%	3,362
January 2011	9.1%	8.2%	6.0%	3,415