Department of Numbers

Kingston, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kingston rose 0.4 percentage points in July 2010 to 7.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Kingston peaked in October 2009 at 8.9% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.2% in June 2010, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
New York 8.2% 0.0 -0.5
Kingston 7.9% +0.4 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kingston, New York, National

Kingston, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kingston, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kingston peaked in January 2010 at 7,842. There are now 599 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,542 in April 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 701. Kingston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingston, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Kingston 7,243 +349 -196

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kingston, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New York
Unemployment Rate
Kingston
Unemployment Rate
Kingston
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 8.2% 7.9% 7,243
June
2010
9.5% 8.2% 7.5% 6,894
May
2010
9.7% 8.3% 7.4% 6,650
April
2010
9.9% 8.4% 7.2% 6,542
March
2010
9.7% 8.6% 7.9% 7,175
February
2010
9.7% 8.8% 8.6% 7,727
January
2010
9.7% 8.8% 8.8% 7,842
December
2009
10.0% 8.9% 7.8% 6,966
November
2009
10.0% 8.9% 7.5% 6,734
October
2009
10.1% 8.9% 7.6% 6,765
September
2009
9.8% 8.8% 8.0% 7,144
August
2009
9.7% 8.8% 7.9% 7,240

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.