Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Albany peaked in June 2012 at 7.6% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New York	4.0%	-0.1	-0.7
Albany	3.5%	-0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Albany, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Albany, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Albany peaked in June 2012 at 34,458. There are now 18,317 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Albany employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Albany, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	16,141	-353	-3,841

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.5%	16,141
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.6%	16,494
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.8%	17,075
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.8%	16,934
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	3.9%	17,426
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.0%	17,834
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.4%	19,847
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%	20,068
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%	20,109
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%	19,596
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	20,087