Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albany fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Albany peaked in June 2012 at 7.6% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Albany unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
New York	3.9%	0.0	-0.6
Albany	3.3%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 19,614 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albany	14,844	-521	-5,265

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albany, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployment Rate	Albany Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%	14,844
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.4%	15,365
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	15,846
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.4%	15,496
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	16,110
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	16,494
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	17,075
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.8%	16,934
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	3.9%	17,426
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.0%	17,834
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.4%	19,847