Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Buffalo fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Buffalo peaked in February 2010 at 8.8% and is now 3.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in January 2016, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Buffalo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
New York	4.6%	0.0	-0.1
Buffalo	5.3%	-0.1	0.0

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

Unemployment Rate: Buffalo, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Buffalo, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Buffalo peaked in March 2010 at 50,537. There are now 21,501 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 26,928 in February 2016, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,108. Buffalo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Buffalo, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Buffalo	29,036	-573	-275

Number of Unemployed Persons

Buffalo, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Buffalo Unemployment Rate	Buffalo Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.3%	29,036
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.4%	29,609
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.4%	29,698
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.4%	29,349
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.6%	30,419
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.5%	30,139
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.4%	29,791
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	5.4%	29,710
August 2017	4.4%	4.7%	5.4%	29,744
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	5.4%	29,584
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	5.4%	29,485