Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Buffalo fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2021 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Buffalo peaked in April 2020 at 20.9% and is now 15.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Buffalo unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| New York | 6.6% | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| Buffalo | 5.1% | -0.1 | -1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Buffalo, New York, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Buffalo, New York Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Buffalo peaked in April 2020 at 110,024. There are now 83,008 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Buffalo employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Buffalo, New York) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 27,016 | -865 | -9,517 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Buffalo, New York Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
New York Unemployment Rate |
Buffalo Unemployment Rate |
Buffalo Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 27,016 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 6.9% | 5.2% | 27,881 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 28,211 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 32,066 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 32,845 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 33,868 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.8% | 6.5% | 34,814 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 35,886 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.4% | 6.7% | 36,482 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.9% | 6.7% | 36,336 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 8.8% | 6.6% | 35,901 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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