Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Buffalo fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Buffalo peaked in February 2010 at 8.8% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Buffalo 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
Buffalo	4.2%	-0.1	-1.2

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: 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 27,360 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Buffalo	23,177	-597	-6,614

Number of Unemployed Persons

Buffalo, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Buffalo Unemployment Rate	Buffalo Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.0%	4.2%	23,177
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%	23,774
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.5%	24,964
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.5%	24,695
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.6%	25,441
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.8%	26,473
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.3%	28,999
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