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Glens Falls, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Glens Falls fell 1.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.7 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Glens Falls peaked in April 2020 at 15.8% and is now 11.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Glens Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
New York 8.4% -0.8 +4.5
Glens Falls 4.7% -1.2 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Glens Falls, New York, National

Glens Falls, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Glens Falls, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Glens Falls peaked in April 2020 at 9,237. There are now 6,550 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Glens Falls employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Glens Falls, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Glens Falls 2,687 -631 +48

Number of Unemployed Persons

Glens Falls, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 New York
Unemployment Rate		 Glens Falls
Unemployment Rate		 Glens Falls
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 8.4% 4.7% 2,687
October
2020		 6.9% 9.2% 5.9% 3,318
September
2020		 7.8% 9.7% 5.9% 3,314
August
2020		 8.4% 12.5% 9.3% 5,348
July
2020		 10.2% 15.9% 12.3% 7,152
June
2020		 11.1% 15.6% 11.8% 6,672
May
2020		 13.3% 14.5% 11.8% 7,027
April
2020		 14.8% 15.3% 15.8% 9,237
March
2020		 4.4% 4.1% 4.7% 2,816
February
2020		 3.5% 3.7% 4.2% 2,491
January
2020		 3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 2,589

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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