Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca rose 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in April 2012 at 6.4% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in February 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
New York	4.0%	0.0	+0.1
Ithaca	3.4%	+0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ithaca, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ithaca, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ithaca peaked in May 2012 at 3,517. There are now 1,792 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,667 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 58. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ithaca	1,725	+54	+20

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.4%	1,725
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.3%	1,671
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.3%	1,667
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.4%	1,718
April 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.4%	1,717
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.4%	1,708
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%	1,698
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.4%	1,709
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	1,730
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.4%	1,728
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.4%	1,715