Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 2.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 6.4 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in April 2020 at 10.8% and is now 2.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
New York	14.5%	-0.8	+10.5
Ithaca	8.1%	-2.7	+4.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 5,137. There are now 1,151 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ithaca	3,986	-1,151	+2,245

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	15.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.5%	8.1%	3,986
April 2020	14.7%	15.3%	10.8%	5,137
March 2020	4.4%	4.1%	3.5%	1,734
February 2020	3.5%	3.7%	3.5%	1,754
January 2020	3.6%	3.8%	3.7%	1,808
December 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.8%	1,884
November 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.8%	1,879
October 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.8%	1,868
September 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.8%	1,846
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.7%	1,812