Ithaca, New York Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 0.4 percentage points in November 2020 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.2 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in April 2020 at 10.8% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ithaca 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 |
| Ithaca | 4.2% | -0.4 | +0.4 |
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 3,096 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 | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca | 2,041 | -186 | +162 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Ithaca, New York Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
New York Unemployment Rate |
Ithaca Unemployment Rate |
Ithaca Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.4% | 4.2% | 2,041 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.2% | 4.6% | 2,227 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 9.7% | 4.4% | 2,164 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 12.5% | 6.8% | 3,519 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 15.9% | 9.2% | 4,763 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 15.6% | 8.0% | 4,032 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 14.5% | 8.1% | 4,003 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 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 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1,808 |
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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