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Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in April 2020 at 11.9% and is now 9.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
New York 4.1% -0.1 -0.3
Ithaca 2.8% 0.0 +0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Ithaca, New York, National

Ithaca, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ithaca, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ithaca peaked in April 2020 at 5,723. There are now 4,342 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,349 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 32. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Ithaca 1,381 -46 +32

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New York
Unemployment Rate
Ithaca
Unemployment Rate
Ithaca
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 4.1% 2.8% 1,381
February
2023
3.6% 4.2% 2.8% 1,427
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 2.9% 1,458
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 2.9% 1,429
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 2.9% 1,431
October
2022
3.7% 4.2% 2.8% 1,428
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 2.8% 1,409
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 2.8% 1,384
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 2.7% 1,365
June
2022
3.6% 4.1% 2.7% 1,357
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 2.7% 1,355

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.