Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 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 June 2012 at 6.5% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New York	4.0%	-0.1	-0.7
Ithaca	3.4%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 June 2012 at 3,554. There are now 1,791 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ithaca	1,763	-27	-540

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.4%	1,763
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.5%	1,790
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.6%	1,843
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.6%	1,859
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	3.7%	1,893
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.8%	1,923
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.3%	2,187
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.3%	2,173
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.3%	2,201
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.1%	2,101
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	2,242