Ithaca, New York Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2021 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.3 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in April 2020 at 11.3% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.8% in January 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.1% | +0.1 | -8.7 |
| New York | 8.2% | -0.2 | -8.0 |
| Ithaca | 4.9% | -0.1 | -6.4 |
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 5,288. There are now 2,977 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,270 in September 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 41. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca | 2,311 | -46 | -2,977 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Ithaca, New York Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
New York Unemployment Rate |
Ithaca Unemployment Rate |
Ithaca Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 |
5.8% | — | — | — |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 8.2% | 4.9% | 2,311 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 8.4% | 5.0% | 2,357 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 8.9% | 5.1% | 2,377 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 8.8% | 4.8% | 2,358 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 5.0% | 2,354 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 2,335 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.7% | 4.9% | 2,307 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 10.0% | 4.9% | 2,270 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 11.7% | 6.6% | 3,224 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 14.7% | 8.6% | 4,265 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 15.0% | 8.5% | 4,126 |
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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