Ithaca, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ithaca fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Ithaca peaked in June 2012 at 6.5% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Ithaca unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
New York	3.9%	0.0	-0.6
Ithaca	3.2%	0.0	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 1,895 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,649 in January 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 10. Ithaca employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ithaca, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Ithaca	1,659	+10	-542

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ithaca, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployment Rate	Ithaca Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.2%	1,659
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.2%	1,649
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.2%	1,695
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.2%	1,683
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.4%	1,760
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	1,790
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.6%	1,843
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.6%	1,859
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	3.7%	1,893
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.8%	1,923
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	2,187