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Kingston, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kingston fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Kingston peaked in April 2020 at 17.5% and is now 14.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Kingston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
New York 4.0% -0.1 -0.3
Kingston 2.9% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kingston, New York, National

Kingston, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kingston, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kingston peaked in April 2020 at 15,040. There are now 12,505 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Kingston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Kingston, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Kingston 2,535 -67 -237

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kingston, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New York
Unemployment Rate
Kingston
Unemployment Rate
Kingston
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 4.0% 2.9% 2,535
March
2023
3.5% 4.1% 3.0% 2,602
February
2023
3.6% 4.2% 3.0% 2,649
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.1% 2,717
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.1% 2,715
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.1% 2,714
October
2022
3.7% 4.2% 3.1% 2,718
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.1% 2,733
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.1% 2,747
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.2% 2,760
June
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.2% 2,775

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.