New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New York rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2018 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in New York peaked in October 2009 at 9.3% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare New York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.4
New York	4.6%	0.0	-0.1
New York	4.3%	+0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2018 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: New York, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

New York, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in New York peaked in January 2010 at 905,101. There are now 471,318 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 428,292 in February 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,491. New York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New York, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
New York	433,783	+5,491	-12,542

Number of Unemployed Persons

New York, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployed
April 2018	3.9%	—	—	—
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.3%	433,783
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.2%	428,292
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%	433,755
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.4%	442,356
November 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.4%	446,369
October 2017	4.1%	4.7%	4.5%	452,071
September 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.6%	463,222
August 2017	4.4%	4.7%	4.6%	468,597
July 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.5%	460,175
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.5%	452,536
May 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.5%	453,242