Rochester, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rochester fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Rochester peaked in January 2010 at 8.3% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rochester 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
Rochester	3.7%	-0.1	-1.4

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: Rochester, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Rochester, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Rochester peaked in February 2010 at 45,229. There are now 26,080 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Rochester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rochester, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rochester	19,149	-870	-7,293

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rochester, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	19,149
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.8%	20,019
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%	20,634
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.8%	19,993
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.9%	20,615
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	21,237
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	22,379
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.2%	22,009
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	22,571
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.5%	23,520
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.0%	26,166