Rochester, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rochester fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Rochester peaked in January 2010 at 8.3% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Rochester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New York	4.0%	-0.1	-0.7
Rochester	3.9%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 24,576 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rochester	20,653	-584	-6,193

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rochester, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.9%	20,653
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.0%	21,237
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.3%	22,379
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.2%	22,009
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.3%	22,571
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.5%	23,520
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.0%	26,166
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.1%	26,485
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.1%	26,442
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%	25,993
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	27,010