Rochester, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rochester fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.8%. 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 December 2009 at 8.3% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in March 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Rochester unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
New York	4.0%	0.0	0.0
Rochester	3.8%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 45,002. There are now 25,137 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 19,758 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 107. Rochester employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rochester, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Rochester	19,865	+107	-1,368

Number of Unemployed Persons

Rochester, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployment Rate	Rochester Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.0%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.8%	19,865
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.8%	19,758
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.8%	20,099
April 2019	3.6%	3.9%	3.8%	20,070
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	20,142
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.9%	20,215
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.9%	20,604
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	20,870
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	20,815
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.9%	20,700