Syracuse, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Syracuse fell 0.2 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 Syracuse peaked in February 2012 at 8.7% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Syracuse 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
Syracuse	3.7%	-0.2	-1.6

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: Syracuse, New York, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Syracuse, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Syracuse peaked in March 2010 at 28,453. There are now 16,845 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Syracuse employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Syracuse, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Syracuse	11,608	-553	-4,393

Number of Unemployed Persons

Syracuse, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Syracuse Unemployment Rate	Syracuse Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	11,608
January 2019	4.0%	3.9%	3.9%	12,161
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	12,471
November 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%	11,994
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	4.0%	12,292
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.1%	12,581
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	13,306
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.3%	13,346
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.5%	13,690
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.6%	14,100
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	15,772