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Syracuse, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Syracuse fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Syracuse peaked in April 2020 at 17.9% and is now 14.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in December 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Syracuse unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
New York 4.2% +0.1 -0.9
Syracuse 3.3% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Syracuse, New York, National

Syracuse, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Syracuse, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Syracuse peaked in April 2020 at 55,534. There are now 45,383 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 January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Syracuse 10,151 -40 -1,170

Number of Unemployed Persons

Syracuse, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New York
Unemployment Rate
Syracuse
Unemployment Rate
Syracuse
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.3% 10,151
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.3% 10,191
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.4% 10,516
October
2022
3.7% 4.2% 3.5% 10,722
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.6% 11,084
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.6% 11,068
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.5% 10,746
June
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.4% 10,490
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.4% 10,361
April
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.4% 10,229
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.4% 10,338

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.