Syracuse, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Syracuse fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Syracuse peaked in February 2012 at 8.7% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Syracuse 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
Syracuse	4.0%	-0.1	-1.3

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: 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 16,141 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Syracuse	12,312	-269	-3,903

Number of Unemployed Persons

Syracuse, New York Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New York Unemployment Rate	Syracuse Unemployment Rate	Syracuse Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%	12,312
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.1%	12,581
August 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.3%	13,306
July 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	13,346
June 2018	4.0%	4.5%	4.5%	13,690
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.6%	14,100
April 2018	3.9%	4.6%	5.2%	15,772
March 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.3%	15,967
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.3%	16,001
January 2018	4.1%	4.7%	5.2%	15,833
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	5.3%	16,254