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Syracuse, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Syracuse fell 0.8 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Syracuse peaked in April 2020 at 16.7% and is now 10.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Syracuse unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
New York 8.4% -0.8 +4.5
Syracuse 5.9% -0.8 +1.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December 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 50,637. There are now 33,324 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 November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Syracuse 17,313 -2,000 +3,628

Number of Unemployed Persons

Syracuse, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 New York
Unemployment Rate		 Syracuse
Unemployment Rate		 Syracuse
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 8.4% 5.9% 17,313
October
2020		 6.9% 9.2% 6.7% 19,313
September
2020		 7.8% 9.7% 6.6% 19,572
August
2020		 8.4% 12.5% 10.2% 31,384
July
2020		 10.2% 15.9% 13.4% 42,145
June
2020		 11.1% 15.6% 12.3% 37,271
May
2020		 13.3% 14.5% 12.3% 37,830
April
2020		 14.8% 15.3% 16.7% 50,637
March
2020		 4.4% 4.1% 4.6% 14,366
February
2020		 3.5% 3.7% 4.2% 13,028
January
2020		 3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 13,383

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. ↩

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