Department of Numbers

Utica-Rome, New York Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Utica fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the New York rate. The unemployment rate in Utica peaked in April 2020 at 16.8% and is now 13.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Utica 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
Utica 3.5% 0.0 -0.6
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: Utica, New York, National

Utica, New York monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Utica, New York Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Utica peaked in April 2020 at 21,803. There are now 17,316 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Utica employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Utica, New York) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Utica 4,487 -49 -784

Number of Unemployed Persons

Utica, New York Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New York
Unemployment Rate
Utica
Unemployment Rate
Utica
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.2% 3.5% 4,487
December
2022
3.5% 4.1% 3.5% 4,536
November
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.6% 4,708
October
2022
3.7% 4.2% 3.7% 4,790
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.8% 4,913
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 3.8% 4,852
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.6% 4,657
June
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.5% 4,542
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 3.5% 4,534
April
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.6% 4,538
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 4,680

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.