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Level Chart

Basic Info

New York, NY Unemployment Rate is at 5.00%, compared to 5.30% last month and 5.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.60%.

Stats

Last Value 5.00%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 10:34 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 7.60%
Average Growth Rate 1.98%
Value from Last Month 5.30%
Change from Last Month -5.66%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.41%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
July 31, 2026 5.00%
June 30, 2026 5.30%
May 31, 2026 5.40%
April 30, 2026 5.60%
March 31, 2026 5.70%
February 28, 2026 5.80%
January 31, 2026 5.70%
December 31, 2025 5.70%
November 30, 2025 5.70%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 5.70%
August 31, 2025 5.50%
July 31, 2025 5.40%
June 30, 2025 5.20%
May 31, 2025 5.00%
April 30, 2025 4.90%
March 31, 2025 4.90%
February 28, 2025 4.80%
January 31, 2025 4.90%
December 31, 2024 4.90%
November 30, 2024 5.00%
October 31, 2024 5.00%
September 30, 2024 5.10%
August 31, 2024 5.10%
July 31, 2024 5.10%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 5.10%
May 31, 2024 5.00%
April 30, 2024 5.00%
March 31, 2024 4.90%
February 29, 2024 4.80%
January 31, 2024 4.80%
December 31, 2023 4.90%
November 30, 2023 4.90%
October 31, 2023 4.90%
September 30, 2023 4.90%
August 31, 2023 4.90%
July 31, 2023 4.90%
June 30, 2023 4.90%
May 31, 2023 5.00%
April 30, 2023 5.10%
March 31, 2023 5.20%
February 28, 2023 5.20%
January 31, 2023 5.30%
December 31, 2022 5.40%
November 30, 2022 5.30%
October 31, 2022 5.20%
September 30, 2022 4.90%
August 31, 2022 4.60%
July 31, 2022 5.00%
June 30, 2022 5.40%

Basic Info

New York, NY Unemployment Rate is at 5.00%, compared to 5.30% last month and 5.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.60%.

Stats

Last Value 5.00%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Sep 2 2026, 10:34 EDT
Next Release Sep 30 2026, 10:30 EDT
Long Term Average 7.60%
Average Growth Rate 1.98%
Value from Last Month 5.30%
Change from Last Month -5.66%
Value from 1 Year Ago 5.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.41%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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