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Basic Info

New York Unemployment Rate is at 4.00%, compared to 4.00% last month and 4.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.38%.

The New York Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in New York that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like New York give a good idea on the health of the economy. The New York unemployment rate most notably reached a high of 10.80% in 1982 following a recessionary period.

Stats

Last Value 4.00%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Sep 19 2025, 10:33 EDT
Next Release Dec 11 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.38%
Average Growth Rate 1.91%
Value from Last Month 4.00%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -9.09%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2025 4.00%
July 31, 2025 4.00%
June 30, 2025 4.00%
May 31, 2025 4.00%
April 30, 2025 4.20%
March 31, 2025 4.20%
February 28, 2025 4.30%
January 31, 2025 4.40%
December 31, 2024 4.40%
November 30, 2024 4.40%
October 31, 2024 4.40%
September 30, 2024 4.40%
August 31, 2024 4.40%
July 31, 2024 4.40%
June 30, 2024 4.30%
May 31, 2024 4.30%
April 30, 2024 4.20%
March 31, 2024 4.20%
February 29, 2024 4.10%
January 31, 2024 4.20%
December 31, 2023 4.20%
November 30, 2023 4.20%
October 31, 2023 4.20%
September 30, 2023 4.10%
August 31, 2023 4.10%
Date Value
July 31, 2023 4.00%
June 30, 2023 3.90%
May 31, 2023 3.90%
April 30, 2023 3.90%
March 31, 2023 4.00%
February 28, 2023 4.00%
January 31, 2023 4.00%
December 31, 2022 4.20%
November 30, 2022 4.20%
October 31, 2022 4.10%
September 30, 2022 4.00%
August 31, 2022 3.90%
July 31, 2022 4.00%
June 30, 2022 4.20%
May 31, 2022 4.30%
April 30, 2022 4.40%
March 31, 2022 4.60%
February 28, 2022 4.80%
January 31, 2022 5.20%
December 31, 2021 5.40%
November 30, 2021 5.60%
October 31, 2021 5.90%
September 30, 2021 6.20%
August 31, 2021 6.70%
July 31, 2021 7.00%

Basic Info

New York Unemployment Rate is at 4.00%, compared to 4.00% last month and 4.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.38%.

The New York Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in New York that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like New York give a good idea on the health of the economy. The New York unemployment rate most notably reached a high of 10.80% in 1982 following a recessionary period.

Stats

Last Value 4.00%
Latest Period Aug 2025
Last Updated Sep 19 2025, 10:33 EDT
Next Release Dec 11 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.38%
Average Growth Rate 1.91%
Value from Last Month 4.00%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 4.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -9.09%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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