December unemployment
New York state’s unemployment rate for December 2016 was 4.5 percent, down .2 percent from 4.7 percent in December 2015. Here are the rates and changes for areas across the state.
Overall unemployment for the state was 4.5 percent in December 2016.
Figures for the U.S. are seasonally adjusted, the figures for the state and the Metropolitan Statistical Areas are not.
Watertown/
Fort Drum
Utica/
Rome
Rochester
Buffalo/
Niagara
Falls
Syracuse
Albany/
Schenectady/
Troy
Ithaca
Binghamton
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
Ithaca
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica-Rome
Watertown-Fort Drum
Dec.
2016
4.0
5.3
5.1
3.4
4.4
4.7
4.9
5.1
7.0
Dec.
2015
4.1
5.5
5.1
3.5
5.0
4.7
4.9
5.1
6.8
New York
Unemployment rates
New York state
Syracuse MSA
U.S.
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
O
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
N
D
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Overall unemployment for the state was 4.5 percent in December 2016.
Watertown/
Fort Drum
Albany/
Schenectady/
Troy
Utica/
Rome
Rochester
Buffalo/
Niagara
Falls
Syracuse
Ithaca
Binghamton
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
Ithaca
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica-Rome
Watertown-Fort Drum
Dec.
2016
4.0
5.3
5.1
3.4
4.4
4.7
4.9
5.1
7.0
Dec.
2015
4.1
5.5
5.1
3.5
5.0
4.7
4.9
5.1
6.8
New York
Unemployment rates
New York state
Syracuse MSA
U.S.
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.7%
4.5%
4.5%
Overall unemployment for the state was 4.5 percent in December 2016.
Watertown/Fort Drum
Utica/Rome
Buffalo/
Niagara
Falls
Syracuse
Albany/
Schenectady/
Troy
Rochester
Ithaca
Binghamton
New York
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Binghamton
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
Ithaca
New York City
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica-Rome
Watertown-Fort Drum
Dec.
2016
4.0
5.3
5.1
3.4
4.4
4.7
4.9
5.1
7.0
Dec.
2015
4.1
5.5
5.1
3.5
5.0
4.7
4.9
5.1
6.8
NY state unemployment rate
4.7%
4.5%
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
’16
Syracuse MSA unemployment rate
4.9%
4.9%
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
’16
U.S. unemployment rate
4.8%
4.5%
D
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
A
S
O
N
D
’16
Source: NYS Department of Labor Peter Allen | pallen@syracuse.com