Ithaca, NY Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ithaca, NY Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.8%
2023
5.3%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.0 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.3 pp (7.9%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.6 pp (14.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.6 pp (12.8%) |