Recent Labor Market Developments
Unemployment Rates for Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area
(not seasonally adjusted)
February 2024: 4.8%
January 2024: 4.7%
February 2023: 4.3%
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome metro rose from 4.3% in February 2023 to 4.8% in February 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.7% in January.
Change in Nonfarm Jobs since February 2023
For the 12-month period ending February 2024, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome metro increased 1,300, or 1.1%, to 123,0000. Private sector employment grew 600, or 0.6%, to 93,100.
Job gains were posted in government (+700), private education and health services (+300), logging, and construction (+200), and financial activities (+100).