Recent Labor Market Developments
Unemployment Rates for Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area
(not seasonally adjusted)
June 2026: 4.0%
May 2026: 4.0%
June 2025: 3.6%
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome metro rose from 3.6% in June 2025 to 4.0% in June 2026. The unemployment rate was 4.0% in May.
Change in Nonfarm Jobs since June 2025
For the 12-month period ending June 2026, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome metro increased +200, or +0.2%, to 125,200. Private sector employment rose +800, or +0.9%, to 94,800.
Job gains were posted in private education and health services (+1,000), leisure and hospitality (+300), and trade, transportation and utilities (+100).
Job losses occurred in government (-600), professional and business services (-500), and mining, logging, and construction (-100).