Recent Labor Market Developments
Unemployment Rates for Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area
(not seasonally adjusted)
January 2026: 4.6%
December 2025: 4.0%
January 2025: 4.6%
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome metro was unchanged from 4.6% in January 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.0% in December 2025.
Change in Nonfarm Jobs since January 2025
For the 12-month period ending January 2026, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome metro increased +100, or +0.1%, to 121,400. Private sector employment grew 1,000, or 1.1%, to 92,10
Job gains were posted in private education and health services (+1,200), leisure and hospitality (+200), mining, logging, and construction (+200), and financial activities (+100).
Job losses occurred in government (-900), manufacturing (-300), professional and business services (-300), and trade, transportation, and utilities (-100).