Recent Labor Market Developments
Unemployment Rates for Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area
(not seasonally adjusted)
March 2026: 4.5%
February 2026: 5.0%
March 2025: 4.1%
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome metro rose from 4.1% in March 2025 to 4.5% in March 2026. The unemployment rate was 5.0% in February.
Change in Nonfarm Jobs since March 2025
For the 12-month period ending March 2026, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome metro decreased -300, or -0.2%, to 122,900. Private sector employment grew +700, or +0.8%, to 92,900.
Job gains were posted in private education and health services (+1,200) and mining, logging, and construction (+100).
Job losses occurred in government (-1,000), professional and business services (-300), manufacturing (-200), and leisure and hospitality (-100).