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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > New York > Ithaca

Ithaca

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Ithaca Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – December 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Financial Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Teaching Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Average Earnings and Hours in New York - April 2012 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Food Service Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ithaca — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Special Education Occupations in Metropolitan Areas in New York – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Patient Care Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2020
Ithaca, NY Economy at a Glance:
Ithaca, NY
Data Series Back
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 47.4 46.9 48.1 48.6 48.6 (p)47.9

Employment(1)

 45.6 45.1 46.7 47.2 47.1 (p)46.5

Unemployment(1)

 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 (p)1.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.9 3.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 (p)3.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 59.3 59.2 61.0 62.4 63.2 (p)62.9

12-month % change

 1.2 0.9 -1.8 -2.0 -1.1 (p)-1.6

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.0

12-month % change

 -8.3 -8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-9.1

Manufacturing(3)

 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5

12-month % change

 -3.7 -3.8 -3.8 -3.8 0.0 (p)0.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.3 (p)5.4

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.9 -1.9 -3.7 -1.9 (p)-1.8

Information(3)

 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 (p)0.4

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 -25.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 (p)1.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 -5.9 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0

12-month % change

 0.0 -2.5 0.0 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

Education and Health Services(3)

 28.9 28.9 30.1 31.2 31.4 (p)31.3

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.7 -4.4 -4.0 -4.0 (p)-4.6

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 (p)4.1

12-month % change

 4.8 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Other Services(3)

 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 (p)1.9

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 9.0 9.1 10.0 10.4 10.7 (p)10.6

12-month % change

 9.8 11.0 5.3 4.0 5.9 (p)6.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary