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Ithaca

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Ithaca Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ithaca — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021

Ithaca, NY Economy at a Glance:

Ithaca, NY

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)48.7	(2)48.5	(2)47.9	47.3	48.4	(p)48.7
Employment(1)		(2)47.2	(2)47.0	(2)46.5	45.7	46.7	(p)47.1
Unemployment(1)		(2)1.4	(2)1.5	(2)1.5	1.6	1.7	(p)1.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.9	(2)3.1	(2)3.1	3.4	3.6	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		52.8	53.0	53.0	50.9	52.3	(p)52.5
12-month % change		-0.6	0.4	1.5	1.6	-0.6	(p)-0.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.8	-3.8	-7.7	-7.7	(p)-7.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		5.4	5.5	5.6	5.3	5.3	(p)5.3
12-month % change		0.0	1.9	3.7	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(4)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		-25.0	-25.0	-25.0	-25.0	-25.0	(p)-25.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		-5.9	-5.9	0.0	-5.9	0.0	(p)-5.9
Professional and Business Services(4)		4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	7.7	(p)10.5
Education and Health Services(4)		24.1	24.2	24.1	23.2	24.1	(p)24.1
12-month % change		-1.2	0.0	1.3	2.7	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		4.2	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.9	(p)4.0
12-month % change		2.4	5.1	8.1	8.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Other Services(4)		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	3.8	(p)3.8
Government(4)		6.7	6.8	6.8	6.4	6.7	(p)6.8
12-month % change		1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	(p)1.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary