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Civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY

Civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY was 15,104 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons15,104
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank25th of 39Cities in New York ranked
Series high15,6202009
Series low13,2882015

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Civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025

13K13.5K14K14.5K15K15.5K16K19901996200220082014202020251990: 14,047 persons1991: 13,858 persons1992: 13,791 persons1993: 13,950 persons1994: 13,979 persons1995: 14,025 persons1996: 14,111 persons1997: 14,363 persons1998: 14,398 persons1999: 14,861 persons2000: 14,137 persons2001: 14,555 persons2002: 14,857 persons2003: 14,876 persons2004: 15,000 persons2005: 15,144 persons2006: 15,337 persons2007: 15,281 persons2008: 15,328 persons2009: 15,620 persons2010: 14,395 persons2011: 14,319 persons2012: 14,497 persons2013: 14,726 persons2014: 14,389 persons2015: 13,288 persons2016: 15,209 persons2017: 15,246 persons2018: 15,231 persons2019: 15,037 persons2020: 14,381 persons2021: 14,733 persons2022: 15,067 persons2023: 15,136 persons2024: 15,187 persons2025: 15,104 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202515,104
202415,187
202315,136
202215,067
202114,733
202014,381
201915,037
201815,231
201715,246
201615,209
201513,288
201414,389
201314,726
201214,497
201114,319
201014,395
200915,620
200815,328
200715,281
200615,337
200515,144
200415,000
200314,876
200214,857
200114,555
200014,137
199914,861
199814,398
199714,363
199614,111
199514,025
199413,979
199313,950
199213,791
199113,858
199014,047

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/ithaca-ny. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/ithaca-ny.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/ithaca-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY?

Civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY was 15,104 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Ithaca, NY?

15,620 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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