Employed residents in Ithaca, NY

Employed residents in Ithaca, NY was 14,519 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 25th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,519
Change on 2024-0.8%
Series high14,7622006
Series low12,6262015

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Employed residents in Ithaca, NY, 1990 to 2025

12.5K13K13.5K14K14.5K15K19901996200220082014202020251990: 13,452 persons1991: 13,180 persons1992: 13,047 persons1993: 13,299 persons1994: 13,377 persons1995: 13,467 persons1996: 13,624 persons1997: 13,849 persons1998: 13,921 persons1999: 14,395 persons2000: 13,611 persons2001: 14,025 persons2002: 14,241 persons2003: 14,253 persons2004: 14,348 persons2005: 14,542 persons2006: 14,762 persons2007: 14,711 persons2008: 14,622 persons2009: 14,599 persons2010: 13,394 persons2011: 13,358 persons2012: 13,514 persons2013: 13,851 persons2014: 13,678 persons2015: 12,626 persons2016: 14,562 persons2017: 14,565 persons2018: 14,674 persons2019: 14,473 persons2020: 13,623 persons2021: 14,185 persons2022: 14,594 persons2023: 14,625 persons2024: 14,632 persons2025: 14,519 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202514,519
202414,632
202314,625
202214,594
202114,185
202013,623
201914,473
201814,674
201714,565
201614,562
201512,626
201413,678
201313,851
201213,514
201113,358
201013,394
200914,599
200814,622
200714,711
200614,762
200514,542
200414,348
200314,253
200214,241
200114,025
200013,611
199914,395
199813,921
199713,849
199613,624
199513,467
199413,377
199313,299
199213,047
199113,180
199013,452

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/ithaca-ny.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/ithaca-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Ithaca, NY?

Employed residents in Ithaca, NY was 14,519 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Ithaca, NY?

14,762 in 2006, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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