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Unemployed people in Albany, NY

Unemployed people in Albany, NY was 2,049 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.9% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,049
Change on 2024+3.9%
Rank6th of 39Cities in New York ranked
Series high4,3202020
Series low1,6992000

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Unemployed people in Albany, NY, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,228 persons1991: 3,560 persons1992: 3,772 persons1993: 3,182 persons1994: 3,061 persons1995: 3,119 persons1996: 2,776 persons1997: 2,528 persons1998: 2,259 persons1999: 2,131 persons2000: 1,699 persons2001: 1,740 persons2002: 2,142 persons2003: 2,325 persons2004: 2,357 persons2005: 2,142 persons2006: 2,149 persons2007: 2,092 persons2008: 2,635 persons2009: 3,821 persons2010: 4,117 persons2011: 3,962 persons2012: 4,150 persons2013: 3,542 persons2014: 2,773 persons2015: 2,459 persons2016: 2,323 persons2017: 2,406 persons2018: 2,064 persons2019: 2,023 persons2020: 4,320 persons2021: 2,687 persons2022: 1,816 persons2023: 1,905 persons2024: 1,973 persons2025: 2,049 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,228 persons1991: 3,560 persons1992: 3,772 persons1993: 3,182 persons1994: 3,061 persons1995: 3,119 persons1996: 2,776 persons1997: 2,528 persons1998: 2,259 persons1999: 2,131 persons2000: 1,699 persons2001: 1,740 persons2002: 2,142 persons2003: 2,325 persons2004: 2,357 persons2005: 2,142 persons2006: 2,149 persons2007: 2,092 persons2008: 2,635 persons2009: 3,821 persons2010: 4,117 persons2011: 3,962 persons2012: 4,150 persons2013: 3,542 persons2014: 2,773 persons2015: 2,459 persons2016: 2,323 persons2017: 2,406 persons2018: 2,064 persons2019: 2,023 persons2020: 4,320 persons2021: 2,687 persons2022: 1,816 persons2023: 1,905 persons2024: 1,973 persons2025: 2,049 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,049
20241,973
20231,905
20221,816
20212,687
20204,320
20192,023
20182,064
20172,406
20162,323
20152,459
20142,773
20133,542
20124,150
20113,962
20104,117
20093,821
20082,635
20072,092
20062,149
20052,142
20042,357
20032,325
20022,142
20011,740
20001,699
19992,131
19982,259
19972,528
19962,776
19953,119
19943,061
19933,182
19923,772
19913,560
19902,228

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Albany, NY, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Albany, 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/unemployed-people/albany-ny. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Albany, 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/unemployed-people/albany-ny.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Albany, 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/unemployed-people/albany-ny (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Albany, NY?

Unemployed people in Albany, NY was 2,049 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.9% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Albany, NY?

4,320 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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