Recent Labor Market Developments
Unemployment Rates for Utica-Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area
(not seasonally adjusted)
December 2025: 4.0%
November 2025: 3.9%
December 2024: 3.7%
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome metro increased from 3.7% in December 2024 to 4.0% in December 2025. The unemployment rate was 3.9% in November.
Change in Nonfarm Jobs since December 2024
For the 12-month period ending December 2025, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome metro increased +800, or +0.6%, to 124,000. Private sector employment declined -200, or -0.2%, to 93,100.
Job gains were posted in government (+1,000), private education and health services (+400), leisure and hospitality (+100), and professional and business services (+100).
Job losses occurred in manufacturing (-300), trade, transportation, and utilities (-300), financial activities (-100), and other services (-100).