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In 2021, the unemployment rate in New York was at 6.9 percent. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the unemployment rate stood at 9.9 percent, which was the highest recorded unemployment rate in the state since 1992.

Unemployment rate in the state of New York from 1992 to 2021

Characteristic	Unemployment rate
'21	6.9%
'20	9.9%
'19	3.8%
'18	4.1%
'17	4.6%
'16	4.9%
'15	5.2%
'14	6.3%
'13	7.8%
'12	8.6%
'11	8.3%
'10	8.7%
'09	8.4%
'08	5.4%
'07	4.4%
'06	4.5%
'05	5%
'04	5.8%
'03	6.4%
'02	6.2%
'01	4.9%
'00	4.5%
'99	5.2%
'98	5.6%
'97	6.4%
'96	6.2%
'95	6.3%
'94	6.9%
'93	7.9%
'92	8.7%

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March 2022

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United States

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1992 to 2021

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