Brooklyn, NY Unemployment Rate Report

Brooklyn, NY Historical Unemployment Trends

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Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Brooklyn, New York has ranged from 3.2% in December 2019 to 20.5% in June 2020. The current unemployment rate for Brooklyn is 7.1% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Brooklyn, NY Unemployment Rate by Month

Very High Unemployment Area
Brooklyn, NY Current Unemployment - 7.1%
Brooklyn, NY Unemployment Rate
Month/Year Brooklyn, NY% New-York% National %
1 / 2022 7.5% 5.3% 4.0%
2 / 2022 6.7% 5.1% 3.8%
3 / 2022 6.2% 4.7% 3.6%
4 / 2022 6.0% 4.2% 3.6%
5 / 2022 5.8% 4.1% 3.6%
6 / 2022 6.3% 4.3% 3.6%
7 / 2022 6.8% 4.8% 3.5%
8 / 2022 7.1% 4.9% 3.7%

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