New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the New York Region,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 153,613 154,057 153,937 153,887 274 0.2

New Jersey
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 4,472.5 4,542.2 4,552.3 (P) 4,554.6 (P) 82.1 (P) 1.8

New York
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 9,574.9 9,540.6 9,549.5 (P) 9,555.3 (P) -19.7 (P) -0.2

Puerto Rico
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 1,276.2 1,277.3 1,275.0 1,289.3 13.1 1.0

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in the New York Region,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 14,393 13,759 13,323 13,097 -1,296 -9.0

New Jersey
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 407.3 415.0 413.2 (P) 410.7 (P) 3.4 (P) 0.8

New York
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 788.1 756.6 759.5 (P) 768.2 (P) -19.8 (P) -2.5

Puerto Rico
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 200.1 206.1 199.8 189.4 -10.7 -5.4

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in the New York Region,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States
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 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.5 -0.9

New York
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 8.2 7.9 8.0 (P) 8.0 (P) -0.2

New Jersey
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 9.1 9.1 9.1 (P) 9.0 (P) -0.1

Puerto Rico
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 15.7 16.1 15.7 14.7 -1.0

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates by City or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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New Jersey

  

Atlantic City
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 16.3 16.6 16.8 (P) 16.8 (P) 0.5

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 8.1 8.3 8.3 (P) 8.2 (P) 0.1

Edison-New Brunswick (1)

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 8.0 8.3 8.4 (P) 8.2 (P) 0.2

Newark-Union (1)

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 8.6 8.6 8.6 (P) 8.4 (P) -0.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
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 8.4 8.1 8.1 (P) 7.9 (P) -0.5

Camden (1)

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 9.1 9.2 9.2 (P) 9.0 (P) -0.1

Ocean City
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 14.1 10.9 14.1 (P) 15.1 (P) 1.0

Trenton-Ewing
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 7.2 7.4 7.4 (P) 7.3 (P) 0.1

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
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 13.0 12.4 12.6 (P) 12.8 (P) -0.2

New York

  

Albany-Schenectady-Troy
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 7.1 6.5 6.7 (P) 6.9 (P) -0.2

Binghamton
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 8.5 7.5 7.7 (P) 8.2 (P) -0.3

Buffalo-Niagara Falls
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 8.1 7.0 7.3 (P) 7.9 (P) -0.2

Elmira
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 8.0 7.3 7.5 (P) 7.9 (P) -0.1

Glens Falls
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 8.5 6.9 7.7 (P) 8.4 (P) -0.1

Ithaca
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 5.6 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.5 (P) -0.1

Kingston
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 8.0 7.4 7.6 (P) 7.8 (P) -0.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 8.1 8.3 8.3 (P) 8.2 (P) 0.1

Nassau-Suffolk (1)

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 7.0 6.6 6.7 (P) 6.9 (P) -0.1

New York-White Plains-Wayne (1)

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 8.4 8.6 8.7 (P) 8.5 (P) 0.1

New York City
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 8.8 8.8 8.9 (P) 9.0 (P) 0.2

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
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 7.6 7.0 7.1 (P) 7.3 (P) -0.3

Rochester
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 7.8 6.7 6.9 (P) 7.3 (P) -0.5

Syracuse
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 8.3 7.2 7.5 (P) 8.0 (P) -0.3

Utica-Rome
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 8.1 7.1 7.4 (P) 8.1 (P) 0.0

Puerto Rico

  

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian
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 15.5 17.1 16.3 (P) 14.3 (P) -1.2

Fajardo
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 18.4 20.5 18.9 (P) 17.0 (P) -1.4

Guayama
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 20.7 21.6 20.6 (P) 18.7 (P) -2.0

Mayaguez
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 15.8 17.7 16.5 (P) 14.0 (P) -1.8

Ponce
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 15.0 16.8 15.7 (P) 13.9 (P) -1.1

San German-Cabo Rojo
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 13.9 15.7 14.7 (P) 12.8 (P) -1.1

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo
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 13.8 15.3 14.2 (P) 12.3 (P) -1.5

Yauco
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 17.5 18.8 17.9 (P) 16.0 (P) -1.5

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New York Region States,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States
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 130,346 131,806 131,963 (P) 132,166 (P) 1,820 (P) 1.4

New York
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 8,557.9 8,634.4 8,658.4 (P) 8,644.4 (P) 86.5 (P) 1.0

New Jersey
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 3,844.7 3,870.7 3,880.7 (P) 3,881.1 (P) 36.4 (P) 0.9

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(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Mass layoff events and initial claimants for unemployment insurance, New York region,
not seasonally adjusted
Area

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Unemployment Insurance
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United States
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 1,931 2,433
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 184,130 263,665

New Jersey
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 49 88
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 6,036 8,098

New York
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 115 117
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 12,383 11,498

Puerto Rico
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 10 14
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 940 1,729

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(P) Preliminary

(-) Zero or data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
SOURCE: Mass Layoff Statistics
Monthly data report summary information on establishments which have at least 50 initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) filed against them during a 5-week period. Data are available for 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as by industry.
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