New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

8,393.5 8,412.3 8,473.7 8,532.0 8,607.9 8,690.4 8,608.3 8,556.1 8,581.5 8,647.6 8,698.0 8,737.4 8,578.2

2008

8,474.8 8,483.9 8,540.7 8,586.4 8,646.1 8,706.3 8,637.7 (P) 8,589.7          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

336.4 330.3 338.5 355.3 366.3 375.0 374.8 377.4 375.9 374.8 372.4 368.0 362.1

2008

344.2 338.2 344.9 357.5 368.2 374.1 375.3 (P) 379.0          

Manufacturing

 

2007

453.6 453.3 453.8 453.0 453.8 455.5 450.4 450.3 450.9 448.3 447.1 445.0 451.3

2008

437.0 437.5 437.1 435.0 435.1 435.9 430.2 (P) 429.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

1,604.9 1,583.8 1,589.6 1,594.1 1,611.2 1,630.9 1,604.3 1,595.4 1,612.9 1,627.8 1,654.5 1,680.9 1,615.9

2008

1,614.1 1,594.3 1,601.0 1,602.7 1,614.0 1,628.3 1,605.8 (P) 1,601.5          

Information

 

2007

284.9 287.0 287.2 287.0 289.1 291.5 289.5 290.4 290.0 291.3 292.9 294.1 289.6

2008

290.5 291.4 292.3 293.9 294.5 296.0 295.9 (P) 295.7          

Financial Activities

 

2007

788.5 789.9 791.6 793.8 794.4 805.9 808.7 804.8 796.8 795.9 796.4 798.2 797.1

2008

787.9 788.1 790.0 788.2 788.1 793.4 795.8 (P) 792.7          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

1,256.3 1,260.8 1,276.3 1,291.7 1,300.2 1,320.5 1,319.9 1,321.8 1,311.4 1,316.7 1,320.3 1,321.7 1,301.5

2008

1,272.7 1,274.0 1,286.3 1,298.5 1,305.0 1,323.2 1,321.5 (P) 1,323.5          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

1,421.6 1,440.3 1,450.9 1,451.3 1,452.1 1,438.3 1,413.9 1,401.4 1,435.1 1,464.9 1,474.7 1,478.7 1,443.6

2008

1,444.3 1,459.5 1,469.2 1,471.2 1,472.1 1,459.8 1,438.3 (P) 1,429.3          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

600.6 605.5 616.9 637.3 662.4 686.5 687.9 683.5 664.8 652.5 650.9 654.5 650.3

2008

619.6 621.4 632.2 649.4 672.9 694.9 700.2 (P) 695.9          

Other Services

 

2007

360.1 362.4 365.2 366.7 371.4 375.8 373.6 370.9 371.3 371.8 373.6 375.7 369.9

2008

368.6 370.7 373.0 374.0 377.3 381.2 378.0 (P) 376.8          

Government

 

2007

1,286.6 1,299.0 1,303.7 1,301.8 1,307.0 1,310.5 1,285.3 1,260.2 1,272.4 1,303.6 1,315.2 1,320.6 1,297.2

2008

1,295.9 1,308.8 1,314.7 1,316.0 1,318.9 1,319.5 1,296.7 (P) 1,265.6          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 9,283,940 (1) 9,277,373 (1) 9,287,344 (1) 9,243,355 (1) 9,246,232 (1) 9,366,119 (1) 9,463,430 (1) 9,361,734 (1) 9,281,857 (1) 9,312,812 (1) 9,359,342 (1) 9,352,213 (1) 9,319,646

2008

9,369,598 9,317,132 9,315,017 9,331,527 9,349,393 9,481,129 (P) 9,542,919            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 8,841,231 (1) 8,852,220 (1) 8,894,631 (1) 8,873,318 (1) 8,865,275 (1) 8,954,268 (1) 8,990,100 (1) 8,941,710 (1) 8,873,887 (1) 8,912,479 (1) 8,961,584 (1) 8,940,277 (1) 8,908,415

2008

8,870,694 8,878,214 8,872,919 8,919,588 8,893,445 8,994,572 (P) 9,024,823            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 442,709 (1) 425,153 (1) 392,713 (1) 370,037 (1) 380,957 (1) 411,851 (1) 473,330 (1) 420,024 (1) 407,970 (1) 400,333 (1) 397,758 (1) 411,936 (1) 411,231

2008

498,904 438,918 442,098 411,939 455,948 486,557 (P) 518,096            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 4.8 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.4 (1) 5.0 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.4

2008

5.3 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.4            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary