New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in the New York Region,
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United States

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153,182 154,534 154,390 154,603 1,421 0.9

New Jersey

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(1) 4,463.7 4,516.8 4,505.0 (P) 4,505.2 (P) (1) 41.6 (P) (1) 0.9

New York

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(1) 9,536.3 9,590.3 9,620.6 (P) 9,566.1 (P) (1) 29.8 (P) (1) 0.3

Puerto Rico

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(2) 1,384.3 1,366.9 1,361.1 (P) 1,366.9 (P) (2) -17.4 (P) (2) -1.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal factors for 2003-07.
(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,
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7,137 8,487 8,499 8,784 1,647 23.1

New Jersey

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(1) 189.4 242.9 237.6 (P) 244.4 (P) (1) 55.0 (P) (1) 29.1

New York

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(1) 444.0 500.7 513.7 (P) 499.6 (P) (1) 55.6 (P) (1) 12.5

Puerto Rico

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(2) 157.1 153.7 150.5 (P) 154.9 (P) (2) -2.2 (P) (2) -1.4

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal factors for 2003-07.
(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,
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4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 1.0

New York

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(1) 4.7 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 0.5

New Jersey

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(1) 4.2 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.4 (P) (1) 1.2

Puerto Rico

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(2) 11.4 11.2 11.1 (P) 11.3 (P) (2) -0.1

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal factors for 2003-07.
(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),
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New Jersey

 

Atlantic City

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(2) 8.7 9.1 8.8 (P) 9.0 (P) (2) 0.3

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

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(2) 5.0 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 0.4

Edison (1)

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(2) 4.3 4.8 4.9 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 1.1

Newark-Union (1)

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(2) 4.8 5.3 5.4 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 1.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

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(2) 4.6 5.0 5.3 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.0

Camden (1)

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(2) 4.9 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.9 (P) (2) 1.0

Ocean City

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(2) 4.3 6.9 5.4 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) 0.7

Trenton-Ewing

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(2) 4.4 4.8 5.0 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 1.1

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton

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(2) 6.9 7.4 7.2 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 1.3

New York

 

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

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(2) 4.1 4.8 4.9 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) 0.9

Binghamton

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(2) 4.5 5.1 5.3 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 1.0

Buffalo-Niagara Falls

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(2) 4.9 5.8 5.7 (P) 6.0 (P) (2) 1.1

Elmira

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(2) 4.7 5.3 5.4 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 1.0

Glens Falls

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(2) 3.8 5.1 4.8 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 1.1

Ithaca

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(2) 3.8 3.9 4.7 (P) 4.6 (P) (2) 0.8

Kingston

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(2) 4.6 5.1 5.3 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 0.9

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

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(2) 5.0 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 0.4

New York City

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(3) 5.3 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.0 (P) (3) -0.3

Nassau-Suffolk (1)

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(2) 4.0 4.6 4.7 (P) 5.0 (P) (2) 1.0

New York-White Plains-Wayne (1)

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(2) 5.4 4.9 5.2 (P) 5.5 (P) (2) 0.1

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown

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(2) 4.3 5.1 5.3 (P) 5.4 (P) (2) 1.1

Rochester

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(2) 4.6 5.3 5.4 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.0

Syracuse

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(2) 4.4 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.2

Utica-Rome

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(2) 4.2 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 1.0

Puerto Rico

 

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian

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(4) 13.5 11.9 12.5 (P) 13.6 (P) (4) 0.1

Fajardo

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(4) 15.0 13.3 13.4 (P) 14.0 (P) (4) -1.0

Guayama

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(4) 15.2 15.1 15.3 (P) 16.3 (P) (4) 1.1

Mayaguez

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(4) 13.0 12.3 12.6 (P) 13.2 (P) (4) 0.2

Ponce

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(4) 12.5 11.4 12.1 (P) 12.3 (P) (4) -0.2

San German-Cabo Rojo

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(4) 12.3 11.6 12.2 (P) 12.6 (P) (4) 0.3

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo

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(4) 11.3 10.8 11.2 (P) 11.6 (P) (4) 0.3

Yauco

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(4) 15.6 13.9 14.8 (P) 15.2 (P) (4) -0.4

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(3) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(4) Reflects revised inputs and reestimation.
(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,
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137,682 137,717 137,617 (P) 137,557 (P) -125 (P) -0.1

New York

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8,756.8 8,769.7 8,774.5 (P) 8,771.8 (P) 15.0 (P) 0.2

New Jersey

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4,074.8 4,072.6 4,068.7 (P) 4,068.5 (P) -6.3 (P) -0.2

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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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Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
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United States

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1,599 1,891
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175,419 200,382

New Jersey

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42 56
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3,176 4,110

New York

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88 103
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8,175 10,764

Puerto Rico

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13 12
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1,221 1,227

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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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