New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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2007		 Jul
2008		 Aug
2008		 Sep
2008		 Sep 2007 to
Sep 2008
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States
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 153,506 154,603 154,853 154,732 1,226 0.8

New Jersey
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 4,461.0 4,505.6 4,525.5 (P) 4,539.7 (P) 78.7 (P) 1.8

New York
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 9,521.2 9,566.6 9,587.7 (P) 9,654.4 (P) 133.1 (P) 1.4

Puerto Rico
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 1,367.2 1,366.9 1,371.3 (P) 1,370.2 (P) 3.0 (P) 0.2

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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change

United States
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 7,246 8,784 9,376 9,477 2,231 30.8

New Jersey
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 187.2 245.5 267.4 (P) 263.6 (P) 76.4 (P) 40.8

New York
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 432.4 498.7 551.7 (P) 561.6 (P) 129.2 (P) 29.9

Puerto Rico
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 150.2 154.9 162.1 (P) 160.4 (P) 10.2 (P) 6.8

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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2008		 Aug
2008		 Sep
2008		 Net change
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Sep 2008

United States
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 4.7 5.7 6.1 6.1 1.4

New York
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 4.5 5.2 5.8 (P) 5.8 (P) 1.3

New Jersey
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 4.2 5.4 5.9 (P) 5.8 (P) 1.6

Puerto Rico
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 11.0 11.3 11.8 (P) 11.7 (P) 0.7

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)
City or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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New Jersey

  

Atlantic City
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 8.3 9.0 (P) 8.7    

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 4.4 5.4 5.6 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.1

Edison (1)

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 3.7 5.4 5.3 (P) 5.1 (P) 1.4

Newark-Union (1)

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 4.1 5.9 5.8 (P) 5.6 (P) 1.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
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 4.2 5.6 5.9 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.3

Camden (1)

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 4.2 5.9 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) 1.5

Ocean City
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 4.1 5.0 4.8 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.4

Trenton-Ewing
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 3.7 5.5 5.3 (P) 5.1 (P) 1.4

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
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 5.8 8.2 8.2 (P) 8.0 (P) 2.2

New York

  

Albany-Schenectady-Troy
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 3.8 5.0 5.0 (P) 5.2 (P) 1.4

Binghamton
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 4.1 5.5 5.5 (P) 5.7 (P) 1.6

Buffalo-Niagara Falls
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 4.5 6.0 6.0 (P) 6.1 (P) 1.6

Elmira
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 4.3 5.7 5.7 (P) 5.9 (P) 1.6

Glens Falls
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 3.7 4.8 4.8 (P) 5.4 (P) 1.7

Ithaca
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 3.3 4.5 4.7 (P) 4.5 (P) 1.2

Kingston
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 4.3 5.5 5.7 (P) 5.8 (P) 1.5

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 4.4 5.4 5.6 (P) 5.5 (P) 1.1

New York City
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 5.0 5.0 5.8 (P) 5.8 (P) 0.8

Nassau-Suffolk (1)

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 3.9 5.0 5.2 (P) 5.2 (P) 1.3

New York-White Plains-Wayne (1)

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 4.7 5.5 5.8 (P) 5.7 (P) 1.0

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
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 4.2 5.4 5.4 (P) 5.7 (P) 1.5

Rochester
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 4.3 5.6 5.7 (P) 5.9 (P) 1.6

Syracuse
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 4.1 5.5 5.6 (P) 5.9 (P) 1.8

Utica-Rome
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 4.0 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.6 (P) 1.6

Puerto Rico

  

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian
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 12.4 13.4 13.7 (P) 12.9 (P) 0.5

Fajardo
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 13.7 14.0 14.6 (P) 14.3 (P) 0.6

Guayama
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 14.3 16.1 15.8 (P) 15.3 (P) 1.0

Mayaguez
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 11.8 13.2 13.9 (P) 13.0 (P) 1.2

Ponce
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 11.6 12.4 13.0 (P) 12.3 (P) 0.7

San German-Cabo Rojo
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 11.3 12.6 13.2 (P) 12.6 (P) 1.3

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo
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 10.3 11.6 11.8 (P) 11.2 (P) 0.9

Yauco
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 14.1 15.3 15.4 (P) 14.3 (P) 0.2

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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 137,837 137,550 (P) 137,477 (P) 137,318 (P) -519 (P) -0.4

New York
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 8,752.3 8,778.1 8,775.7 (P) 8,773.2 (P) 20.9 (P) 0.2

New Jersey
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 4,070.1 4,068.8 4,065.4 (P) 4,061.5 (P) -8.6 (P) -0.2

Footnotes
(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

(news release)		 Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance
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United States
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 717 1,292
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 67,385 129,586

New Jersey
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 19 17
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 1,985 1,663

New York
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 24 36
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 1,914 2,905

Puerto Rico
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 8 18
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 750 1,715

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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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