New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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2008		 Jan
2009		 Feb
2009		 Mar
2009		 Mar 2008 to
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United States
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 153,843 (1) 153,716 154,214 154,048 205 0.1

New Jersey
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 (2) 4,485.5 4,503.0 4,514.6 (P) 4,540.4 (P) (2) 54.9 (P) (2) 1.2

New York
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 (2) 9,631.3 9,689.2 9,756.4 (P) 9,764.4 (P) (2) 133.1 (P) (2) 1.4

Puerto Rico
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 (3) 1,352.4 1,353.2 1,336.1 (P) 1,310.8 (P) (3) -41.7 (P) (3) -3.1

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(3) Reflects revised seasonal factors.
(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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 7,820 11,616 12,467 13,161 5,341 68.3

New Jersey
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 (1) 216.6 330.5 370.0 (P) 377.6 (P) (1) 161.0 (P) (1) 74.3

New York
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 (1) 465.4 673.6 759.7 (P) 765.9 (P) (1) 300.5 (P) (1) 64.6

Puerto Rico
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 (2) 132.2 175.8 191.0 (P) 196.8 (P) (2) 64.7 (P) (2) 48.9

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal factors.
(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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Mar 2009

United States
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 5.1 7.6 8.1 8.5 3.4

New York
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 (1) 4.8 7.0 7.8 (P) 7.8 (P) (1) 3.0

New Jersey
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 (1) 4.8 7.3 8.2 (P) 8.3 (P) (1) 3.5

Puerto Rico
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 (2) 9.8 13.0 14.3 (P) 15.0 (P) (2) 5.2

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal factors.
(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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 (2) 8.6 13.8 14.7 (P) 14.3 (P) (2) 5.7

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 (2) 4.7 7.3 8.2 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 3.4

Edison-New Brunswick (1)

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 (2) 4.7 7.5 8.3 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 3.5

Newark-Union (1)

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 (2) 5.0 7.6 8.4 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 3.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
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 (2) 4.8 7.5 8.0 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 3.3

Camden (1)

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 (2) 5.0 8.0 8.9 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 3.7

Ocean City
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 (2) 10.8 15.6 16.2 (P) 15.0 (P) (2) 4.2

Trenton-Ewing
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 (2) 4.5 6.9 7.6 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 2.9

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
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 (2) 7.7 11.9 12.8 (P) 12.2 (P) (2) 4.5

New York

  

Albany-Schenectady-Troy
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 (2) 5.0 7.1 7.6 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 2.3

Binghamton
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 (2) 5.7 8.5 9.0 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 2.9

Buffalo-Niagara Falls
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 (2) 6.1 9.1 9.6 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) 3.1

Elmira
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 (2) 5.4 8.8 9.8 (P) 9.7 (P) (2) 4.3

Glens Falls
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 (2) 6.3 9.3 9.9 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 3.1

Ithaca
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 (2) 3.8 5.6 5.9 (P) 5.7 (P) (2) 1.9

Kingston
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 (2) 5.2 7.8 8.3 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 2.6

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 (2) 4.7 7.3 8.2 (P) 8.1 (P) (2) 3.4

New York City
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 (3) 4.6 6.9 8.1 (P) 8.1 (P) (3) 3.5

Nassau-Suffolk (1)

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 (2) 4.5 6.9 7.5 (P) 7.3 (P) (2) 2.8

New York-White Plains-Wayne (1)

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 (2) 4.7 7.3 8.3 (P) 8.2 (P) (2) 3.5

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
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 (2) 5.0 7.4 8.1 (P) 7.8 (P) (2) 2.8

Rochester
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 (2) 5.6 7.9 8.5 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 2.7

Syracuse
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 (2) 5.7 8.2 8.9 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 2.8

Utica-Rome
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 (2) 5.9 8.3 8.8 (P) 8.3 (P) (2) 2.4

Puerto Rico

  

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian
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 (4) 9.9 14.2 15.3 (P) 16.3 (P) (4) 6.4

Fajardo
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 (4) 11.3 15.1 16.1 (P) 16.8 (P) (4) 5.5

Guayama
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 (4) 13.3 17.1 19.1 (P) 19.7 (P) (4) 6.4

Mayaguez
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 (4) 10.1 15.0 15.8 (P) 16.3 (P) (4) 6.2

Ponce
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 (4) 9.5 13.6 14.5 (P) 15.0 (P) (4) 5.5

San German-Cabo Rojo
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 (4) 9.7 14.2 15.4 (P) 15.9 (P) (4) 6.2

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo
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 (4) 8.6 12.1 13.1 (P) 13.7 (P) (4) 5.1

Yauco
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 (4) 11.7 15.7 17.0 (P) 17.1 (P) (4) 5.4

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(3) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(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,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States
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 137,814 134,333 (P) 133,682 (P) 133,019 (P) -4,795 (P) -3.5

New York
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 8,800.9 8,699.4 8,674.5 (P) 8,640.4 (P) -160.5 (P) -1.8

New Jersey
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 4,086.4 3,987.8 3,973.3 (P) 3,956.1 (P) -130.3 (P) -3.2

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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

(news release)		 Mass Layoff Events Mass Layoff Initial Claimants for
Unemployment Insurance
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United States
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 1,089 2,191
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 114,541 228,387

New Jersey
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 34 39
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 4,007 3,217

New York
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 29 70
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 3,436 6,974

Puerto Rico
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 4 22
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 344 2,035

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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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