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

 

2008

8,499.5 8,520.4 8,571.3 8,618.1 8,663.4 8,717.3 8,649.8 8,597.5 8,592.4 8,651.2 8,639.8 8,604.4 8,610.4

2009

8,336.9 8,329.9 (P) 8,351.6                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

346.9 344.6 351.0 362.3 368.0 371.7 374.8 376.4 372.2 369.6 361.9 348.8 362.4

2009

318.9 311.8 (P) 317.0                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

435.7 434.8 435.7 434.3 433.3 434.8 429.9 429.5 429.7 424.9 421.0 416.1 430.0

2009

403.2 400.7 (P) 397.8                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

1,615.0 1,593.2 1,599.6 1,598.0 1,607.6 1,622.0 1,599.3 1,594.3 1,606.0 1,608.7 1,624.5 1,626.3 1,607.9

2009

1,563.8 1,541.7 (P) 1,540.6                    

Information

 

2008

282.3 284.4 284.6 283.1 284.7 287.2 284.3 284.7 284.1 285.0 286.5 283.6 284.5

2009

276.3 278.0 (P) 275.9                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

790.6 791.0 791.3 788.5 788.3 795.7 797.8 796.7 781.3 780.0 771.7 774.0 787.2

2009

759.6 757.0 (P) 755.1                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

1,298.9 1,303.9 1,313.4 1,326.2 1,327.4 1,340.7 1,343.3 1,340.2 1,326.8 1,326.3 1,312.7 1,298.0 1,321.5

2009

1,250.1 1,244.2 (P) 1,249.8                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

1,448.8 1,469.3 1,478.1 1,480.7 1,480.2 1,465.5 1,437.9 1,431.3 1,462.5 1,498.1 1,505.5 1,505.2 1,471.9

2009

1,478.8 1,496.6 (P) 1,505.6                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

622.8 626.5 638.0 660.1 682.1 702.5 705.6 700.0 681.3 669.9 663.1 659.4 667.6

2009

628.8 626.5 (P) 633.7                    

Other Services

 

2008

365.2 366.6 368.6 373.3 377.3 380.4 378.1 376.3 375.4 377.3 375.0 373.7 373.9

2009

367.4 370.0 (P) 369.6                    

Government

 

2008

1,293.3 1,306.1 1,311.0 1,311.6 1,314.5 1,316.8 1,298.8 1,268.1 1,273.1 1,311.4 1,317.9 1,319.3 1,303.5

2009

1,290.0 1,303.4 (P) 1,306.5                    

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

 

2008

(1) 9,409,528 (1) 9,380,002 (1) 9,419,593 (1) 9,399,523 (1) 9,407,452 (1) 9,513,893 (1) 9,611,020 (1) 9,554,682 (1) 9,433,481 (1) 9,486,234 (1) 9,485,040 (1) 9,492,881 (1) 9,466,111

2009

9,435,277 9,501,528 (P) 9,537,347                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 8,938,024 (1) 8,940,566 (1) 8,976,427 (1) 8,995,456 (1) 8,958,847 (1) 9,035,825 (1) 9,073,666 (1) 9,019,337 (1) 8,905,450 (1) 8,944,800 (1) 8,914,807 (1) 8,863,008 (1) 8,963,851

2009

8,744,455 8,722,894 (P) 8,768,821                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 471,504 (1) 439,436 (1) 443,166 (1) 404,067 (1) 448,605 (1) 478,068 (1) 537,354 (1) 535,345 (1) 528,031 (1) 541,434 (1) 570,233 (1) 629,873 (1) 502,260

2009

690,822 778,634 (P) 768,526                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 5.0 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.8 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.7 (1) 6.0 (1) 6.6 (1) 5.3

2009

7.3 8.2 (P) 8.1                    

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