New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

 

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

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2011		 Jun
2012		 Jul
2012		 Aug
2012		 Aug 2011 to
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United States
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 153,674 155,163 155,013 154,645 971 0.6

New Jersey
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 (1) 4,554.5 4,597.3 4,594.9 (P) 4,580.2 (P) (1) 25.7 (P) (1) 0.6

New York
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 (1) 9,485.8 9,586.6 9,579.9 (P) 9,545.8 (P) (1) 60.0 (P) (1) 0.6

Puerto Rico
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 (2) 1,273.5 1,260.5 1,267.2 1,267.5 (2) -5.9 (2) -0.5

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal adjustment.
(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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2012		 Aug
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United States
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 13,920 12,749 12,794 12,544 -1,376 -9.9

New Jersey
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 (1) 429.5 441.9 450.8 (P) 454.9 (P) (1) 25.4 (P) (1) 5.9

New York
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 (1) 783.8 855.3 869.4 (P) 872.1 (P) (1) 88.3 (P) (1) 11.3

Puerto Rico
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 (2) 197.8 173.7 173.3 171.4 (2) -26.4 (2) -13.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal adjustment.
(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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2012		 Aug
2012		 Net change
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Aug 2012

United States
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 9.1 8.2 8.3 8.1 -1.0

New York
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 (1) 8.3 8.9 9.1 (P) 9.1 (P) (1) 0.8

New Jersey
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 (1) 9.4 9.6 9.8 (P) 9.9 (P) (1) 0.5

Puerto Rico
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 (2) 15.5 13.8 13.7 13.5 (2) -2.0

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(2) Reflects revised seasonal adjustment.
(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) 16.8 16.2 15.8 (P) 15.6 (P) (2) -1.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 (2) 8.9 8.8 9.5 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Edison-New Brunswick (1)

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 (2) 9.1 8.6 9.5 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 0.4

Newark-Union (1)

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 (2) 9.8 9.0 9.9 (P) 9.9 (P) (2) 0.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
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 (2) 9.1 8.1 8.9 (P) 9.2 (P) (2) 0.1

Camden (1)

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 (2) 10.5 9.6 10.6 (P) 10.7 (P) (2) 0.2

Ocean City
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 (2) 8.7 11.9 10.3 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 0.8

Trenton-Ewing
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 (2) 8.4 7.7 8.8 (P) 8.9 (P) (2) 0.5

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton
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 (2) 14.0 13.0 14.0 (P) 14.3 (P) (2) 0.3

New York

  

Albany-Schenectady-Troy
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 (2) 7.2 7.6 7.9 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) 0.8

Binghamton
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 (2) 8.3 8.5 9.1 (P) 9.1 (P) (2) 0.8

Buffalo-Niagara Falls
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 (2) 8.1 8.4 8.8 (P) 9.0 (P) (2) 0.9

Elmira
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 (2) 7.8 8.9 9.2 (P) 9.3 (P) (2) 1.5

Glens Falls
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 (2) 7.0 8.0 7.6 (P) 7.6 (P) (2) 0.6

Ithaca
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 (2) 6.7 6.3 7.2 (P) 7.0 (P) (2) 0.3

Kingston
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 (2) 8.4 8.8 9.1 (P) 9.4 (P) (2) 1.0

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
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 (2) 8.9 8.8 9.5 (P) 9.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Nassau-Suffolk (1)

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 (2) 7.2 7.4 7.7 (P) 8.0 (P) (2) 0.8

New York-White Plains-Wayne (1)

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 (2) 9.2 9.2 10.0 (P) 9.9 (P) (2) 0.7

New York City
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 (3) 9.3 9.6 10.3 10.2 (3) 0.9

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
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 (2) 7.9 8.2 8.7 (P) 8.7 (P) (2) 0.8

Rochester
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 (2) 7.8 8.0 8.4 (P) 8.5 (P) (2) 0.7

Syracuse
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 (2) 8.2 8.5 9.0 (P) 9.0 (P) (2) 0.8

Utica-Rome
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 (2) 8.0 8.6 8.6 (P) 8.6 (P) (2) 0.6

Puerto Rico

  

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian
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 (4) 17.4 14.4 14.7 (P) 15.7 (P) (4) -1.7

Fajardo
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 (4) 18.4 15.9 15.9 (P) 16.5 (P) (4) -1.9

Guayama
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 (4) 22.8 19.1 19.3 (P) 20.3 (P) (4) -2.5

Mayaguez
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 (4) 18.3 14.3 14.6 (P) 15.7 (P) (4) -2.6

Ponce
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 (4) 16.3 13.8 14.2 (P) 15.3 (P) (4) -1.0

San German-Cabo Rojo
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 (4) 16.7 13.2 13.8 (P) 14.9 (P) (4) -1.8

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo
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 (4) 15.4 12.7 13.0 (P) 13.9 (P) (4) -1.5

Yauco
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 (4) 18.0 15.9 16.2 (P) 17.0 (P) (4) -1.0

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(3) Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation.
(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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 131,492 133,063 (P) 133,204 (P) 133,300 (P) 1,808 (P) 1.4

New York
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 8,692.2 8,812.2 8,806.0 (P) 8,814.1 (P) 121.9 (P) 1.4

New Jersey
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 3,858.2 3,911.6 3,904.3 (P) 3,909.6 (P) 51.4 (P) 1.3

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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 961 1,063
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 99,213 104,045

New Jersey
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 23 25
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 6,817 1,960

New York
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 71 99
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 7,506 12,317

Puerto Rico
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 12 13
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 1,282 1,266

Footnotes
(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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