LOCAL LABOR CONDITIONS

REGIONAL LABOR REVIEW

Table 1
Unemployment & Job Changes in U.S., 19822012
(monthly estimates, seasonally adjusted)
2012
March

2007
Dec.

2000
Dec.

1992
Dec.

1982
Dec.

203
220

89
47

36
92

211
174

-14
-18

8.2%
7.6
7.4

8.8% 8.5%
8.6
8.0
7.7
7.9

5.0%
4.5
4.4

3.9%
3.4
3.3

7.4%
6.8
6.5

10.8%
10.1
9.3

7.3
14.0
10.3

7.9
15.5
11.3

7.5
15.8
11.0

4.4
9.0
6.3

3.5
7.4
5.7

6.5
14.3
11.5

9.7
20.9
15.7

25.0
22.5
40.5

24.5
21.6
42.1

23.1
20.3
42.1

16.9
14.5
33.4

13.2
11.6
26.3

19.8
16.6
39.9

24.1
21.5
48.0

12.6
8.0
7.5
4.2

13.7
9.5
7.4
4.4

13.8
8.7
7.7
4.1

7.6
4.7
3.7
2.2

6.3
3.4
2.7
1.6

na
na
na
na

na
na
na
na

UNEMPLT. > 26 weeks (%)

42.5

45.5

42.5

17.5

11.6

na

na

UNDEREMPLOYMENT (%)

14.5

15.7

15.2

8.8

na

na

na

JOB GROWTH (in 000s)

Total, nonfarm
Private Sector, nonfarm
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
All ages
Men, ages 20+
Women, ages 20+
Race/Ethnicity:
White
Black
Hispanic
Age & Race:
All, ages 1619
White, ages 1619
Black, ages 1619
Education:
Less than HS
HS grad, no college
Some coll. or Assoc. Deg.
College grad, BA

120
121

2011
March Dec.

216
230

Notes: Unemployment estimates are for civilian, noninstitutional population ages 16 and over,
except for education subsets (ages 25+). UNEMP > 26 weeks is % of the unemployed.
The underemployment rate equals the officially unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers , plus
all part-time for economic reasons, as a percentage of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached
workers. (BLS alternative measure U-6).
"Job growth" estimates by employers show change from previous month.
Sources: Unemployment rates are from CPS household survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012).
Job growth estimates are from CES establishment survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012).

Table 2
Number of Nonfarm Jobs (in thousands) by Place of Work:
New York City, Long Island & All U.S., Dec. 2000March 2012
(in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

U.S.
NY State
NYC
Long Island

March
March
% Change
2012
2011 Dec. 2011 Dec. 2010 Dec. 2000 2000-2011 2010-2011
132,010.0 130,061.0 132,965.0 131,185.0 133,308.0
-0.3
1.4
8,708.2
8,560.1
8,809.2
8,719.9
8,834.2
-0.3
1.0
3,818.9
8,753.2
3,848.8
3,794.8
3,814.2
0.9
1.4
1,234.8
1,214.9
1,260.3
1,253.8
1,258.0
0.2
0.5

Table 2 source: Establishment survey data from US Department of Labor 2012.

Note that data reflect regular revisions by Dept. of Labor.

Table 3
Civilian Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment
in NYC Metro Area, by County
(in thousands, not seasonally adjusted)

Labor Force
AREA
U.S.

Employed

Unemployed

Unemp. Rate

March

March

March

March

March

March

March

March

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

12,904.0

14,060.0

8.4%

9.2%

154,316.0 153,022.0 141,412.0 138,962.0

NYC
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island

3,970.3
1,125.4
552.4
926.9
1,124.0
241.5

3,947.5
1,119.2
544.9
921.5
1,120.5
241.3

3,581.6
1,008.3
477.0
850.8
1,024.9
220.6

3,606.1
1,015.2
480.2
856.6
1,031.9
222.1

388.7
117.1
75.4
76.1
99.1
20.9

341.4
104.0
64.7
64.9
88.6
19.2

9.8
10.4
13.6
8.2
8.8
8.7

8.6
9.3
11.9
7.0
7.9
8.0

LONG ISLAND
Nassau Co.
Suffolk Co.

1,452.3
676.9
775.4

1,447.1
674.3
772.8

1,347.4
631.3
716.1

1,343.5
629.5
714

104.9
45.6
59.3

103.6
44.8
58.8

7.2
6.7
7.7

7.2
6.6
7.6

Table 3 source: CPS household survey data from NYS Department of Labor 2012. Data reflect regular revisions by Dept. of Labor.

Figure 1
NYC Job Growth by Industry: March 2011 March 2012
(in thousands of jobs, and percent change)

70

1.8%
TOTAL

60
Services

2.7%

50
40

GOVT

Jobs 30

-0.5%

Constcn.

Wh.
Trade

-3.3%

0.3%

TWU
-1.8%

Manf.

Retail

-3.5%

0.5%

FIRE
1.5%

Information
2.4%

20
10
0
-10

Figure 2
Long Island Job Growth by Industry: March 2011 March 2012
(in thousands of jobs, and percent change)

25

Services

20

1.6%
TOTAL

3.2%
15

Jobs 10

GOVT

Constcn.

-0.1%

-6.4%

Wholesale
Trade

2.5%

TWU

Manf.

Retail

1.1%

1.4%

FIRE

4.2%

Information

-0.8%

-5

Figs. 12 Source: NYS Dept. of Labor: nonfarm payroll job data from CES establishment survey in Nassau & Suffolk counties. Year-to-year changes, not
seasonally adjusted. Note: FIRE = Finance, Insurance & Real Estate; TW U= Transport, Warehousing & Utilities.