LOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
Spring 2014
Table 1 Number of Nonfarm Jobs by Place of Work: New York City, Long Island & All U.S., March 2008–March 2014 (in 1,000s, not seasonally adjusted) March
U.S. NY State NYC Long Island
March
March
2014 2013 2008 137,136.0 134,917.0 137,003.0 8,898.0 8,794.4 8,720.3 3,998.0 3,924.4 3,780.3 1,260.6 1,250.0 1,252.1
% Change 2008-2014 2013-2014 0.1 1.6 2.0 1.2 5.8 1.9 0.7 0.8
Table 1 source: Establishment survey data from US Department of Labor.
Note that data reflect regular revisions by Dept. of Labor.
Table 2 Civilian Labor Force, Employment & Unemployment (in 1,000s, not seasonally adjusted)
Labor Force AREA U.S.
Employed
Unemployed
Unemp. Rate
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
March
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
2014
2013
10,537.0
11,815.0
6.8%
7.5%
155,627.0 154,513.0 145,090.0 142,698.0
NYC Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island
4,108.7 566.6 1,168.5 960.7 1,165.5 247.5
4,033.3 555.0 1,148.8 944.4 1,142.9 242.2
3,767.7 500.4 1,065.5 896.1 1,077.3 228.6
3,685.7 489.5 1,042.3 876.5 1,053.8 223.6
341 66.2 103.0 64.6 88.2 18.9
347.6 65.5 106.5 67.9 89.1 18.6
8.3 11.7 8.8 6.7 7.6 7.6
8.6 11.8 9.3 7.2 7.8 7.7
LONG ISLAND Nassau Co. Suffolk Co.
1,470.2 686.9 783.3
1,469.6 686.9 782.7
1,387.0 651.0 736.0
1,373.0 644.4 728.6
83.2 35.9 47.3
96.6 42.5 54.1
5.7 5.2 6.0
6.6 6.2 6.9
Bronx
Table 2 source: CPS household survey data from NYS Department of Labor. Note: data reflect regular revisions by Dept. of Labor.
Figure 2 NYC Job Growth by Industry: March 2013 – March 2014 (in 1,000s of jobs, and percent change) 80
TOTAL 1.9%
70 Services 2.8% 60 50
GOVT
Constcn.
Wh. Trade
-0.5%
-0.1%
1.4%
40 Jobs 30 20 10 0 -10
TWU 1.3%
Manf.
Retail
FIRE
Information
3.1%
3.7%
0.1%
1.7%
Figure 3 Long Island Job Growth by Industry: March 2013 – March 2014 (in 1,000s of jobs, and percent change) 12 TOTAL 0.8% 10 Services 1.4% 8 Retail 6
Wh. Trade Constcn.
4 Jobs 2
GOVT
-0.3%
4.0%
2.1% TWU 4.7%
Manf. 0.7%
-1.8%
0 -2 -4 -6
REGIONAL LABOR REVIEW, vol. 16, no. 2 (Spring/Summer 2014). © 2014 Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy, Hofstra University
FIRE
Info
-2.2%
-2.5%