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Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > Table

New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics

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

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data		 Apr
2020		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021		 Apr 2020 to
Apr 2021
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 156,478 160,211 160,558 160,988 4,510 2.9

New Jersey

 (r)4,477.7 4,400.7 4,419.7 (p)4,422.2 (p)(r)-55.5 (p)(r)-1.2

New York

 (r)8,870.4 9,289.2 9,523.7 (p)9,505.9 (p)(r)635.5 (p)(r)7.2

Puerto Rico

 (1)- 1,048.2 1,051.5 1,057.6    

Footnotes
(1) Not available.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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.
 
Unemployed in the New York Region, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 Apr
2020		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021		 Apr 2020 to
Apr 2021
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 23,109 9,972 9,710 9,812 -13,297 -57.5

New Jersey

 (r)742.3 341.8 336.1 (p)333.0 (p)(r)-409.3 (p)(r)-55.1

New York

 (r)1,435.7 826.0 804.3 (p)778.4 (p)(r)-657.3 (p)(r)-45.8

Puerto Rico

 (1)- 96.0 92.4 88.4    

Footnotes
(1) Not available.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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.
 
Unemployment rates in the New York Region, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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data		 Apr
2020		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021		 Net change
Apr 2020 to
Apr 2021

United States

 14.8 6.2 6.0 6.1 -8.7

New York

 (r)16.2 8.9 8.4 (p)8.2 (p)(r)-8.0

New Jersey

 (r)16.6 7.8 7.6 (p)7.5 (p)(r)-9.1

Puerto Rico

 (1)- 9.2 8.8 8.4  

Footnotes
(1) Not available.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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.
 
Unemployment rates by City or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
City or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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data		 Apr
2020		 Feb
2021		 Mar
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2021		 Net change
Apr 2020 to
Apr 2021

New Jersey

Atlantic City

 (1)44.3 15.1 13.7 (p)15.5 (p)(1)-28.8

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 (1)16.0 9.9 8.8 (p)8.2 (p)(1)-7.8

Newark(2)

 (1)15.3 8.2 7.8 (p)7.2 (p)(1)-8.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

 (1)15.0 7.8 7.3 (p)6.4 (p)(1)-8.6

Camden(2)

 (1)15.8 7.9 7.4 (p)6.7 (p)(1)-9.1

Ocean City

 (1)27.9 13.4 12.6 (p)10.0 (p)(1)-17.9

Trenton

 (1)11.2 6.6 6.3 (p)5.7 (p)(1)-5.5

Vineland-Bridgeton

 (1)17.0 10.1 9.5 (p)8.4 (p)(1)-8.6

New York

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

 (1)13.6 6.3 5.7 (p)5.0 (p)(1)-8.6

Binghamton

 (1)17.1 7.6 6.8 (p)5.7 (p)(1)-11.4

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls

 (1)20.9 8.0 7.2 (p)6.2 (p)(1)-14.7

Elmira

 (1)17.8 7.6 6.9 (p)6.0 (p)(1)-11.8

Glens Falls

 (1)17.1 7.3 6.7 (p)5.6 (p)(1)-11.5

Ithaca

 (1)11.0 5.4 4.7 (p)4.2 (p)(1)-6.8

Kingston

 (1)16.7 6.9 6.2 (p)5.3 (p)(1)-11.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 (1)16.0 9.9 8.8 (p)8.2 (p)(1)-7.8

Dutchess County-Putnam County(2)

 (1)15.4 6.4 5.7 (p)5.0 (p)(1)-10.4

Nassau County-Suffolk County(2)

 (1)17.5 6.8 6.0 (p)5.4 (p)(1)-12.1

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

 (1)15.9 10.9 9.6 (p)9.1 (p)(1)-6.8

New York City

 (r)15.5 13.2 11.2 (p)10.8 (p)(r)-4.7

Rochester

 (1)15.9 7.1 6.4 (p)5.6 (p)(1)-10.3

Syracuse

 (1)17.3 7.4 6.6 (p)5.7 (p)(1)-11.6

Utica-Rome

 (1)16.3 7.8 7.0 (p)6.0 (p)(1)-10.3

Watertown-Fort Drum

 (1)18.2 8.0 7.1 (p)5.8 (p)(1)-12.4

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela

 (3)- 8.8 8.5 (p)8.1  

Arecibo

 (3)- 7.9 7.6 (p)7.3  

Guayama

 (3)- 8.4 8.1 (p)7.9  

Mayaguez

 (3)- 8.3 8.1 (p)7.7  

Ponce

 (3)- 9.3 8.8 (p)8.4  

San German

 (3)- 8.6 8.3 (p)8.1  

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas

 (3)- 7.2 6.8 (p)6.4  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(2) Metropolitan Division
(3) Not available.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in New York Region States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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data		 May
2020		 Mar
2021		 Apr
2021		 May
2021		 May 2020 to
May 2021
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 132,994 144,057 144,326 (p)144,909 (p)11,915 (p)9.0

New York

 8,011.3 8,853.0 8,879.9 (p)8,893.8 (p)882.5 (p)11.0

New Jersey

 3,519.2 3,896.9 3,901.8 (p)3,915.4 (p)396.2 (p)11.3

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.