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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		 May
2021		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 May 2021 to
May 2022
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 160,801          

New Jersey

 (r)4,672.3 4,617.9 4,634.0 (p)4,648.6 (p)(r)-23.7 (p)(r)-0.5

New York

 (r)9,519.8 9,373.2 9,404.0 (p)9,457.8 (p)(r)-62.0 (p)(r)-0.7

Puerto Rico

 (r)1,161.3 1,216.6 1,215.2 1,209.5 (r)48.2 (r)4.1

Footnotes
(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		 May
2021		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 May 2021 to
May 2022
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 9,251          

New Jersey

 (r)310.3 192.5 189.4 (p)181.7 (p)(r)-128.6 (p)(r)-41.4

New York

 (r)702.1 428.7 422.1 (p)414.8 (p)(r)-287.2 (p)(r)-40.9

Puerto Rico

 (r)94.0 79.7 77.6 75.4 (r)-18.6 (r)-19.7

Footnotes
(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		 May
2021		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 Net change
May 2021 to
May 2022

United States

 5.8        

New York

 (r)7.4 4.6 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)(r)-3.0

New Jersey

 (r)6.6 4.2 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)(r)-2.7

Puerto Rico

 (r)8.1 6.5 6.4 6.2 (r)-1.9

Footnotes
(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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2021		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 Net change
May 2021 to
May 2022

New Jersey

Atlantic City

 (1)14.4 6.7 6.1 (p)6.1 (p)(1)-8.3

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 (1)7.5 4.7 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)(1)-3.3

Newark(2)

 (1)6.6 4.2 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)(1)-3.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

 (1)6.5 4.4 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)(1)-2.5

Camden(2)

 (1)6.3 3.9 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)(1)-3.0

Ocean City

 (1)8.4 9.2 6.9 (p)5.2 (p)(1)-3.2

Trenton

 (1)5.4 3.3 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)(1)-2.6

Vineland-Bridgeton

 (1)7.5 5.8 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)(1)-3.0

New York

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

 (1)4.3 3.3 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)(1)-1.6

Binghamton

 (1)4.8 4.2 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)(1)-1.6

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls

 (1)5.4 4.3 3.5 (p)3.4 (p)(1)-2.0

Elmira

 (1)5.2 4.1 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)(1)-1.8

Glens Falls

 (1)4.5 4.1 3.2 (p)2.9 (p)(1)-1.6

Ithaca

 (1)3.5 2.7 2.3 (p)2.4 (p)(1)-1.1

Kingston

 (1)4.6 3.5 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)(1)-1.8

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 (1)7.5 4.7 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)(1)-3.3

Dutchess County-Putnam County(2)

 (1)4.3 3.3 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)(1)-1.5

Nassau County-Suffolk County(2)

 (1)4.5 3.4 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)(1)-1.8

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(2)

 (1)8.4 5.1 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)(1)-3.8

New York City

 (r)10.2 6.1 5.8 (p)5.7 (p)(r)-4.5

Rochester

 (1)4.9 3.8 3.1 (p)3.1 (p)(1)-1.8

Syracuse

 (1)4.9 3.9 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)(1)-1.7

Utica-Rome

 (1)5.0 4.2 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)(1)-1.7

Watertown-Fort Drum

 (1)4.7 4.7 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)(1)-1.4

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela

 (1)9.6 7.6 7.8 (p)7.7 (p)(1)-1.9

Arecibo

 (1)8.5 6.6 6.9 (p)6.9 (p)(1)-1.6

Guayama

 (1)8.6 6.9 7.1 (p)7.2 (p)(1)-1.4

Mayaguez

 (1)8.8 6.9 6.8 (p)6.8 (p)(1)-2.0

Ponce

 (1)9.7 7.6 7.9 (p)7.9 (p)(1)-1.8

San German

 (1)9.9 7.6 7.5 (p)7.6 (p)(1)-2.3

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas

 (1)7.4 5.0 5.0 (p)5.0 (p)(1)-2.4

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022.
(2) Metropolitan Division
(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		 Feb
2021		 Dec
2021		 Jan
2022		 Feb
2022		 Feb 2021 to
Feb 2022
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States

 143,727 149,240 (p)149,721 (p)150,399 (p)6,672 (p)4.6

New York

 8,859.1 9,290.7 9,313.9 (p)9,344.5 (p)485.4 (p)5.5

New Jersey

 3,940.9 4,116.8 4,128.2 (p)4,154.1 (p)213.2 (p)5.4

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.