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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Rochester, NY, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nursing Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Financial Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2013	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Teaching Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2018
Average Earnings and Hours in New York - April 2012	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Rochester — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jan 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Food Service Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages for Four Therapist Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York – May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Three Counselor Occupations in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Special Education Occupations in Metropolitan Areas in New York – May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Patient Care Occupations in New York’s Metropolitan Areas — May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2020

Rochester, NY Economy at a Glance:

Rochester, NY
Data Series	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(m)516.1	(m)514.5	(m)512.8	(m)509.0	509.2	(p)513.8
Employment(1)	(m)499.8	(m)498.0	(m)495.9	(m)491.5	488.2	(p)491.2
Unemployment(1)	(m)16.3	(m)16.5	(m)16.9	(m)17.5	21.0	(p)22.6
Unemployment Rate(2)	(m)3.2	(m)3.2	(m)3.3	(m)3.4	4.1	(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	514.0	519.3	521.4	522.6	(p)510.9
12-month % change	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.1	(p)1.4
Mining and Logging(3)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.6
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)	24.5	24.5	23.9	23.0	(p)22.1
12-month % change	0.0	1.2	2.1	2.7	(p)3.3
Manufacturing(3)	50.3	50.3	50.1	50.4	(p)50.4
12-month % change	-3.3	-2.9	-2.5	-2.1	(p)-0.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	81.8	82.9	83.2	84.4	(p)82.6
12-month % change	0.7	0.2	-1.0	-0.1	(p)-0.4
Information(3)	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	(p)5.5
12-month % change	-8.1	-8.2	-8.2	-8.2	(p)-8.3
Financial Activities(3)	22.3	22.3	22.3	22.6	(p)22.4
12-month % change	-2.6	-2.2	-1.8	-0.4	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)	63.5	64.0	64.0	64.0	(p)62.5
12-month % change	0.2	0.8	1.4	2.2	(p)1.0
Education and Health Services(3)	127.0	129.4	130.3	130.2	(p)127.0
12-month % change	3.1	2.2	2.6	1.9	(p)3.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	45.3	44.9	44.7	45.3	(p)44.1
12-month % change	-0.7	0.2	2.1	3.2	(p)4.8
Other Services(3)	17.7	17.6	17.8	17.9	(p)17.7
12-month % change	-2.7	-3.3	-2.2	-1.6	(p)-1.1
Government(3)	75.2	77.1	78.8	78.5	(p)76.0
12-month % change	0.9	1.2	2.1	2.3	(p)0.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary