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18-1367-NEW
Monday, August 27, 2018

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New York Area Employment – July 2018

Local Rate of Employment Growth Similar to National Average

Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City-N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 9,841,600 in July 2018, up 143,000, or 1.5 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.6 percent. Martin Kohli, the Bureau’s chief regional economist, noted that the New York area has had over-the-year employment gains each month since August 2010. (See chart 1 and table 1; the Technical Note at the end of this release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of four metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. With 72 percent of the area’s employment, the New York-Jersey City-White Plains Metropolitan Division gained 121,000 jobs since last July. The Nassau County-Suffolk County Metropolitan Division, with 14 percent of local employment, added 12,500 jobs. The Newark Metropolitan Division, with 12 percent of the area’s employment, gained 8,100 over the year. Employment in the Dutchess County-Putnam County Metropolitan Division, with the remaining share of local employment, expanded by 1,400 jobs over the year.

Industry employment

In the New York area, education and health services had the largest employment gain, adding 59,400 jobs since last July. The New York-Jersey City-White Plains Metropolitan Division accounted for most of the growth, up 51,600 jobs. The division’s health care and social assistance industry gained 40,200 jobs and the educational services industry gained 11,400 jobs. The New York metropolitan area’s 3.2-percent growth in education and health services employment exceeded the nationwide increase of 1.8 percent. (See chart 2.)

Two additional industry supersectors in the New York area added more than 20,000 jobs since last July. Leisure and hospitality gained 34,200 jobs, a 3.5-percent increase, faster than the 1.6-percent rate of job growth for the nation. Professional and business services added 23,900 jobs, an increase of 1.5 percent, which lagged the 2.6-percent rate nationwide.

One other local supersector added at least 10,000 jobs over the year—trade, transportation, and utilities (+18,900). Transportation and warehousing accounted for most of the supersector’s growth, with the New York-Jersey City-White Plains Division gaining more than 8,000 jobs. The local area’s rate of trade, transportation, and utilities job growth (+1.1 percent) was similar to that of the nation (+1.2 percent).

Three supersectors lost jobs over the year—government (-1,800), manufacturing (-1,400), and information (-1,000). Government employment declined by  0.1-percent locally; nationwide, employment in this sector was essentially unchanged. Manufacturing employment fell by 0.4 percent in the New York area, in contrast to the national job gain of 2.6 percent. Information employment was down 0.3 percent in the local area; nationally, employment in this sector was down 0.7 percent over the year.

Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in July 2018. All 12 areas had over-the-year job growth during the period, with the rates of job growth in 8 areas exceeding the national increase of 1.6 percent. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (+3.4 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (+3.3 percent), and Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale (+3.1 percent) had the fastest rates of job growth. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (+1.1 percent) and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin (+1.3 percent) had the slowest rates of job growth. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

New York added the largest number of jobs over the year, 143,000, followed by Dallas (+118,200) and Houston (+101,800). San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward had the smallest employment gain over the year, adding 39,400 jobs. Annual gains in the remaining eight metropolitan areas ranged from 77,100 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria to 45,800 in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach.

Over the year, professional and business services added the most jobs in five areas: Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. Construction gained the most jobs in three areas: Miami, Phoenix, and Chicago.

Information recorded the largest employment loss in four areas: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington. Dallas and Washington were the only metropolitan areas to record no losses in any supersector.

Metropolitan area employment data for August 2017 are scheduled to be released on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria.

For some employment series, the sample of establishments is very small or highly variable. In these cases, a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined with forecasts of historical (benchmarked) data to decrease volatility in estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the industry level being estimated. For more detailed information about each model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for the total private employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/sae/additional-resources/reliability-of-state-and-area-estimates.htm. Measures of sampling error for more detailed series at the area and division level are available upon request. Measures of sampling error for states down to the supersector level are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/additional-resources/reliability-of-state-and-area-estimates.htm. Measures of nonsampling error are not available for the areas contained in this release. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2015. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.

  • The Dutchess County-Putnam County, N.Y. Metropolitan Division includes Dutchess and Putnam Counties in New York.
  • The Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. Metropolitan Division includes Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York.
  • The New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. Metropolitan Division includes New York City (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties), and Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties in New York; and Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties in New Jersey.
  • The Newark, N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Division includes Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, New York-Newark-Jersey City, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
AreaJuly
2017
May
2018
June
2018
July
2018(1)
July 2017 to
July 2018(1)
Net
change
Percent
change

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

9,698.69,833.19,905.89,841.6143.01.5

Mining, logging, and construction

408.1405.6413.7416.28.12.0

Manufacturing

365.9363.9366.4364.5-1.4-0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,733.31,758.61,771.51,752.218.91.1

Information

287.4283.0289.4286.4-1.0-0.3

Financial activities

788.0773.6786.2788.60.60.1

Professional and business services

1,561.81,567.91,584.51,585.723.91.5

Education and health services

1,869.11,994.01,959.31,928.559.43.2

Leisure and hospitality

973.2947.0994.61,007.434.23.5

Other services

426.4427.4431.2428.52.10.5

Government

1,285.41,312.11,309.01,283.6-1.8-0.1

Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

148.3151.7150.8149.71.40.9

Mining, logging, and construction

8.48.38.78.60.22.4

Manufacturing

9.69.69.59.5-0.1-1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24.524.725.024.50.00.0

Information

1.91.81.91.90.00.0

Financial activities

4.84.74.84.80.00.0

Professional and business services

12.912.312.412.5-0.4-3.1

Education and health services

36.441.238.538.11.74.7

Leisure and hospitality

17.115.616.416.8-0.3-1.8

Other services

7.17.27.27.30.22.8

Government

25.626.326.425.70.10.4

Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

1,356.31,366.31,386.11,368.812.50.9

Mining, logging, and construction

83.685.588.490.46.88.1

Manufacturing

72.171.071.270.2-1.9-2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

274.9280.2282.2277.12.20.8

Information

18.618.018.318.1-0.5-2.7

Financial activities

73.671.171.070.9-2.7-3.7

Professional and business services

180.0180.3181.9181.21.20.7

Education and health services

260.3268.2265.8262.92.61.0

Leisure and hospitality

144.0131.4144.4148.64.63.2

Other services

61.061.362.360.6-0.4-0.7

Government

188.2199.3200.6188.80.60.3

New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

6,981.27,094.67,132.97,102.2121.01.7

Mining, logging, and construction

268.2268.5271.9271.83.61.3

Manufacturing

208.7205.2206.1206.1-2.6-1.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,185.51,202.41,210.81,199.914.41.2

Information

246.6242.9248.4245.8-0.8-0.3

Financial activities

631.6622.8634.4637.76.11.0

Professional and business services

1,140.41,145.61,158.31,162.522.11.9

Education and health services

1,389.61,492.41,464.71,441.251.63.7

Leisure and hospitality

707.5701.8728.0734.226.73.8

Other services

301.7304.0304.2302.00.30.1

Government

901.4909.0906.1901.0-0.40.0

New York City, NY

Total nonfarm

4,421.84,511.14,510.64,503.481.61.8

Mining, logging, and construction

153.0157.7159.4160.17.14.6

Manufacturing

73.171.972.271.2-1.9-2.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

626.5637.9641.9637.410.91.7

Information

197.7195.3200.1197.80.10.1

Financial activities

476.3469.0476.6479.33.00.6

Professional and business services

749.2753.9760.7762.012.81.7

Education and health services

933.91,009.4985.6969.535.63.8

Leisure and hospitality

458.0469.3474.5471.413.42.9

Other services

191.4194.3194.4193.42.01.0

Government

562.7552.4545.2561.3-1.4-0.2

Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

1,212.81,220.51,236.01,220.98.10.7

Mining, logging, and construction

47.943.344.745.4-2.5-5.2

Manufacturing

75.578.179.678.73.24.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

248.4251.3253.5250.72.30.9

Information

20.320.320.820.60.31.5

Financial activities

78.075.076.075.2-2.8-3.6

Professional and business services

228.5229.7231.9229.51.00.4

Education and health services

182.8192.2190.3186.33.51.9

Leisure and hospitality

104.698.2105.8107.83.23.1

Other services

56.654.957.558.62.03.5

Government

170.2177.5175.9168.1-2.1-1.2

Footnotes
(1) Preliminary

Note: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March 2017 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
AreaJul
2017
May
2018
Jun
2018
Jul
2018(p)
Jul 2017 to
Jul 2018(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

United States(1)

Total nonfarm

146,486149,345150,057148,9012,4151.6

Mining and logging

692732747748568.1

Construction

7,1977,2837,4437,5003034.2

Manufacturing

12,49812,65712,79512,8253272.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

27,46027,68527,81227,7863261.2

Information

2,8072,7652,7862,788-19-0.7

Financial activities

8,5458,5508,6398,6521071.3

Professional and business services

20,61920,93621,12421,1475282.6

Education and health services

22,88123,63523,43523,3044231.8

Leisure and hospitality

16,88816,55017,04017,1632751.6

Other services

5,8525,8875,9565,944921.6

Government

21,04722,66522,28021,044-30.0

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

2,714.62,771.42,782.22,771.657.02.1

Mining and logging

1.61.61.61.60.00.0

Construction

121.2129.1130.3129.78.57.0

Manufacturing

167.3168.9168.8170.12.81.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

602.5617.5620.5620.818.33.0

Information

97.791.794.694.5-3.2-3.3

Financial activities

171.4170.3171.4169.9-1.5-0.9

Professional and business services

500.5497.2505.6507.87.31.5

Education and health services

336.8352.0345.6347.110.33.1

Leisure and hospitality

297.1308.1311.3309.112.04.0

Other services

100.8100.0101.1100.90.10.1

Government

317.7335.0331.4320.12.40.8

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)

Total nonfarm

2,750.82,787.52,824.42,813.062.22.3

Mining, logging, and construction

118.1119.6123.1125.67.56.4

Manufacturing

188.4188.6191.8192.74.32.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

425.9423.9431.3427.81.90.4

Information

81.079.580.581.40.40.5

Financial activities

187.7183.5185.8186.4-1.3-0.7

Professional and business services

492.3501.0512.6516.123.84.8

Education and health services

573.6589.2582.9586.012.42.2

Leisure and hospitality

287.2281.2295.5298.511.33.9

Other services

106.9105.1109.3108.71.81.7

Government

289.7315.9311.6289.80.10.0

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Total nonfarm

4,722.54,750.84,800.94,782.159.61.3

Mining and logging

1.61.61.61.60.00.0

Construction

182.2183.7189.9193.211.06.0

Manufacturing

417.3421.7425.7427.710.42.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

946.9952.4954.5952.65.70.6

Information

78.976.175.775.1-3.8-4.8

Financial activities

308.8307.9312.3313.54.71.5

Professional and business services

834.1823.0840.8845.010.91.3

Education and health services

712.4737.8729.4718.15.70.8

Leisure and hospitality

502.9489.7508.9512.39.41.9

Other services

197.8195.0197.1196.2-1.6-0.8

Government

539.6561.9565.0546.87.21.3

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

3,585.83,706.23,720.43,704.0118.23.3

Mining, logging, and construction

216.8227.4229.6230.814.06.5

Manufacturing

272.3276.1278.2278.05.72.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

767.0780.4783.7784.817.82.3

Information

84.084.284.284.40.40.5

Financial activities

296.7298.4299.7299.22.50.8

Professional and business services

592.1612.4615.9615.723.64.0

Education and health services

439.2455.1459.8458.219.04.3

Leisure and hospitality

381.0396.5400.1401.220.25.3

Other services

124.3126.9128.8130.15.84.7

Government

412.4448.8440.4421.69.22.2

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Total nonfarm

3,011.33,110.23,131.63,113.1101.83.4

Mining and logging

78.379.379.779.71.41.8

Construction

213.5229.6236.5239.025.511.9

Manufacturing

220.9227.6228.2227.46.52.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

615.8627.7629.2631.115.32.5

Information

32.631.331.431.6-1.0-3.1

Financial activities

160.0162.9163.8163.23.22.0

Professional and business services

483.2510.3523.0524.140.98.5

Education and health services

383.5387.2386.2389.15.61.5

Leisure and hospitality

323.4327.3332.3326.02.60.8

Other services

110.3111.8111.7110.80.50.5

Government

389.8415.2409.6391.11.30.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,008.66,125.86,130.86,073.264.61.1

Mining and logging

2.92.92.93.00.13.4

Construction

244.0247.5248.8247.53.51.4

Manufacturing

508.9507.1505.4507.6-1.3-0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,097.61,086.11,088.91,092.4-5.2-0.5

Information

232.5238.0239.2237.14.62.0

Financial activities

342.6339.3339.5340.1-2.5-0.7

Professional and business services

922.4931.5938.3936.013.61.5

Education and health services

997.51,035.81,027.21,018.020.52.1

Leisure and hospitality

752.6773.7777.0785.432.84.4

Other services

204.8203.1205.1201.8-3.0-1.5

Government

702.8760.8758.5704.31.50.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,595.22,669.32,649.72,641.045.81.8

Mining and logging

0.70.80.80.80.114.3

Construction

129.7142.4143.6144.915.211.7

Manufacturing

88.597.997.897.99.410.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

594.7599.5601.2600.25.50.9

Information

50.750.650.650.3-0.4-0.8

Financial activities

179.1180.5181.7181.92.81.6

Professional and business services

433.7435.7438.7438.95.21.2

Education and health services

386.5393.1390.5393.26.71.7

Leisure and hospitality

319.1329.3326.4320.61.50.5

Other services

122.7125.4127.6124.41.71.4

Government

289.8314.1290.8287.9-1.9-0.7

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Total nonfarm

9,698.69,833.19,905.89,841.6143.01.5

Mining, logging, and construction

408.1405.6413.7416.28.12.0

Manufacturing

365.9363.9366.4364.5-1.4-0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,733.31,758.61,771.51,752.218.91.1

Information

287.4283.0289.4286.4-1.0-0.3

Financial activities

788.0773.6786.2788.60.60.1

Professional and business services

1,561.81,567.91,584.51,585.723.91.5

Education and health services

1,869.11,994.01,959.31,928.559.43.2

Leisure and hospitality

973.2947.0994.61,007.434.23.5

Other services

426.4427.4431.2428.52.10.5

Government

1,285.41,312.11,309.01,283.6-1.8-0.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Total nonfarm

2,893.42,962.32,975.92,954.961.52.1

Mining, logging, and construction

120.1118.5120.3122.62.52.1

Manufacturing

181.6182.0182.1181.70.10.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

518.4528.0531.0527.59.11.8

Information

46.344.745.044.9-1.4-3.0

Financial activities

216.8216.6218.6219.93.11.4

Professional and business services

467.5480.2484.5488.020.54.4

Education and health services

626.6654.5647.1647.921.33.4

Leisure and hospitality

280.0274.1285.5285.85.82.1

Other services

122.1121.5122.8121.6-0.5-0.4

Government

314.0342.2339.0315.01.00.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Total nonfarm

1,985.62,087.72,057.02,046.961.33.1

Mining and logging

3.33.23.23.2-0.1-3.0

Construction

115.3123.8127.9128.313.011.3

Manufacturing

124.1129.4130.6131.57.46.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

390.6397.8395.2395.75.11.3

Information

36.237.137.436.80.61.7

Financial activities

186.5188.8189.1189.02.51.3

Professional and business services

339.4348.5350.8351.111.73.4

Education and health services

300.4319.1314.3312.912.54.2

Leisure and hospitality

216.5232.8226.5222.76.22.9

Other services

65.766.665.765.0-0.7-1.1

Government

207.6240.6216.3210.73.11.5

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Total nonfarm

2,395.52,435.82,439.62,434.939.41.6

Mining and logging

0.50.50.50.50.00.0

Construction

121.4122.1123.4124.12.72.2

Manufacturing

141.3142.3143.1144.43.12.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

382.2382.2384.3386.84.61.2

Information

108.2108.2110.1112.64.44.1

Financial activities

143.4143.0142.7143.1-0.3-0.2

Professional and business services

481.0491.0492.4497.316.33.4

Education and health services

344.4356.6354.0351.26.82.0

Leisure and hospitality

277.7277.7278.8278.71.00.4

Other services

88.084.785.085.5-2.5-2.8

Government

307.4327.5325.3310.73.31.1

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Total nonfarm

3,283.13,325.53,357.33,360.277.12.3

Mining, logging, and construction

163.2162.0168.0169.26.03.7

Manufacturing

55.255.655.955.90.71.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

407.6412.3414.0412.24.61.1

Information

74.275.075.774.20.00.0

Financial activities

159.3159.2161.6162.33.01.9

Professional and business services

756.7759.9771.3779.222.53.0

Education and health services

426.2445.5442.0438.612.42.9

Leisure and hospitality

341.5339.3352.1353.311.83.5

Other services

210.6210.8212.4214.43.81.8

Government

688.6705.9704.3700.912.31.8

Footnotes
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published.
(p) Preliminary

 

Last Modified Date: Monday, August 27, 2018