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Bureau of Labor Statistics > 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		 Oct
2019		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Oct
2020		 Oct 2019 to
Oct 2020
Net
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United States

 164,401 160,838 160,143 160,867 -3,534 -2.1

New Jersey

 4,536.2 4,578.4 4,325.1 (p)4,414.1 (p)-122.1 (p)-2.7

New York

 9,527.9 9,496.9 9,158.4 (p)9,086.0 (p)-441.9 (p)-4.6

Puerto Rico

 1,066.8 1,037.8 1,041.3 1,040.5 -26.3 -2.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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		 Oct
2019		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Oct
2020		 Oct 2019 to
Oct 2020
Net
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United States

 5,857 13,550 12,580 11,061 5,204 88.9

New Jersey

 167.1 510.0 289.8 (p)362.9 (p)195.8 (p)117.2

New York

 371.2 1,186.7 886.3 (p)868.8 (p)497.5 (p)134.0

Puerto Rico

 88.5 86.1 87.5 85.9 -2.6 -3.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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		 Oct
2019		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Oct
2020		 Net change
Oct 2019 to
Oct 2020

United States

 3.6 8.4 7.9 6.9 3.3

New York

 3.9 12.5 9.7 (p)9.6 (p)5.7

New Jersey

 3.7 11.1 6.7 (p)8.2 (p)4.5

Puerto Rico

 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 0.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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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2019		 Jul
2020		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Net change
Sep 2019 to
Sep 2020

New Jersey

Atlantic City

 6.8 34.7 26.3 (p)15.8 (p)9.0

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 3.4 16.5 13.0 (p)9.5 (p)6.1

Newark(1)

 3.5 14.1 11.1 (p)6.6 (p)3.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington

 4.1 13.3 11.1 (p)7.9 (p)3.8

Camden(1)

 3.5 13.4 10.3 (p)5.9 (p)2.4

Ocean City

 4.2 15.3 11.2 (p)6.9 (p)2.7

Trenton

 3.1 11.4 8.7 (p)5.1 (p)2.0

Vineland-Bridgeton

 5.0 15.1 11.5 (p)6.8 (p)1.8

New York

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

 3.4 11.5 8.7 (p)5.4 (p)2.0

Binghamton

 4.2 12.4 9.3 (p)5.7 (p)1.5

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls

 4.0 14.1 10.7 (p)6.7 (p)2.7

Elmira

 3.9 12.5 9.6 (p)5.9 (p)2.0

Glens Falls

 3.5 11.1 8.1 (p)5.0 (p)1.5

Ithaca

 3.7 9.8 7.1 (p)4.3 (p)0.6

Kingston

 3.5 12.4 9.2 (p)5.6 (p)2.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City

 3.4 16.5 13.0 (p)9.5 (p)6.1

Dutchess County-Putnam County(1)

 3.5 12.4 9.3 (p)5.7 (p)2.2

Nassau County-Suffolk County(1)

 3.4 13.8 10.4 (p)6.4 (p)3.0

New York-Jersey City-White Plains(1)

 3.4 17.6 14.0 (p)10.8 (p)7.4

New York City

 3.5 20.1 16.2 13.8 10.3

Rochester

 3.8 12.9 9.8 (p)6.1 (p)2.3

Syracuse

 3.9 13.0 9.7 (p)6.1 (p)2.2

Utica-Rome

 3.9 12.1 9.2 (p)5.7 (p)1.8

Watertown-Fort Drum

 4.7 12.5 9.1 (p)5.4 (p)0.7

Puerto Rico

Aguadilla-Isabela

 10.1 8.0 9.0 (p)9.9 (p)-0.2

Arecibo

 9.4 7.2 8.0 (p)8.7 (p)-0.7

Guayama

 12.4 7.2 8.2 (p)8.9 (p)-3.5

Mayaguez

 9.9 7.1 8.2 (p)8.9 (p)-1.0

Ponce

 11.6 7.4 8.6 (p)9.5 (p)-2.1

San German

 10.4 7.5 8.9 (p)9.5 (p)-0.9

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas

 6.9 7.1 8.3 (p)9.3 (p)2.4

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(p) Preliminary

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		 Oct
2019		 Aug
2020		 Sep
2020		 Oct
2020		 Oct 2019 to
Oct 2020
Net
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change

United States

 151,553 141,063 (p)141,735 (p)142,373 (p)-9,180 (p)-6.1

New York

 9,798.8 8,601.0 8,772.8 (p)8,783.3 (p)-1,015.5 (p)-10.4

New Jersey

 4,211.5 3,818.0 3,892.1 (p)3,886.9 (p)-324.6 (p)-7.7

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.