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Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Albany, NY, Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Apr 2022
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2022
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 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy — May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2020
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	Pay	News Release	Jun 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014	Employment, Pay	News Release	Oct 2015
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

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Economy at a Glance:

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
Data Series	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022	Apr 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(2)445.1	(2)442.8	447.9	447.7	(p)451.7
Employment(1)	(2)432.1	(2)431.3	432.8	431.7	(p)436.6
Unemployment(1)	(2)13.0	(2)11.5	15.1	16.0	(p)15.1
Unemployment Rate(3)	(2)2.9	(2)2.6	3.4	3.6	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)	454.6	454.2	443.8	447.3	450.3	(p)454.7
12-month % change	1.9	2.9	3.6	3.1	3.2	(p)2.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)	20.4	19.4	18.0	18.0	18.6	(p)20.3
12-month % change	-0.5	0.0	1.1	3.4	3.9	(p)2.5
Manufacturing(4)	26.3	26.5	26.2	26.2	26.2	(p)26.1
12-month % change	2.3	2.7	2.3	2.7	2.3	(p)1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)	77.2	78.4	75.7	74.3	74.2	(p)73.2
12-month % change	4.2	5.2	5.3	4.6	4.8	(p)3.2
Information(4)	7.4	7.5	7.3	7.3	7.4	(p)7.4
12-month % change	-3.9	-1.3	-1.4	-1.4	0.0	(p)-1.3
Financial Activities(4)	26.2	26.5	26.4	26.2	26.2	(p)26.7
12-month % change	1.2	1.5	1.9	1.6	1.6	(p)3.1
Professional and Business Services(4)	55.9	56.6	54.7	54.6	56.0	(p)57.2
12-month % change	1.8	3.9	-0.4	-1.8	0.9	(p)1.1
Education and Health Services(4)	91.5	91.0	88.3	92.3	92.7	(p)92.9
12-month % change	-2.0	-0.5	1.4	1.8	1.1	(p)0.3
Leisure and Hospitality(4)	34.8	34.2	33.8	34.0	34.2	(p)35.7
12-month % change	19.6	26.2	33.6	28.3	23.9	(p)18.6
Other Services(4)	16.9	16.8	16.7	16.9	17.1	(p)17.2
12-month % change	4.3	4.3	4.4	5.0	5.6	(p)4.2
Government(4)	98.0	97.3	96.7	97.5	97.7	(p)98.0
12-month % change	-0.6	-1.3	0.1	-0.3	-0.3	(p)0.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary