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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New York–New Jersey > New York > Rochester

Rochester

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Rochester, NY, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2020
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
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 Pay News Release Jun 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Rochester — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
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

Rochester, NY Economy at a Glance:

Rochester, NY
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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)519.7 526.1 525.9 521.7 505.7 (p)510.6

Employment(1)

 (2)496.8 501.4 502.4 497.9 430.5 (p)454.2

Unemployment(1)

 (2)22.9 24.7 23.6 23.8 75.2 (p)56.4

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.4 4.7 4.5 4.6 14.9 (p)11.0

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 543.5 528.8 535.2 532.3 441.4 (p)448.4

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.7 -18.7 (p)-17.6

Mining and Logging(4)

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 (p)0.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -42.9 (p)-28.6

Construction(4)

 22.2 21.4 20.7 20.7 13.4 (p)16.7

12-month % change

 4.2 7.5 5.6 4.5 -36.5 (p)-25.8

Manufacturing(4)

 56.2 55.9 55.2 55.4 46.6 (p)47.3

12-month % change

 -1.2 -1.1 -2.5 -1.4 -17.4 (p)-15.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 82.0 80.1 79.4 80.3 60.8 (p)63.8

12-month % change

 -4.2 -3.1 -2.5 -1.2 -25.8 (p)-23.2

Information(4)

 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 (p)7.5

12-month % change

 -3.7 -2.5 -3.8 -2.5 -3.8 (p)-5.1

Financial Activities(4)

 21.4 20.8 20.5 20.7 20.3 (p)20.3

12-month % change

 -4.0 -5.5 -6.4 -5.5 -8.1 (p)-9.4

Professional and Business Services(4)

 69.0 68.6 69.1 69.0 63.4 (p)64.2

12-month % change

 0.0 1.9 2.1 2.7 -7.7 (p)-6.7

Education and Health Services(4)

 138.3 132.7 138.5 137.6 123.3 (p)120.2

12-month % change

 1.3 2.2 2.1 1.1 -9.9 (p)-9.7

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 45.2 42.9 43.2 39.8 15.2 (p)20.1

12-month % change

 -2.0 -2.5 -2.5 -10.8 -66.9 (p)-58.6

Other Services(4)

 19.2 19.0 19.1 19.2 13.9 (p)13.9

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 -28.0 (p)-28.0

Government(4)

 81.5 79.1 81.2 81.3 76.5 (p)73.9

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.1 -6.8 (p)-9.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary