Industry employment in affected areas
Percent distribution of total nonfarm employment, by major industry, metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and divisions declared major disaster areas after Hurricane Sandy, not seasonally adjusted, 2011 annual average
Industry |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division |
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division |
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA |
New Haven, CT NECTA |
Norwich-New London, CT-RI NECTA |
Waterbury, CT NECTA |
Mining, logging, and construction |
4.1% |
3.2% |
4.9% |
3.6% |
3.4% |
3.2% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
2.9% |
3.4% |
Manufacturing |
1.7% |
3.1% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
7.0% |
10.6% |
8.9% |
9.8% |
11.5% |
12.2% |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
15.1% |
16.9% |
20.9% |
22.1% |
20.5% |
16.1% |
17.8% |
18.1% |
17.6% |
19.9% |
Information |
0.6% |
3.9% |
2.0% |
2.5% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
2.7% |
1.8% |
1.1% |
1.0% |
Financial activities |
3.0% |
10.4% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.0% |
11.5% |
10.6% |
4.6% |
2.4% |
3.2% |
Professional and business services |
7.2% |
15.4% |
12.9% |
17.6% |
17.1% |
11.2% |
16.3% |
9.5% |
7.2% |
6.9% |
Education and health services |
13.8% |
19.6% |
18.6% |
15.1% |
15.1% |
18.4% |
16.8% |
28.1% |
16.2% |
26.0% |
Leisure and hospitality |
34.2% |
8.7% |
8.3% |
8.5% |
7.3% |
7.8% |
8.6% |
8.5% |
11.2% |
7.9% |
Other services |
3.3% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
4.4% |
4.5% |
3.8% |
4.1% |
3.9% |
2.5% |
3.9% |
Government |
17.0% |
14.5% |
16.6% |
14.4% |
16.3% |
15.5% |
11.4% |
12.4% |
27.5% |
15.6% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
Source: State and Metropolitan Area Current Employment Statistics | Chart