Long Island unemployment, April 2019

Long Island's unemployment rate for April 2019 was 3.0 percent, down 0.6 percentage points from a year ago, the state Department of Labor reports. The rate in the village of Freeport was 3.5 percent, down 0.9 percentage points, while the rate in the Town of Riverhead was 3.7 percent, down 0.8 percentage points. Southampton Town had the highest rate, 3.9 percent, but it was down 0.7 from a year earlier.

The chart shows April rates for 2019 and 2018 and the table below gives details. Rates are not seasonally adjusted. This database was posted on May 21, 2019.

Local jobless rates for April

Details on the local rates

Figures are rounded

April 2019	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,442,500	44,800	3.0
Nassau County	688,600	20,700	2.9
Freeport	22,100	800	3.5
Glen Cove City	13,800	400	3.0
Hempstead Town	391,500	12,300	3.0
Hempstead Village	26,700	1,000	3.7
Long Beach City	19,300	500	2.7
No. Hempstead Town	111,800	3,100	2.7
Oyster Bay Town	152,300	4,300	2.8
Rockville Centre	12,200	300	2.8
Valley Stream	19,200	700	3.4
Suffolk County	753,800	24,100	3.1
Babylon Town	107,900	3,600	3.2
Brookhaven Town	246,100	7,700	3.0
Huntington Town	101,600	2,900	2.8
Islip Town	173,000	5,300	3.0
Lindenhurst	14,900	400	2.8
Riverhead Town	15,600	600	3.7
Smithtown Town	58,300	1,700	2.8
Southampton Town	28,400	1,100	3.9
New York City	3,941,700	152,100	3.7
New York State	9,203,200	340,300	3.6
March 2019	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,437,300	52,000	3.5
Nassau County	686,300	23,300	3.3
Freeport	22,000	1,000	4.2
Glen Cove City	13,800	600	4.3
Hempstead Town	390,200	13,900	3.4
Hempstead Village	26,600	1,400	5.1
Long Beach City	19,200	600	2.8
No. Hempstead Town	111,400	3,500	3.1
Oyster Bay Town	151,700	4,700	3.0
Rockville Centre	12,100	300	2.8
Valley Stream	19,100	700	3.4
Suffolk County	751,000	28,800	3.7
Babylon Town	107,500	4,000	3.6
Brookhaven Town	245,200	8,900	3.5
Huntington Town	101,200	3,400	3.3
Islip Town	172,400	6,400	3.6
Lindenhurst	14,800	500	3.3
Riverhead Town	15,500	800	4.9
Smithtown Town	58,100	1,800	3.0
Southampton Town	28,300	1,600	5.3
New York City	3,954,100	173,600	4.2
New York State	9,197,900	393,400	4.1
April 2018	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,420,900	53,300	3.6
Nassau County	678,600	24,300	3.5
Freeport	21,700	1,000	4.4
Glen Cove City	13,600	500	3.5
Hempstead Town	385,800	14,400	3.6
Hempstead Village	26,300	1,200	4.3
Long Beach City	19,000	600	3.2
No. Hempstead Town	110,100	3,700	3.2
Oyster Bay Town	150,000	5,000	3.2
Rockville Centre	12,000	400	3.2
Valley Stream	18,900	700	3.8
Suffolk County	742,300	29,000	3.8
Babylon Town	106,300	4,400	3.9
Brookhaven Town	242,400	9,200	3.7
Huntington Town	100,100	3,500	3.4
Islip Town	170,400	6,400	3.6
Lindenhurst	14,600	500	3.4
Riverhead Town	15,300	700	4.5
Smithtown Town	57,400	2,000	3.3
Southampton Town	27,900	1,400	4.6
New York City	3,949,200	160,400	3.9
New York State	9,130,900	383,600	4.0