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 |