Long Island unemployment rates for June 2017

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The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for June 2017 rose to 4.2 percent, up 0.2 percentage points from where it was a year earlier, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor. The Village of Freeport showed the largest percentage-point increase, rising to 5 percent from 4.5 percent in June 2016. The Town of Huntington rose 0.4 percentage points, up to a rate of 4.0. The charts show June rates for 2017 and 2016 and the table below gives details. Read more.

Local jobless rates for June


Details on the monthly unemployment rates

June 2017 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk 1,511,900 1,448,500 63,500 4.2
         
Nassau County 716,800 687,300 29,500 4.1
Freeport Village 23,200 22,100 1,200 5.0
Glen Cove City 14,300 13,800 500 3.8
Hempstead Town 408,700 391,100 17,600 4.3
Hempstead Village 28,200 26,700 1,500 5.2
Long Beach City 20,000 19,300 800 3.8
North Hempstead Town 115,500 111,100 4,400 3.8
Oyster Bay Town 158,200 152,000 6,200 3.9
Rockville Centre Village 12,400 11,900 500 3.9
Valley Stream Village 20,200 19,300 900 4.4
         
Suffolk County 795,100 761,200 33,900 4.3
Babylon Town 114,500 109,000 5,400 4.7
Brookhaven Town 260,100 248,600 11,400 4.4
Huntington Town 106,800 102,600 4,200 4.0
Islip Town 182,800 175,000 7,800 4.3
Lindenhurst Village 15,700 15,000 700 4.7
Riverhead Town 16,300 15,600 700 4.1
Smithtown Town 61,400 59,000 2,400 3.9
Southampton Town 29,500 28,400 1,100 3.7
         
New York City 4,220,700 4,034,900 185,700 4.4
New York State 9,739,700 9,298,700 441,000 4.5
         
May 2017 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk 1,477,500 1,420,300 57,300 3.9
         
Nassau County 700,500 674,100 26,400 3.8
Freeport Village 22,700 21,600 1,000 4.6
Glen Cove City 14,000 13,500 500 3.6
Hempstead Town 399,200 383,600 15,600 3.9
Hempstead Village 27,400 26,200 1,300 4.6
Long Beach City 19,600 18,900 700 3.6
North Hempstead Town 112,900 109,000 3,900 3.5
Oyster Bay Town 154,700 149,100 5,600 3.6
Rockville Centre Village 12,100 11,700 400 3.5
Valley Stream Village 19,700 18,900 800 4.1
         
Suffolk County 777,100 746,200 30,900 4.0
Babylon Town 111,800 106,900 4,900 4.4
Brookhaven Town 253,800 243,700 10,000 3.9
Huntington Town 104,400 100,500 3,900 3.7
Islip Town 178,700 171,500 7,200 4.0
Lindenhurst Village 15,400 14,700 700 4.5
Riverhead Town 16,000 15,300 700 4.1
Smithtown Town 60,000 57,800 2,100 3.6
Southampton Town 28,900 27,800 1,100 3.8
         
New York City 4,201,700 4,023,700 178,000 4.2
New York State 9,614,900 9,204,700 410,200 4.3
         
June 2016 Labor Force Employed Unemployed Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk 1,501,700 1,442,200 59,500 4.0
         
Nassau County 711,300 684,200 27,100 3.8
Freeport Village 23,000 22,000 1,000 4.5
Glen Cove City 14,300 13,700 500 3.6
Hempstead Town 405,400 389,300 16,100 4.0
Hempstead Village 27,900 26,600 1,400 4.9
Long Beach City 19,900 19,200 700 3.5
North Hempstead Town 114,700 110,600 4,100 3.6
Oyster Bay Town 157,100 151,400 5,700 3.6
Rockville Centre Village 12,300 11,800 500 3.9
Valley Stream Village 20,000 19,200 800 4.1
         
Suffolk County 790,400 757,900 32,400 4.1
Babylon Town 113,800 108,600 5,200 4.6
Brookhaven Town 258,500 247,600 10,900 4.2
Huntington Town 106,000 102,100 3,800 3.6
Islip Town 181,900 174,200 7,600 4.2
Lindenhurst Village 15,600 14,900 700 4.4
Riverhead Town 16,200 15,600 600 3.9
Smithtown Town 61,000 58,800 2,200 3.7
Southampton Town 29,400 28,300 1,100 3.8
         
New York City 4,127,700 3,913,500 214,200 5.2
New York State 9,644,700 9,189,200 455,400 4.7