Long Island job levels in August

The total, non-farm sector job count on Long Island rose by 6,600 to more than 1.34 million in August 2017 compared to a year earlier, according to the state’s Labor Department. Leading the increases were the private educational and health services sector, which rose by 6,800, leisure and hospitality, which rose by 3,800, and the government sector, which rose by 1,000. Manufacturing lost 1,800 jobs and construction lost 1,500. Click on the trend lines below for details on the 10 sectors going back to 1990. To eliminate some of the lines, click on the sector name in the color key. The table below gives details for the 2017 and 2016 levels. And you can read more about the employment trends.

Jobs in the 10 sectors on Long Island

More detailed breakdown of 2017 vs. 2016

Industry            (job levels in thousands)	Aug. 2017	Aug. 2016	Change in year
TOTAL NONFARM	1,343.3	1,336.7	0.5%
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,157.4	1,151.8	0.5%
Total Goods Producing	149.9	153.2	-2.2%
Construction, Natural Resources, Mining	79.7	81.2	-1.8%
Specialty Trade Contractors	58.3	56.5	3.2%
Manufacturing	70.2	72.0	-2.5%
Durable Goods	38.6	40.4	-4.5%
Non-Durable Goods	31.6	31.6	0.0%
Total Service Providing	1,193.4	1,183.5	0.8%
Total Private Service-Providing	1,007.5	998.6	0.9%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	273.2	273.7	-0.2%
Wholesale Trade	71.0	70.3	1.0%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	34.0	34.2	-0.6%
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	27.1	27.1	0.0%
Retail Trade	162.0	164.2	-1.3%
Building Material and Garden Equipment	13.3	13.5	-1.5%
Food and Beverage Stores	37.2	37.4	-0.5%
Grocery Stores	30.5	30.9	-1.3%
Health and Personal Care Stores	13.4	13.2	1.5%
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	18.5	19.5	-5.1%
General Merchandise Stores	26.7	26.5	0.8%
Department Stores	20.1	20.3	-1.0%
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities	40.2	39.2	2.6%
Utilities	4.8	4.9	-2.0%
Transportation and Warehousing	35.4	34.3	3.2%
Couriers and Messengers	5.2	5.5	-5.5%
Information	18.8	19.2	-2.1%
Broadcasting (except Internet)	1.0	1.0	0.0%
Telecommunications	8.3	8.4	-1.2%
Financial Activities	72.2	73.2	-1.4%
Finance and Insurance	53.8	54.7	-1.6%
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	20.4	20.6	-1.0%
Depository Credit Intermediation	11.6	11.7	-0.9%
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	26.5	27.3	-2.9%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	18.4	18.5	-0.5%
Real Estate	14.3	14.5	-1.4%
Professional and Business Services	179.2	179.2	0.0%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	81.4	81.6	-0.2%
Legal Services	17.7	19.0	-6.8%
Accounting, Tax Prep., Bookkpng., & Payroll Svcs.	14.4	13.6	5.9%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16.0	16.3	-1.8%
Admin. & Supp. and Waste Manage. & Remed. Svcs.	81.8	81.3	0.6%
Education and Health Services	263.7	256.9	2.6%
Educational Services	37.5	38.1	-1.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance	226.2	218.8	3.4%
Ambulatory Health Care Services	90.7	87.0	4.3%
Hospitals	66.0	63.3	4.3%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	34.9	34.0	2.6%
Social Assistance	34.6	34.5	0.3%
Leisure and Hospitality	141.3	137.5	2.8%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	31.9	31.7	0.6%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	25.6	26.0	-1.5%
Accommodation and Food Services	109.4	105.8	3.4%
Food Services and Drinking Places	103.2	99.1	4.1%
Other Services	59.1	58.9	0.3%
Personal and Laundry Services	23.9	23.7	0.8%
Government	185.9	184.9	0.5%
Federal Government	16.3	16.5	-1.2%
State Government	24.4	24.1	1.2%
State Government Education	11.9	11.4	4.4%
State Government Hospitals	1.4	1.4	0.0%
Local Government	145.2	144.3	0.6%
Local Government Education	84.7	83.8	1.1%
Local Government Hospitals	2.9	2.9	0.0%