April job levels on Long Island
The total, non-farm job count on Long Island rose 21,000 to more than 1.35 million in April 2018 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the state Labor Department.
Sectors leading the gains were: trade, transportation, and utilities up 8,100; leisure and hospitality, up 4,000; professional and business services, up 3,200, education and health services, up 2,700; construction, natural resources and mining, up 2,700, and the government sector, which was up 1,600 jobs over the year. Click on the charts below for details on the 10 sectors going back to 1990. Posted May 17, 2018.
Jobs in the 10 sectors on Long Island
Details on the sectors for Long Island
| Industry (job levels in thousands) | April 2018 | April 2017 | Change in year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL NONFARM | 1,352.2 | 1,331.2 | 1.6% |
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 1,153.1 | 1,133.7 | 1.7% |
| Total Goods Producing | 152.8 | 151.4 | 0.9% |
| Construction, Natural Resources, Mining | 82.4 | 79.7 | 3.4% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 55.6 | 55.5 | 0.2% |
| Manufacturing | 70.4 | 71.7 | -1.8% |
| Durable Goods | 37.8 | 39.3 | -3.8% |
| Non-Durable Goods | 32.6 | 32.4 | 0.6% |
| Total Service Providing | 1,199.4 | 1,179.8 | 1.7% |
| Total Private Service-Providing | 1,000.3 | 982.3 | 1.8% |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 278.5 | 270.4 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69.5 | 69.4 | 0.1% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 33.9 | 33.6 | 0.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 27.2 | 27.1 | 0.4% |
| Retail Trade | 164.2 | 159.9 | 2.7% |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment | 13.5 | 13.4 | 0.7% |
| Food and Beverage Stores | 36.3 | 35.6 | 2.0% |
| Grocery Stores | 30.1 | 29.7 | 1.3% |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | 13.1 | 13.4 | -2.2% |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores | 18.3 | 18.3 | 0.0% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 24.8 | 25.3 | -2.0% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities | 44.8 | 41.1 | 9.0% |
| Utilities | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 39.9 | 36.2 | 10.2% |
| Couriers and Messengers | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.5% |
| Information | 17.9 | 18.2 | -1.6% |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| Telecommunications | 7.7 | 7.6 | 1.3% |
| Financial Activities | 71.7 | 72.3 | -0.8% |
| Finance and Insurance | 53.4 | 54.4 | -1.8% |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 19.6 | 20.1 | -2.5% |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 11.3 | 11.3 | 0.0% |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 26.7 | 27.2 | -1.8% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 18.3 | 17.9 | 2.2% |
| Real Estate | 14.4 | 14.2 | 1.4% |
| Professional and Business Services | 178.1 | 174.9 | 1.8% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 82.2 | 82.8 | -0.7% |
| Legal Services | 18.7 | 19.1 | -2.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep., Bookkpng., & Payroll Svcs. | 13.7 | 14.5 | -5.5% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 16.4 | 16.0 | 2.5% |
| Admin. & Supp. and Waste Manage. & Remed. Svcs. | 79.5 | 76.1 | 4.5% |
| Education and Health Services | 269.4 | 266.7 | 1.0% |
| Educational Services | 43.7 | 43.5 | 0.5% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 225.7 | 223.2 | 1.1% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 87.4 | 86.6 | 0.9% |
| Hospitals | 65.9 | 64.9 | 1.5% |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | 34.6 | 34.8 | -0.6% |
| Social Assistance | 37.8 | 36.9 | 2.4% |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 124.0 | 120.0 | 3.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 20.9 | 21.5 | -2.8% |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | 16.2 | 16.5 | -1.8% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 103.1 | 98.5 | 4.7% |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | 97.0 | 92.9 | 4.4% |
| Other Services | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.5% |
| Personal and Laundry Services | 25.1 | 24.1 | 4.1% |
| Government | 199.1 | 197.5 | 0.8% |
| Federal Government | 16.0 | 16.5 | -3.0% |
| State Government | 26.4 | 26.0 | 1.5% |
| State Government Education | 15.1 | 14.4 | 4.9% |
| State Government Hospitals | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| Local Government | 156.7 | 155.0 | 1.1% |
| Local Government Education | 105.5 | 104.1 | 1.3% |
| Local Government Hospitals | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0% |
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