LI’s April unemployment rates

May 22, 2018 12:56 PM

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The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for April 2018 rose to 4.0 percent, 0.1 percentage points above where it was in April 2017, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor.

Southampton Town had the highest rate, 5.1 percent (up 0.3 points), and the Town of Riverhead had the biggest increase, going up 0.6 points to 4.9 percent. In Nassau, Freeport Village had the highest rate, down 0.1 points from the year before to 4.9 percent. Click on the bar chart for details, or check on the tables below. This database was posted May 22, 2018.

The local unemployment rates

The details

April 2018	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,475,000	1,416,100	58,900	4.0
Nassau County	701,100	674,300	26,800	3.8
Freeport Village	22,700	21,600	1,100	4.9
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,500	600	3.9
Hempstead Town	399,300	383,300	16,000	4.0
Hempstead Village	27,500	26,200	1,300	4.8
Long Beach City	19,700	19,000	700	3.6
North Hempstead Town	113,300	109,200	4,100	3.6
Oyster Bay Town	154,800	149,200	5,500	3.6
Rockville Centre Village	12,300	11,800	400	3.5
Valley Stream Village	19,600	18,700	800	4.2
Suffolk County	773,800	741,800	32,100	4.1
Babylon Town	110,900	106,100	4,800	4.3
Brookhaven Town	252,600	242,400	10,200	4.0
Huntington Town	103,800	100,000	3,900	3.7
Islip Town	177,400	170,300	7,100	4.0
Lindenhurst Village	15,200	14,600	600	3.8
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,300	800	4.9
Smithtown Town	59,700	57,500	2,200	3.7
Southampton Town	29,300	27,800	1,500	5.1
New York City	4,212,900	4,040,800	172,100	4.1
New York State	9,621,100	9,201,900	419,200	4.4

March 2018	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,464,700	1,397,900	66,800	4.6
Nassau County	695,000	665,500	29,500	4.2
Freeport Village	22,600	21,300	1,300	5.6
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,300	700	5.2
Hempstead Town	395,900	378,300	17,600	4.4
Hempstead Village	27,700	25,800	1,800	6.7
Long Beach City	19,500	18,800	800	3.9
North Hempstead Town	112,300	107,800	4,500	4.0
Oyster Bay Town	153,200	147,300	5,900	3.8
Rockville Centre Village	12,100	11,700	500	3.8
Valley Stream Village	19,400	18,500	900	4.5
Suffolk County	769,700	732,400	37,300	4.8
Babylon Town	110,000	104,700	5,300	4.8
Brookhaven Town	251,100	239,400	11,700	4.7
Huntington Town	103,100	98,700	4,400	4.3
Islip Town	176,400	168,200	8,300	4.7
Lindenhurst Village	15,000	14,400	600	3.9
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,100	1,100	6.5
Smithtown Town	59,000	56,700	2,300	3.9
Southampton Town	29,500	27,400	2,100	7.0
New York City	4,244,500	4,066,700	177,800	4.2
New York State	9,632,100	9,174,000	458,100	4.8

April 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,484,100	1,425,600	58,600	3.9
Nassau County	705,100	678,600	26,500	3.8
Freeport Village	22,900	21,700	1,100	5.0
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,600	500	3.7
Hempstead Town	401,600	385,800	15,800	3.9
Hempstead Village	27,700	26,400	1,300	4.8
Long Beach City	19,800	19,100	700	3.5
North Hempstead Town	113,800	109,900	3,900	3.4
Oyster Bay Town	155,700	150,200	5,500	3.5
Rockville Centre Village	12,400	11,900	400	3.6
Valley Stream Village	19,600	18,900	800	4.0
Suffolk County	779,100	747,000	32,100	4.1
Babylon Town	111,800	106,800	4,900	4.4
Brookhaven Town	254,400	244,100	10,300	4.0
Huntington Town	104,600	100,700	3,900	3.8
Islip Town	178,800	171,500	7,300	4.1
Lindenhurst Village	15,300	14,700	700	4.3
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,400	700	4.3
Smithtown Town	60,000	57,900	2,100	3.5
Southampton Town	29,400	28,000	1,400	4.8
New York City	4,217,200	4,041,300	175,900	4.2
New York State	9,687,000	9,265,600	421,400	4.4