LI unemployment rates, May 2017

The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for May 2017 rose to 3.9 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 Lindenhurst showed the largest percentage-point increase, rising to 4.5 percent from 3.8 percent in May 2016.

The charts show May rates for 2017 and 2016 and the table below gives details. Read more about the data.

May 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,480,300	1,423,000	57,300	3.9
Nassau County	701,800	675,400	26,400	3.8
Freeport	22,700	21,700	1,000	4.6
Glen Cove	14,100	13,600	500	3.6
Hempstead Town	400,000	384,300	15,600	3.9
Hempstead Village	27,500	26,200	1,300	4.6
Long Beach	19,700	18,900	700	3.6
N. Hempstead Town	113,100	109,200	3,900	3.4
Oyster Bay Town	155,000	149,400	5,600	3.6
Rockville Centre	12,100	11,700	400	3.5
Valley Stream	19,700	18,900	800	4.1
Suffolk County	778,500	747,600	30,900	4.0
Babylon Town	112,000	107,100	4,900	4.4
Brookhaven Town	254,200	244,200	10,000	3.9
Huntington Town	104,600	100,700	3,900	3.7
Islip Town	179,000	171,800	7,200	4.0
Lindenhurst Village	15,400	14,700	700	4.5
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,400	700	4.1
Smithtown Town	60,100	58,000	2,100	3.6
Southampton Town	29,000	27,900	1,100	3.8
New York City	4,202,800	4,024,500	178,300	4.2
New York State	9,619,000	9,208,300	410,700	4.3
April 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,470,800	1,413,500	57,300	3.9
Nassau County	696,600	670,700	25,900	3.7
Freeport	22,600	21,500	1,100	4.9
Glen Cove	14,000	13,500	500	3.6
Hempstead Town	397,100	381,600	15,500	3.9
Hempstead Village	27,300	26,000	1,300	4.7
Long Beach	19,500	18,800	700	3.4
N. Hempstead Town	112,200	108,400	3,800	3.4
Oyster Bay Town	153,800	148,400	5,400	3.5
Rockville Centre	12,000	11,600	400	3.6
Valley Stream	19,600	18,800	800	3.9
Suffolk County	774,200	742,800	31,400	4.1
Babylon Town	111,300	106,400	4,800	4.3
Brookhaven Town	252,700	242,700	10,000	4.0
Huntington Town	103,900	100,100	3,900	3.7
Islip Town	177,900	170,700	7,100	4.0
Lindenhurst Village	15,300	14,600	600	4.2
Riverhead Town	15,900	15,300	700	4.3
Smithtown Town	59,700	57,600	2,100	3.5
Southampton Town	29,100	27,700	1,400	4.7
New York City	4,208,800	4,043,500	165,300	3.9
New York State	9,618,500	9,213,100	405,300	4.2
May 2016	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,480,000	1,424,800	55,200	3.7
Nassau County	701,200	676,200	25,000	3.6
Freeport	22,700	21,700	1,000	4.4
Glen Cove	14,100	13,600	500	3.5
Hempstead Town	399,600	384,800	14,900	3.7
Hempstead Village	27,500	26,300	1,200	4.4
Long Beach	19,600	19,000	700	3.4
N. Hempstead Town	113,000	109,300	3,700	3.3
Oyster Bay Town	154,800	149,600	5,200	3.4
Rockville Centre	12,100	11,700	400	3.5
Valley Stream	19,700	18,900	800	3.9
Suffolk County	778,800	748,600	30,200	3.9
Babylon Town	112,100	107,300	4,800	4.3
Brookhaven Town	254,500	244,600	10,000	3.9
Huntington Town	104,500	100,900	3,600	3.4
Islip Town	179,200	172,100	7,100	4.0
Lindenhurst Village	15,300	14,700	600	3.8
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,400	600	3.9
Smithtown Town	60,100	58,000	2,100	3.4
Southampton Town	29,000	27,900	1,100	3.7
New York City	4,114,500	3,924,500	190,000	4.6
New York State	9,566,700	9,152,000	414,700	4.3