Long Island unemployment levels for October

The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for October 2017 was 4.1 percent, matching the rate from October 2016, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor. Valley Stream saw the largest increase in Nassau County, rising to 4.6 from the 4.3 rate in October 2016. Riverhead during that period rose to 4.3 from 4.1.

Freeport had the highest rate on the Island, 4.8 percent, which was down 0.1 percentage points from last year. New York City had a rate of 4.9 percent while the state had a rate of 4.6 percent, according to the labor department. Click on the bar chart for details, or check on the tables below. And you can read more here.

Local jobless rates for October

Details on the monthly unemployment rates

October 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,484,200	1,423,000	61,200	4.1
Nassau County	703,500	675,200	28,300	4.0
Freeport Village	22,800	21,700	1,100	4.8
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,600	500	3.5
Hempstead Town	401,100	384,200	16,900	4.2
Hempstead Village	27,500	26,200	1,300	4.7
Long Beach City	19,700	18,900	700	3.7
North Hempstead Town	113,300	109,100	4,100	3.7
Oyster Bay Town	155,400	149,400	6,100	3.9
Rockville Centre Village	12,200	11,700	500	4.2
Valley Stream Village	19,800	18,900	900	4.6
Suffolk County	780,700	747,800	32,900	4.2
Babylon Town	112,200	107,100	5,100	4.5
Brookhaven Town	255,200	244,300	10,900	4.3
Huntington Town	104,900	100,800	4,100	3.9
Islip Town	179,500	171,900	7,600	4.2
Lindenhurst Village	15,400	14,700	700	4.3
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,400	700	4.3
Smithtown Town	60,300	58,000	2,400	3.9
Southampton Town	29,000	27,900	1,100	3.8
New York City	4,251,500	4,043,200	208,300	4.9
New York State	9,712,100	9,262,900	449,200	4.6
September 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,493,400	1,430,500	63,000	4.2
Nassau County	708,100	678,700	29,400	4.1
Freeport Village	22,800	21,800	1,100	4.6
Glen Cove City	14,200	13,600	500	3.8
Hempstead Town	403,600	386,200	17,400	4.3
Hempstead Village	27,700	26,400	1,400	4.9
Long Beach City	19,800	19,000	800	3.9
North Hempstead Town	114,100	109,700	4,400	3.9
Oyster Bay Town	156,400	150,100	6,200	4.0
Rockville Centre Village	12,200	11,700	500	4.2
Valley Stream Village	19,900	19,000	900	4.6
Suffolk County	785,400	751,700	33,600	4.3
Babylon Town	113,100	107,700	5,400	4.7
Brookhaven Town	256,700	245,600	11,100	4.3
Huntington Town	105,600	101,300	4,300	4.0
Islip Town	180,600	172,800	7,800	4.3
Lindenhurst Village	15,500	14,800	700	4.6
Riverhead Town	16,200	15,400	700	4.4
Smithtown Town	60,700	58,300	2,500	4.0
Southampton Town	29,100	28,000	1,100	3.8
New York City	4,258,100	4,045,300	212,700	5.0
New York State	9,738,500	9,277,500	461,000	4.7
October 2016	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,467,100	1,407,500	59,700	4.1
Nassau County	695,200	667,800	27,300	3.9
Freeport Village	22,500	21,400	1,100	4.9
Glen Cove City	13,900	13,400	500	3.6
Hempstead Town	396,300	380,000	16,300	4.1
Hempstead Village	27,200	25,900	1,300	4.8
Long Beach City	19,500	18,700	800	3.9
North Hempstead Town	112,100	108,000	4,100	3.7
Oyster Bay Town	153,400	147,700	5,700	3.7
Rockville Centre Village	12,000	11,500	500	4.0
Valley Stream Village	19,500	18,700	800	4.3
Suffolk County	772,000	739,600	32,300	4.2
Babylon Town	111,100	106,000	5,200	4.6
Brookhaven Town	252,400	241,600	10,800	4.3
Huntington Town	103,600	99,700	3,900	3.8
Islip Town	177,400	170,000	7,400	4.2
Lindenhurst Village	15,200	14,600	700	4.3
Riverhead Town	15,900	15,200	700	4.1
Smithtown Town	59,600	57,300	2,300	3.8
Southampton Town	28,700	27,600	1,100	4.0
New York City	4,138,400	3,921,200	217,200	5.2
New York State	9,548,000	9,092,900	455,100	4.8