Long Island job levels in March

The total, non-farm sector job count on Long Island rose by 19,800 to 1.320 million in March 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 8,600, and trade, transportation and utilities, which increased by 7,800. The financial sector declined by 1,100 jobs and manufacturing was down 1,000. Click on the trend lines below for details on the 10 sectors going back to 1990. The table below gives details for the 2017 and 2016 levels. Read more about the Long Island jobs data here.

How Long Island’s 10 sectors have done in March

How the 10 sectors break down year over year

Industry            (job levels in thousands)	March 2017	March 2016	Pct Year
TOTAL NONFARM	1,320.3	1,300.5	1.5%
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,120.7	1,104.3	1.5%
Total Goods Producing	143.7	145.2	-1.0%
Construction, Natural Resources, Mining	73.1	73.6	-0.7%
Specialty Trade Contractors	53.3	51.3	3.9%
Manufacturing	70.6	71.6	-1.4%
Durable Goods	39.2	40.2	-2.5%
Non-Durable Goods	31.4	31.4	0.0%
Total Service Providing	1,176.6	1,155.3	1.8%
Total Private Service-Providing	977.0	959.1	1.9%
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	276.4	268.6	2.9%
Wholesale Trade	71.9	69.2	3.9%
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	34.3	34.4	-0.3%
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	26.5	25.9	2.3%
Retail Trade	160.6	157.4	2.0%
Building Material and Garden Equipment	12.4	12.7	-2.4%
Food and Beverage Stores	36.3	35.6	2.0%
Grocery Stores	30.1	29.9	0.7%
Health and Personal Care Stores	13.3	12.7	4.7%
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	19.0	18.2	4.4%
General Merchandise Stores	25.8	25.6	0.8%
Department Stores	19.6	19.7	-0.5%
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities	43.9	42.0	4.5%
Utilities	4.8	4.7	2.1%
Transportation and Warehousing	39.1	37.3	4.8%
Couriers and Messengers	5.1	5.4	-5.6%
Information	19.1	19.3	-1.0%
Broadcasting (except Internet)	1.1	1.0	10.0%
Telecommunications	8.6	8.6	0.0%
Financial Activities	70.6	71.7	-1.5%
Finance and Insurance	53.0	54.5	-2.8%
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	20.3	20.4	-0.5%
Depository Credit Intermediation	11.5	11.6	-0.9%
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	26.5	27.5	-3.6%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	17.6	17.2	2.3%
Real Estate	13.8	13.7	0.7%
Professional and Business Services	172.8	169.7	1.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	82.8	80.7	2.6%
Legal Services	18.2	18.8	-3.2%
Accounting, Tax Prep., Bookkpng., & Payroll Svcs.	15.3	14.5	5.5%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	16.5	16.4	0.6%
Admin. & Supp. and Waste Manage. & Remed. Svcs.	73.5	72.6	1.2%
Education and Health Services	268.1	259.5	3.3%
Educational Services	43.0	44.6	-3.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance	225.1	214.9	4.7%
Ambulatory Health Care Services	88.4	85.4	3.5%
Hospitals	64.8	60.9	6.4%
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	34.2	33.0	3.6%
Social Assistance	37.7	35.6	5.9%
Leisure and Hospitality	112.2	112.1	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	16.7	18.2	-8.2%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	12.8	13.5	-5.2%
Accommodation and Food Services	95.5	93.9	1.7%
Food Services and Drinking Places	91.5	89.1	2.7%
Other Services	57.8	58.2	-0.7%
Personal and Laundry Services	22.8	22.7	0.4%
Government	199.6	196.2	1.7%
Federal Government	16.6	16.6	0.0%
State Government	25.3	24.9	1.6%
State Government Education	13.9	13.3	4.5%
State Government Hospitals	1.4	1.5	-6.7%
Local Government	157.7	154.7	1.9%
Local Government Education	106.3	103.8	2.4%
Local Government Hospitals	2.9	2.8	3.6%

Posted on April 20, 2017