Long Island unemployment levels in March

The overall unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a point to 4 percent in March for Long Island, rising only in Long Beach, where it was recorded at 3.5 percent. The charts show March rates for 2017 and 2016 and the table below gives details. Read more about the Long Island jobless data here. This data posted on April 25, 2017.

MARCH 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,464,600	1,406,000	58,600	4.0
Nassau County	693,000	667,300	25,700	3.7
Freeport	22,600	21,400	1,200	5.3
Glen Cove	14,100	13,400	700	4.6
Hempstead Town	395,200	379,700	15,500	3.9
Hempstead Village	27,500	25,900	1,600	5.9
Long Beach	19,400	18,700	700	3.5
N. Hempstead Town	111,700	107,900	3,800	3.4
Oyster Bay Town	152,700	147,600	5,100	3.4
Rockville Centre	11,900	11,500	400	3.4
Valley Stream	19,400	18,700	700	3.8
Suffolk County	771,600	738,700	32,900	4.3
Babylon Town	110,600	105,800	4,800	4.3
Brookhaven Town	251,600	241,300	10,300	4.1
Huntington Town	103,500	99,500	3,900	3.8
Islip Town	177,200	169,800	7,400	4.2
Lindenhurst Village	15,100	14,500	600	3.9
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,200	800	5.3
Smithtown Town	59,300	57,300	2,000	3.4
Southampton Town	29,300	27,600	1,700	5.9
New York City	4,223,700	4,050,400	173,300	4.1
New York State	9,616,600	9,196,300	420,400	4.4

MARCH 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,464,600	1,406,000	58,600	4.0
Nassau County	693,000	667,300	25,700	3.7
Freeport	22,600	21,400	1,200	5.3
Glen Cove	14,100	13,400	700	4.6
Hempstead Town	395,200	379,700	15,500	3.9
Hempstead Village	27,500	25,900	1,600	5.9
Long Beach	19,400	18,700	700	3.5
N. Hempstead Town	111,700	107,900	3,800	3.4
Oyster Bay Town	152,700	147,600	5,100	3.4
Rockville Centre	11,900	11,500	400	3.4
Valley Stream	19,400	18,700	700	3.8
Suffolk County	771,600	738,700	32,900	4.3
Babylon Town	110,600	105,800	4,800	4.3
Brookhaven Town	251,600	241,300	10,300	4.1
Huntington Town	103,500	99,500	3,900	3.8
Islip Town	177,200	169,800	7,400	4.2
Lindenhurst Village	15,100	14,500	600	3.9
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,200	800	5.3
Smithtown Town	59,300	57,300	2,000	3.4
Southampton Town	29,300	27,600	1,700	5.9
New York City	4,223,700	4,050,400	173,300	4.1
New York State	9,616,600	9,196,300	420,400	4.4
MARCH 2016	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,477,700	1,414,900	62,700	4.2
Nassau County	698,900	671,600	27,400	3.9
Freeport	22,800	21,500	1,300	5.6
Glen Cove	14,200	13,500	700	4.8
Hempstead Town	398,600	382,100	16,500	4.1
Hempstead Village	27,800	26,100	1,700	6.2
Long Beach	19,500	18,800	600	3.3
N. Hempstead Town	112,600	108,600	4,100	3.6
Oyster Bay Town	154,100	148,600	5,500	3.6
Rockville Centre	12,100	11,600	400	3.6
Valley Stream	19,600	18,800	800	4.0
Suffolk County	778,800	743,400	35,400	4.5
Babylon Town	111,700	106,500	5,200	4.7
Brookhaven Town	253,900	242,800	11,100	4.4
Huntington Town	104,200	100,200	4,000	3.8
Islip Town	179,100	170,900	8,200	4.6
Lindenhurst Village	15,300	14,600	600	4.1
Riverhead Town	16,200	15,300	900	5.8
Smithtown Town	59,800	57,600	2,100	3.6
Southampton Town	29,500	27,700	1,800	6.1
New York City	4,175,800	3,951,300	224,500	5.4
New York State	9,650,200	9,161,600	488,600	5.1
FEB 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Long Island	1,454,000	1,386,600	67,400	4.6
Nassau County	687,500	657,900	29,600	4.3
Freeport	22,500	21,100	1,400	6.0
Glen Cove	14,000	13,200	800	5.5
Hempstead Town	391,900	374,400	17,500	4.5
Hempstead Village	27,300	25,500	1,800	6.4
Long Beach	19,200	18,500	800	4.0
N. Hempstead Town	110,900	106,400	4,500	4.1
Oyster Bay Town	151,500	145,500	6,000	3.9
Rockville Centre	11,800	11,400	500	3.9
Valley Stream	19,300	18,400	800	4.4
Suffolk County	766,500	728,600	37,800	4.9
Babylon Town	109,800	104,400	5,500	5.0
Brookhaven Town	249,800	238,000	11,700	4.7
Huntington Town	102,700	98,200	4,500	4.4
Islip Town	176,100	167,500	8,600	4.9
Lindenhurst Village	15,000	14,300	700	4.4
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,000	1,000	6.3
Smithtown Town	58,800	56,500	2,300	3.9
Southampton Town	29,200	27,200	2,000	6.9
New York City	4,184,000	3,985,200	198,800	4.8
New York State	9,558,000	9,076,300	481,700	5.0