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
