Local unemployment rates in January 2018

The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for January 2018 rose to 4.9 percent, 0.2 percentage points above where it was in January 2017, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor.

The rate in Suffolk was up 0.3 points to 5.3 percent and the rate in Nassau was up 0.1 points to 4.5 percent. You can read more here.

Click on the bar chart for details, or check on the tables below.

Local jobless rates for January

Details on the monthly unemployment rates

JANUARY 2018	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,470,000	1,397,600	72,400	4.9
Nassau County	696,600	664,900	31,600	4.5
Freeport Village	22,700	21,300	1,300	6.0
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,300	800	5.7
Hempstead Town	397,000	378,000	19,000	4.8
Hempstead Village	27,900	25,800	2,000	7.3
Long Beach City	19,500	18,700	800	4.0
North Hempstead Town	112,400	107,700	4,700	4.2
Oyster Bay Town	153,500	147,200	6,300	4.1
Rockville Centre Village	12,200	11,700	500	4.3
Valley Stream Village	19,400	18,500	900	4.5
Suffolk County	773,400	732,700	40,700	5.3
Babylon Town	110,500	104,800	5,700	5.2
Brookhaven Town	252,600	239,500	13,200	5.2
Huntington Town	103,400	98,800	4,700	4.5
Islip Town	177,200	168,200	9,000	5.1
Lindenhurst Village	15,100	14,400	700	4.4
Riverhead Town	16,200	15,100	1,100	6.9
Smithtown Town	59,300	56,800	2,500	4.2
Southampton Town	29,600	27,400	2,200	7.3
New York City	4,229,100	4,035,400	193,700	4.6
New York State	9,660,300	9,165,100	495,200	5.1
DECEMBER 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,466,300	1,404,100	62,200	4.2
Nassau County	695,700	668,100	27,600	4.0
Freeport Village	22,500	21,400	1,100	5.1
Glen Cove City	13,900	13,400	500	3.8
Hempstead Town	396,300	379,800	16,500	4.2
Hempstead Village	27,400	25,900	1,400	5.1
Long Beach City	19,600	18,800	700	3.8
North Hempstead Town	112,300	108,200	4,100	3.6
Oyster Bay Town	153,600	147,900	5,800	3.8
Rockville Centre Village	12,200	11,700	500	4.1
Valley Stream Village	19,400	18,600	800	4.2
Suffolk County	770,600	736,100	34,600	4.5
Babylon Town	110,300	105,300	5,000	4.6
Brookhaven Town	251,900	240,600	11,300	4.5
Huntington Town	103,100	99,200	3,900	3.8
Islip Town	176,600	169,000	7,600	4.3
Lindenhurst Village	15,100	14,500	600	4.0
Riverhead Town	16,000	15,200	800	5.3
Smithtown Town	59,300	57,000	2,300	3.9
Southampton Town	29,200	27,600	1,600	5.6
New York City	4,189,900	4,024,000	165,900	4.0
New York State	9,586,100	9,161,400	424,700	4.4
JANUARY 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,467,800	1,398,600	69,200	4.7
Nassau County	696,000	665,700	30,300	4.4
Freeport Village	22,700	21,300	1,400	6.0
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,300	700	5.2
Hempstead Town	396,400	378,400	18,000	4.5
Hempstead Village	27,800	25,900	1,900	6.9
Long Beach City	19,600	18,800	800	4.1
North Hempstead Town	112,500	107,800	4,600	4.1
Oyster Bay Town	153,500	147,300	6,200	4.0
Rockville Centre Village	12,200	11,700	500	4.0
Valley Stream Village	19,400	18,500	900	4.4
Suffolk County	771,800	732,900	38,800	5.0
Babylon Town	110,300	104,800	5,500	5.0
Brookhaven Town	251,900	239,600	12,400	4.9
Huntington Town	103,400	98,800	4,600	4.4
Islip Town	176,900	168,300	8,600	4.9
Lindenhurst Village	15,100	14,400	700	4.6
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,100	1,000	6.4
Smithtown Town	59,100	56,800	2,300	3.9
Southampton Town	29,600	27,400	2,100	7.1
New York City	4,198,300	3,987,700	210,600	5.0
New York State	9,619,800	9,115,700	504,100	5.2