Long Island unemployment rates for December
The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for December 2017 rose to 4.2 percent, 0.3 percentage points above where it was in December 2016, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor.
The town and village rates were up all across Long Island, with 0.5 percentage point increases in Brookhaven and Riverhead towns being the largest. The rate for New York City declines 0.5 percent inthe same period, to 3.9
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Local jobless rates for December
Details on the monthly unemployment rates
DECEMBER 2017 | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) |
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Nassau-Suffolk | 1,463,800 | 1,402,000 | 61,800 | 4.2 |
Nassau County | 692,400 | 664,900 | 27,400 | 4.0 |
Freeport Village | 22,500 | 21,300 | 1,100 | 5.1 |
Glen Cove City | 13,900 | 13,400 | 500 | 3.8 |
Hempstead Town | 394,800 | 378,300 | 16,400 | 4.2 |
Hempstead Village | 27,200 | 25,800 | 1,400 | 5.1 |
Long Beach City | 19,400 | 18,600 | 700 | 3.8 |
North Hempstead Town | 111,500 | 107,500 | 4,000 | 3.6 |
Oyster Bay Town | 152,800 | 147,100 | 5,700 | 3.8 |
Rockville Centre Village | 12,000 | 11,500 | 500 | 4.1 |
Valley Stream Village | 19,400 | 18,600 | 800 | 4.1 |
Suffolk County | 771,500 | 737,100 | 34,400 | 4.5 |
Babylon Town | 110,600 | 105,600 | 5,000 | 4.5 |
Brookhaven Town | 252,000 | 240,800 | 11,200 | 4.5 |
Huntington Town | 103,200 | 99,300 | 3,900 | 3.8 |
Islip Town | 176,900 | 169,400 | 7,500 | 4.3 |
Lindenhurst Village | 15,100 | 14,500 | 600 | 3.9 |
Riverhead Town | 16,000 | 15,100 | 800 | 5.2 |
Smithtown Town | 59,400 | 57,100 | 2,300 | 3.8 |
Southampton Town | 29,100 | 27,500 | 1,600 | 5.6 |
New York City | 4,160,400 | 3,998,300 | 162,200 | 3.9 |
New York State | 9,550,900 | 9,131,600 | 419,400 | 4.4 |
NOVEMBER 2017 | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) |
Nassau-Suffolk | 1,472,500 | 1,407,300 | 65,200 | 4.4 |
Nassau County | 697,000 | 667,500 | 29,500 | 4.2 |
Freeport Village | 22,600 | 21,400 | 1,200 | 5.3 |
Glen Cove City | 13,900 | 13,400 | 500 | 3.7 |
Hempstead Town | 397,600 | 379,800 | 17,800 | 4.5 |
Hempstead Village | 27,400 | 25,900 | 1,400 | 5.3 |
Long Beach City | 19,500 | 18,700 | 700 | 3.8 |
North Hempstead Town | 112,300 | 107,900 | 4,400 | 3.9 |
Oyster Bay Town | 153,800 | 147,700 | 6,100 | 4.0 |
Rockville Centre Village | 12,100 | 11,500 | 500 | 4.3 |
Valley Stream Village | 19,600 | 18,700 | 900 | 4.7 |
Suffolk County | 775,500 | 739,800 | 35,700 | 4.6 |
Babylon Town | 111,400 | 106,000 | 5,500 | 4.9 |
Brookhaven Town | 253,600 | 241,700 | 11,900 | 4.7 |
Huntington Town | 103,800 | 99,700 | 4,100 | 4.0 |
Islip Town | 178,100 | 170,100 | 8,000 | 4.5 |
Lindenhurst Village | 15,200 | 14,600 | 700 | 4.4 |
Riverhead Town | 16,000 | 15,200 | 800 | 4.7 |
Smithtown Town | 59,700 | 57,400 | 2,400 | 4.0 |
Southampton Town | 29,000 | 27,600 | 1,400 | 4.9 |
New York City | 4,204,500 | 4,035,500 | 169,000 | 4.0 |
New York State | 9,644,000 | 9,212,500 | 431,500 | 4.5 |
DECEMBER 2016 | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) |
Nassau-Suffolk | 1,454,300 | 1,397,600 | 56,700 | 3.9 |
Nassau County | 688,500 | 663,400 | 25,100 | 3.6 |
Freeport Village | 22,400 | 21,300 | 1,100 | 5.0 |
Glen Cove City | 13,800 | 13,300 | 500 | 3.5 |
Hempstead Town | 392,400 | 377,500 | 14,900 | 3.8 |
Hempstead Village | 27,000 | 25,800 | 1,300 | 4.7 |
Long Beach City | 19,300 | 18,600 | 700 | 3.7 |
North Hempstead Town | 111,000 | 107,200 | 3,700 | 3.4 |
Oyster Bay Town | 152,000 | 146,700 | 5,300 | 3.5 |
Rockville Centre Village | 11,900 | 11,500 | 400 | 3.7 |
Valley Stream Village | 19,300 | 18,600 | 800 | 3.9 |
Suffolk County | 765,800 | 734,200 | 31,600 | 4.1 |
Babylon Town | 109,900 | 105,200 | 4,700 | 4.3 |
Brookhaven Town | 250,000 | 239,800 | 10,100 | 4.0 |
Huntington Town | 102,600 | 98,900 | 3,600 | 3.5 |
Islip Town | 175,800 | 168,800 | 7,000 | 4.0 |
Lindenhurst Village | 15,000 | 14,500 | 600 | 3.9 |
Riverhead Town | 15,800 | 15,100 | 700 | 4.7 |
Smithtown Town | 58,900 | 56,900 | 2,000 | 3.4 |
Southampton Town | 29,000 | 27,400 | 1,600 | 5.5 |
New York City | 4,092,200 | 3,911,700 | 180,600 | 4.4 |
New York State | 9,437,300 | 9,016,500 | 420,800 | 4.5 |