Long Island job levels for February 2018
The total, non-farm sector job count on Long Island rose 15,600 to more than 1.31 million in February 2018 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the state Labor Department. Leading the gains were trade, transportation, and utilities, up 6,600; professional and business services, up 4,800; and leisure and hospitality, up 4,000. Health care, usually a leader, declined. Click on the charts below for details on the 10 sectors going back to 1990. The scale varies from chart to chart, good for showing a sector’s trend but keep the difference in mind when comparing one sector to another. Posted March 22, 2018.
Jobs in the 10 sectors on Long Island
Details on the sectors for Long Island
| Industry (job levels in thousands) | Feb-18 | Feb-17 | Pct Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL NONFARM | 1,317.6 | 1,302.0 | 1.2% |
| TOTAL PRIVATE | 1,120.3 | 1,105.5 | 1.3% |
| Total Goods Producing | 147.2 | 145.5 | 1.2% |
| Construction, Natural Resources, Mining | 76.9 | 74.2 | 3.6% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 52.8 | 51.5 | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 70.3 | 71.3 | -1.4% |
| Durable Goods | 38.0 | 39.4 | -3.6% |
| Non-Durable Goods | 32.3 | 31.9 | 1.3% |
| Total Service Providing | 1,170.4 | 1,156.5 | 1.2% |
| Total Private Service-Providing | 973.1 | 960.0 | 1.4% |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 275.6 | 269.0 | 2.5% |
| Wholesale Trade | 69.4 | 68.8 | 0.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 33.6 | 33.5 | 0.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 26.9 | 26.5 | 1.5% |
| Retail Trade | 161.8 | 157.9 | 2.5% |
| Building Material and Garden Equipment | 12.1 | 11.9 | 1.7% |
| Food and Beverage Stores | 36.3 | 35.7 | 1.7% |
| Grocery Stores | 30.3 | 30.1 | 0.7% |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | 13.1 | 13.2 | -0.8% |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores | 18.2 | 18.1 | 0.6% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 25.1 | 25.5 | -1.6% |
| Department Stores | 44.4 | 42.3 | 5.0% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities | 4.9 | 4.8 | 2.1% |
| Utilities | 39.5 | 37.5 | 5.3% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.6% |
| Information | 18.0 | 18.4 | -2.2% |
| Broadcasting (except Internet) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0% |
| Telecommunications | 7.5 | 7.9 | -5.1% |
| Financial Activities | 71.1 | 71.7 | -0.8% |
| Finance and Insurance | 52.9 | 54.3 | -2.6% |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | 19.7 | 20.2 | -2.5% |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 11.2 | 11.4 | -1.8% |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 26.7 | 27.0 | -1.1% |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 18.2 | 17.4 | 4.6% |
| Real Estate | 14.2 | 13.9 | 2.2% |
| Professional and Business Services | 170.9 | 166.1 | 2.9% |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 82.1 | 81.5 | 0.7% |
| Legal Services | 18.8 | 18.9 | -0.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep., Bookkpng., & Payroll Svcs. | 14.3 | 14.6 | -2.1% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 15.9 | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| Admin. & Supp. and Waste Manage. & Remed. Svcs. | 72.9 | 68.5 | 6.4% |
| Education and Health Services | 262.0 | 264.0 | -0.8% |
| Educational Services | 42.1 | 42.4 | -0.7% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 219.9 | 221.6 | -0.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 83.3 | 86.1 | -3.3% |
| Hospitals | 65.3 | 64.1 | 1.9% |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | 34.1 | 34.7 | -1.7% |
| Social Assistance | 37.2 | 36.7 | 1.4% |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 116.3 | 112.3 | 3.6% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 17.3 | 17.5 | -1.1% |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries | 13.1 | 13.1 | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 99.0 | 94.8 | 4.4% |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | 93.4 | 89.8 | 4.0% |
| Other Services | 59.2 | 58.5 | 1.2% |
| Personal and Laundry Services | 24.2 | 23.3 | 3.9% |
| Government | 197.3 | 196.5 | 0.4% |
| Federal Government | 16.0 | 16.6 | -3.6% |
| State Government | 25.8 | 25.4 | 1.6% |
| State Government Education | 14.5 | 13.8 | 5.1% |
| State Government Hospitals | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0% |
| Local Government | 155.5 | 154.5 | 0.6% |
| Local Government Education | 104.7 | 103.7 | 1.0% |
| Local Government Hospitals | 2.7 | 2.8 | -3.6% |