LI’s March unemployment rates

The overall unemployment rate on Long Island for March 2018 rose to 4.6 percent, 0.4 percentage points above where it was in March 2017, according to data from the state’s Department of Labor.

Southampton Town had the highest rate, 7 percent (up 0.7 points), and the Town of Riverhead had the biggest increase, going up 0.9 points to 6.5 percent. In Nassau, Hempstead Village had the highest rate, up 0.5 points to 6.7 percent. Click on the bar chart for details, or check on the tables below. Posted April 24, 2018.

The jobless rates in Long Island towns and villages

Details on the local unemployment rates

March 2018	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,464,100	1,397,300	66,800	4.6
Nassau County	694,700	665,200	29,500	4.2
Freeport Village	22,600	21,300	1,300	5.6
Glen Cove City	14,100	13,300	700	5.2
Hempstead Town	395,800	378,200	17,600	4.4
Hempstead Village	27,700	25,800	1,800	6.7
Long Beach City	19,500	18,700	800	3.9
North Hempstead Town	112,200	107,800	4,500	4.0
Oyster Bay Town	153,100	147,200	5,900	3.8
Rockville Centre Village	12,100	11,700	500	3.8
Valley Stream Village	19,400	18,500	900	4.5
Suffolk County	769,400	732,100	37,300	4.9
Babylon Town	110,000	104,700	5,300	4.8
Brookhaven Town	251,000	239,300	11,700	4.7
Huntington Town	103,100	98,700	4,400	4.3
Islip Town	176,400	168,100	8,300	4.7
Lindenhurst Village	15,000	14,400	600	3.9
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,100	1,100	6.5
Smithtown Town	59,000	56,700	2,300	3.9
Southampton Town	29,500	27,400	2,100	7.0
New York City	4,246,000	4,068,100	177,900	4.2
New York State	9,633,500	9,175,100	458,400	4.8
Feb. 2018	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,459,700	1,385,600	74,100	5.1
Nassau County	691,800	659,300	32,500	4.7
Freeport Village	22,500	21,100	1,400	6.0
Glen Cove City	14,000	13,200	800	5.9
Hempstead Town	394,000	374,800	19,200	4.9
Hempstead Village	27,600	25,600	2,000	7.2
Long Beach City	19,400	18,600	800	4.1
North Hempstead Town	111,800	106,800	5,000	4.5
Oyster Bay Town	152,600	145,900	6,700	4.4
Rockville Centre Village	12,100	11,600	500	4.1
Valley Stream Village	19,200	18,300	900	4.7
Suffolk County	767,900	726,300	41,600	5.4
Babylon Town	109,700	103,900	5,900	5.4
Brookhaven Town	250,500	237,400	13,100	5.2
Huntington Town	102,800	97,900	4,900	4.8
Islip Town	176,000	166,800	9,200	5.2
Lindenhurst Village	14,900	14,300	700	4.4
Riverhead Town	16,100	15,000	1,200	7.3
Smithtown Town	58,900	56,300	2,600	4.4
Southampton Town	29,400	27,200	2,300	7.7
New York City	4,273,900	4,088,300	185,600	4.3
New York State	9,676,200	9,180,900	495,300	5.1
March 2017	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate (%)
Nassau-Suffolk	1,482,600	1,419,700	62,900	4.2
Nassau County	703,600	676,000	27,600	3.9
Freeport Village	22,900	21,700	1,300	5.6
Glen Cove City	14,200	13,500	700	4.9
Hempstead Town	400,900	384,300	16,600	4.1
Hempstead Village	28,000	26,200	1,700	6.2
Long Beach City	19,800	19,000	700	3.6
North Hempstead Town	113,600	109,500	4,100	3.6
Oyster Bay Town	155,100	149,600	5,500	3.6
Rockville Centre Village	12,300	11,900	400	3.6
Valley Stream Village	19,600	18,800	800	4.0
Suffolk County	779,000	743,700	35,200	4.5
Babylon Town	111,500	106,400	5,100	4.6
Brookhaven Town	254,100	243,100	11,000	4.3
Huntington Town	104,500	100,200	4,200	4.0
Islip Town	178,700	170,800	8,000	4.5
Lindenhurst Village	15,300	14,600	600	4.2
Riverhead Town	16,200	15,300	900	5.6
Smithtown Town	59,800	57,600	2,100	3.6
Southampton Town	29,700	27,800	1,900	6.3
New York City	4,240,500	4,052,500	188,000	4.4
New York State	9,711,000	9,258,000	453,000	4.7