The Local Area Unemployment Statistics program estimates labor force statistics (labor force, employed, unemployment, unemployment rate) for New York State civilian labor force aged 16 and up. Areas covered include, New York State, New York City, Balance of State, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Counties, Labor Market Regions, Workforce Investment Board Areas, and cities and towns with populations of 25,000 or more. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Civilian labor force data do not include military, prison inmate, or other institutional populations.
This dataset has the following 7 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | area | text | Geographic Area Name | New York City New York State Balance of State Haverstraw Town Yorktown Town view top 100 |
| Year | year | number | Year of Data | 2023 2013 2016 2017 2010 view top 100 |
| Month | month | number | Month of Data | 4 5 2 3 1 view top 100 |
| Labor Force | laborforce | number | Employed plus Unemployed | 14600 14500 14700 14400 14800 view top 100 |
| Employed | employed | number | 14100 13800 14000 13900 14300 view top 100 | |
| Unemployed | unemployed | number | 600 500 700 800 900 view top 100 | |
| Unemployment Rate | unemployment_rate | number | 4.1 3.8 4.2 3.9 4 view top 100 |