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Table 3.III

NYC Annual Average Employment and Unemployment Data 

(in thousands)

  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Unemployment Rate 6.90% 8.7% 11.0% 10.4% 8.7% 8.2% 8.8% 9.4% 7.9% 6.9% 5.8% 6% 8% 8.3% 7.1% 5.8% 4.9%
Labor Force 3,340 3,300 3,301 3,293 3,275 3,289 3,384 3,524 3,567 3,621 3,665 3,666 3,730 3,721 3,713 3,734 3,802
Number of Employed 3,105 3,011 2,937 2,948 2,987 3,086 3,086 3,193 3,284 3,373 3,452 3,444 3,430 3,414 3,452 3,519 3,616
Number of Unemployed 232 287 367 340 288 270 299 332 284 248 213 222 300 308 261 215 186
* Data for 2000-2002 has been removed temporarily because it is being revised. Revised 2000-2002 data will be available late April.
 
Source:
NY State Department of Labor: Unemployment, 2006 Data (latest available)

 

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