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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 2007
Unemployment Rate 6.90% 8.7% 11.0% 10.4% 8.7% 8.2% 8.8% 9.4% 7.9% 6.9% 5.8% 6.1% 8.0% 8.3% 7.1% 5.8% 5.0% 5.0%
Labor Force 3,340 3,300 3,301 3,293 3,275 3,289 3,384 3,524 3,567 3,621 3,666 3,674 3,730 3,721 3,713 3,734 3,802 3,847
Number of Employed 3,105 3,011 2,937 2,948 2,987 3,086 3,086 3,193 3,284 3,373 3,454 3,452 3,429 3,414 3,452 3,519 3,616 3,653
Number of Unemployed 232 287 367 340 288 270 299 332 284 248 212 222 300 308 261 215 186 194
     
 
Source:
NY State Department of Labor: Unemployment, 2007 Data

 

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