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Table 5.IV

New York City (NYC)
Average Employment and Unemployment Data 

 
 

Unemployment Rate
(in percents)

 
  Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec  
 
2013
9.9 9.2                      
 
2012
9.8
9.8
9.4
8.8
9.2
9.6
9.9
9.4
8.8
9.0
8.6
8.8
 
 
2011
9.4
9.1
8.6
8.4
8.6
9.0
9.3
9.2
9.2
9.4
9.2
9.1
 
 
2010
10.5
10.3
10.0
9.6
9.4
9.5
9.8
9.5
9.2
9.2
9.1
8.8
 
 
2009
7.8
8.4
8.5
8.2
8.9
9.4
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.1
9.8
9.9
 
 
2008
5.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
4.8
5.1
5.6
5.9
5.8
6.1
6.4
6.9
 
 
2007
5.2
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.6
5.0
5.7
5.2
4.8
4.9
4.6
4.7
 
 
2006
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.1
4.8
4.9
5.6
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.3
 
 
2005
6.3
6.3
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.5
6.0
5.5
5.9
5.8
6.0
5.5
 
 
2004
8.5
7.9
8.0
7.1
6.8
7.3
7.4
6.7
6.5
6.4
6.0
6.0
 
 
2003
9.0
8.8
8.3
8.1
8.0
8.4
8.5
8.3
8.3
8.2
7.9
7.5
 
 
2002
8.2
8.1
8.2
8.0
7.7
7.8
8.2
7.9
7.6
8.1
8.3
8.4
 
 
2001
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.2
5.0
5.3
5.8
6.3
6.4
7.0
7.3
7.5
 
 
2000
6.5
6.4
6.3
5.6
5.7
5.4
6.0
5.9
5.5
5.6
5.4
5.1
 
                             
 

Labor Force
(in thousands)

 
  Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec  
 
2013
4,027.9 4,001.7                      
 
2012
3,986.2 4,010.5 4,004.8 3,975.9 3,994.3 4,005.4 4,039.5 4,003.1 3,989.5 4,021.7 3,993.4 4,005.9  
 
2011
3,934.4 3,944.0 3,944.0 3,927.2 3,929.3 3,927.9 3,969.5 3,969.3 3,959.3 3,984.2 3,978.5 3,977.4  
 
2010
3,966.5 3,980.8 3,981.6 3,977.8 3,952.4 3,945.2 3,985.5 3,972.8 3,942.8 3,941.5 3,932.6 3,924.8  
 
2009
3,935.9 3,968.3 3,964.2 3,956.8 3,956.8 3,976.0 4,022.2 4,000.6 3,960.2 3,972.4 3,962.9 3,946.6  
 
2008
3,897.2 3,882.4 3,901.8 3,892.9 3,885.9 3,907.5 3,960.0 3,949.7 3,918.5 3,947.2 3,952.7 3,956.4  
 
2007
3,839.8 3,848.1 3,850.8 3,828.4 3,825.9 3,852.3 3,915.1 3,879.8 3,858.2 3,877.1 3,889.6 3,886.8  
 
2006
3,786.2 3,807.4 3,810.3 3,792.5 3,776.1 3,797.6 3,856.6 3,826.6 3,786.8 3,818.4 3,828.3 3,832.6  
 
2005
3,711.7 3,736.2 3,727.5 3,726.8 3,719.9 3,732.2 3,793.4 3,775.4 3,767.4 3,797.2 3,801.1 3,793.0  
 
2004
3,741.4 3,741.7 3,746.7 3,714.9 3,691.5 3,728.6 3,776.8 3,744.8 3,709.1 3,730.7 3,730.8 3,735.9  
 
2003
3,750.3 3,762.6 3,742.5 3,722.6 3,693.3 3,712.6 3,736.6 3,716.9 3,693.2 3,711.3 3,714.3 3,704.9  
 
2002
3,706.1 3,742.7 3,747.0 3,726.9 3,706.7 3,712.1 3,753.6 3,732.9 3,711.4 3,738.8 3,732.4 3,743.8  
 
2001
3,664.2 3,676.1 3,680.6 3,658.2 3,626.1 3,639.8 3,690.8 3,676.8 3,663.4 3,693.1 3,701.3 3,716.2  
 
2000
3,658.4 3,681.8 3,695.8 3,668.5 3,643.7 3,651.1 3,690.4 3,680.7 3,633.5 3,659.0 3,659.4 3,668.6  
                             
 

Unemployed
(in thousands)

 
  Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec  
 
2013
399.0
368.3
 
 
2012
391.0
392.7
377.0
348.2
367.4
382.8
399.4
375.4
349.3
362.6
341.8
352.5
 
 
2011
369.5
358.0
341.0
330.6
338.0
352.5
370.4
366.8
364.8
374.2
364.3
360.7
 
 
2010
415.0
408.0
398.5
380.5
372.6
373.2
389.6
379.1
363.7
362.4
359.7
344.4
 
 
2009
306.0
334.8
337.1
325.9
352.4
375.0
399.6
398.1
391.0
401.7
388.0
389.3
 
 
2008
206.0
176.7
181.6
171.9
188.1
199.3
222.2
232.0
225.5
239.0
252.2
272.9
 
 
2007
201.8
190.8
174.3
170.5
178.6
193.1
222.1
202.3
187.8
192.2
183.3
186.3
 
 
2006
213.6
214.3
204.4
191.5
179.9
187.4
217.6
188.7
170.8
167.6
172.2
165.7
 
 
2005
232.0
234.2
209.5
205.5
203.2
204.8
227.5
207.2
223.0
220.9
227.0
208.1
 
 
2004
317.0
295.8
298.7
264.7
251.3
273.2
280.6
250.9
241.3
237.2
222.9
225.7
 
 
2003
337.9
331.0
311.9
301.5
294.1
311.9
319.3
307.8
307.2
302.8
294.9
279.7
 
 
2002
304.5
303.0
307.8
299.7
285.5
290.9
307.0
294.2
281.1
302.4
310.2
315.9
 
 
2001
206.1
207.5
201.2
190.9
181.6
193.1
213.0
232.9
235.1
258.2
269.8
279.5
 
 
2000
237.2
234.0
233.4
206.5
208.6
198.2
221.1
217.6
199.9
203.8
198.6
188.8
 
                             
 
Source:
NY State Department of Labor: Unemployment
 

 

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