-6- TABLE 1. NUMBER OF NONFARM JOBS BY PLACE OF WORK NEW YORK STATE AND AREAS (IN THOUSANDS, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | CHG TO OCT 2008 FROM: | OCT | SEP | OCT |------------------------ AREA | 2008 | 2008 | 2007 | SEP 2008 | OCT 2007 | | (R) | (R) |------------------------ | | | | NET | PCT | NET | PCT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK STATE 8,828.6 8,769.4 8,831.5 59.2 0.7 -2.9 0.0 METROPOLITAN AREAS ALBANY-SCHENECTADY-TROY 453.3 449.9 453.3 3.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 BINGHAMTON 115.8 114.6 116.5 1.2 1.0 -0.7 -0.6 BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS 554.9 551.9 554.7 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 GLENS FALLS 54.8 55.4 54.8 -0.6 -1.1 0.0 0.0 ITHACA 65.4 64.6 65.6 0.8 1.2 -0.2 -0.3 KINGSTON 65.1 64.3 65.1 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 NASSAU-SUFFOLK 1,282.7 1,272.9 1,282.4 9.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 NEW YORK CITY 3,786.4 3,763.0 3,779.1 23.4 0.6 7.3 0.2 POUGHKPSIE-NEWBURGH-MIDDLTWN 258.3 254.9 257.8 3.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-WESTCHESTER 587.0 583.4 584.1 3.6 0.6 2.9 0.5 ROCHESTER 517.0 511.6 520.4 5.4 1.1 -3.4 -0.7 SYRACUSE 328.3 326.6 328.7 1.7 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 UTICA-ROME 134.4 132.8 135.1 1.6 1.2 -0.7 -0.5 NON-METROPOLITAN AREAS ALLEGANY 18.3 17.9 18.3 0.4 2.2 0.0 0.0 CATTARAUGUS 34.0 33.7 33.8 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.6 CAYUGA 26.6 26.4 26.9 0.2 0.8 -0.3 -1.1 CHAUTAUQUA 57.7 57.6 58.1 0.1 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 CHEMUNG 41.7 41.4 41.9 0.3 0.7 -0.2 -0.5 CHENANGO 16.9 16.9 17.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.6 CLINTON 36.9 36.5 36.9 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 COLUMBIA 21.5 21.2 21.6 0.3 1.4 -0.1 -0.5 CORTLAND 18.8 18.8 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 DELAWARE 18.3 18.2 18.6 0.1 0.5 -0.3 -1.6 ESSEX 15.4 15.5 15.4 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 FRANKLIN 20.1 20.1 20.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 FULTON 18.9 18.8 18.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 GENESEE 23.0 23.9 22.8 -0.9 -3.8 0.2 0.9 GREENE 14.5 14.6 15.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -4.6 HAMILTON 2.2 2.5 2.2 -0.3 -12.0 0.0 0.0 JEFFERSON 44.0 43.9 43.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 LEWIS 6.8 6.8 6.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 MONTGOMERY 20.3 20.0 20.2 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.5 OTSEGO 27.1 27.2 27.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.0 ST. LAWRENCE 43.3 42.6 43.6 0.7 1.6 -0.3 -0.7 SCHUYLER 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SENECA 11.4 11.5 12.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.6 -5.0 STEUBEN 40.0 39.8 39.5 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3 SULLIVAN 26.5 26.6 27.0 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -1.9 WYOMING 14.7 14.7 14.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 YATES 7.7 7.4 7.9 0.3 4.1 -0.2 -2.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. DETAIL MAY NOT ADD TO TOTALS DUE TO ROUNDING. NET AND PERCENT CHANGES BASED ON ROUNDED DATA. R=REVISED SOURCE: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS. -7- TABLE 2. NUMBER OF NONFARM JOBS BY INDUSTRY NEW YORK STATE (Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted) MONTH-TO-MONTH CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OCT | SEP | NET | PERCENT INDUSTRY | 2008 | 2008(R) | CHANGE | CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL NONFARM JOBS 8,828.6 8,769.4 59.2 0.7 PRIVATE SECTOR 7,299.5 7,284.5 15.0 0.2 GOODS-PRODUCING 905.8 911.6 -5.8 -0.6 NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING 6.9 6.9 0.0 0.0 CONSTRUCTION 365.4 369.1 -3.7 -1.0 MANUFACTURING 533.5 535.6 -2.1 -0.4 DURABLE GOODS 317.6 318.4 -0.8 -0.3 NON-DURABLE GOODS 215.9 217.2 -1.3 -0.6 SERVICE-PROVIDING 7,922.8 7,857.8 65.0 0.8 TRADE, TRANS. & UTILITIES 1,525.9 1,523.2 2.7 0.2 WHOLESALE TRADE 352.1 353.0 -0.9 -0.3 RETAIL TRADE 892.5 889.4 3.1 0.3 TRANS., WAREHOUSING & UTILITIES 281.3 280.8 0.5 0.2 INFORMATION 267.0 266.9 0.1 0.0 FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 713.1 718.3 -5.2 -0.7 PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES 1,145.2 1,144.7 0.5 0.0 EDUCATIONAL & HEALTH SERVICES 1,666.2 1,627.5 38.7 2.4 LEISURE & HOSPITALITY 707.4 726.7 -19.3 -2.7 OTHER SERVICES 368.9 365.6 3.3 0.9 GOVERNMENT 1,529.1 1,484.9 44.2 3.0 YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | OCT | OCT | NET | PERCENT INDUSTRY | 2008 | 2007(R) | CHANGE | CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL NONFARM JOBS 8,828.6 8,831.5 -2.9 0.0 PRIVATE SECTOR 7,299.5 7,313.6 -14.1 -0.2 GOODS-PRODUCING 905.8 924.8 -19.0 -2.1 NATURAL RESOURCES & MINING 6.9 6.8 0.1 1.5 CONSTRUCTION 365.4 367.1 -1.7 -0.5 MANUFACTURING 533.5 550.9 -17.4 -3.2 DURABLE GOODS 317.6 325.3 -7.7 -2.4 NON-DURABLE GOODS 215.9 225.6 -9.7 -4.3 SERVICE-PROVIDING 7,922.8 7,906.7 16.1 0.2 TRADE, TRANS. & UTILITIES 1,525.9 1,536.9 -11.0 -0.7 WHOLESALE TRADE 352.1 356.9 -4.8 -1.3 RETAIL TRADE 892.5 900.5 -8.0 -0.9 TRANS., WAREHOUSING & UTILITIES 281.3 279.5 1.8 0.6 INFORMATION 267.0 267.3 -0.3 -0.1 FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 713.1 729.6 -16.5 -2.3 PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES 1,145.2 1,150.9 -5.7 -0.5 EDUCATIONAL & HEALTH SERVICES 1,666.2 1,636.0 30.2 1.8 LEISURE & HOSPITALITY 707.4 702.4 5.0 0.7 OTHER SERVICES 368.9 365.7 3.2 0.9 GOVERNMENT 1,529.1 1,517.9 11.2 0.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: DATA ARE SUBJECT TO REVISION. NET AND PERCENT CHANGES BASED ON ROUNDED DATA. R=REVISED SOURCE: NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICS.