EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, AND RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR NEW YORK STATE AND MAJOR LABOR AREAS, DECEMBER 2008 (Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED UNEMP. RATE AREA/COUNTY DEC NOV DEC DEC NOV DEC DEC NOV DEC 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES 143350.0 144609.0 146334.0 10999 10015 7371.0 7.1 6.5 4.8 NEW YORK STATE 8951.4 9031.9 9087.0 652.3 565.7 449.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 NEW YORK CITY 3632.5 3666.9 3672.2 282.3 242.7 199.8 7.2 6.2 5.2 BRONX 472.5 477.0 477.7 50.0 43.0 35.7 9.6 8.3 7.0 KINGS 1017.9 1027.5 1029.0 84.0 72.9 60.5 7.6 6.6 5.6 NEW YORK 871.4 879.6 880.9 61.0 51.8 41.5 6.5 5.6 4.5 QUEENS 1044.3 1054.2 1055.7 72.0 61.9 51.0 6.5 5.5 4.6 RICHMOND 226.4 228.6 228.9 15.3 13.2 11.0 6.3 5.4 4.6 PUT-ROCK-WEST 664.0 667.0 674.3 39.4 35.8 25.9 5.6 5.1 3.7 PUTNAM 53.7 54.0 54.6 2.9 2.6 1.9 5.2 4.7 3.3 ROCKLAND 145.4 146.1 147.7 8.4 7.8 5.8 5.5 5.1 3.8 WESTCHESTER 464.8 466.9 472.1 28.1 25.4 18.2 5.7 5.2 3.7 NASSAU-SUFFOLK 1405.2 1414.4 1435.0 87.0 77.8 56.4 5.8 5.2 3.8 NASSAU 660.3 664.6 674.3 38.9 35.3 25.6 5.6 5.0 3.7 SUFFOLK 744.9 749.8 760.7 48.1 42.5 30.8 6.1 5.4 3.9 ALB-SCHEN-TROY 424.0 428.7 432.7 26.6 23.4 18.6 5.9 5.2 4.1 ALBANY 148.5 150.1 151.5 8.9 8.1 6.1 5.7 5.1 3.9 RENSSELAER 77.9 78.8 79.5 5.1 4.4 3.7 6.1 5.3 4.4 SARATOGA 112.4 113.7 114.7 6.7 5.8 4.6 5.6 4.9 3.8 SCHENECTADY 70.7 71.5 72.1 4.5 4.0 3.2 6.0 5.3 4.3 SCHOHARIE 14.6 14.7 14.9 1.4 1.0 1.0 8.7 6.5 6.4 BINGHAMTON 115.3 116.6 117.6 8.9 7.4 5.8 7.1 6.0 4.7 BROOME 90.6 91.5 92.3 6.9 5.9 4.6 7.1 6.1 4.7 TIOGA 24.8 25.0 25.3 1.9 1.5 1.2 7.2 5.7 4.5 BUFFALO-NIAGARA 537.0 545.0 547.9 41.9 36.1 30.0 7.2 6.2 5.2 ERIE 434.1 440.5 442.9 32.4 28.2 23.1 6.9 6.0 5.0 NIAGARA 102.9 104.4 105.0 9.6 7.9 6.8 8.5 7.1 6.1 ELMIRA 38.3 38.8 39.3 3.1 2.6 1.9 7.5 6.3 4.6 GLENS FALLS 61.5 62.1 62.7 5.2 4.2 3.4 7.7 6.4 5.1 WARREN 32.3 32.6 32.9 3.0 2.4 2.0 8.5 6.9 5.7 WASHINGTON 29.2 29.5 29.8 2.2 1.8 1.4 6.9 5.8 4.5 ITHACA 53.2 53.9 53.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 4.7 4.3 3.1 KINGSTON 85.2 86.0 86.4 5.9 5.2 4.1 6.5 5.7 4.6 POUGH-NEWB-MDLT 304.1 308.1 309.4 20.3 18.3 13.3 6.3 5.6 4.1 DUTCHESS 137.3 139.2 139.7 8.9 8.0 5.8 6.1 5.5 4.0 ORANGE 166.8 169.0 169.6 11.4 10.3 7.5 6.4 5.7 4.2 ROCHESTER 494.1 497.5 503.3 35.7 31.1 25.4 6.7 5.9 4.8 LIVINGSTON 30.3 30.6 30.9 2.5 2.0 1.8 7.6 6.1 5.4 MONROE 347.9 350.3 354.4 24.0 21.6 17.0 6.5 5.8 4.6 ONTARIO 52.7 53.1 53.7 3.8 3.1 2.7 6.8 5.6 4.8 ORLEANS 18.2 18.4 18.6 1.7 1.4 1.3 8.5 7.1 6.4 WAYNE 44.9 45.2 45.8 3.7 3.0 2.7 7.6 6.3 5.5 SYRACUSE 309.2 310.7 313.1 23.0 19.9 15.1 6.9 6.0 4.6 MADISON 33.8 33.9 34.2 2.8 2.1 1.9 7.6 5.9 5.2 ONONDAGA 219.8 220.9 222.6 14.7 13.2 9.6 6.3 5.7 4.1 OSWEGO 55.7 55.9 56.4 5.6 4.5 3.7 9.1 7.4 6.2 UTICA-ROME 132.3 132.7 133.8 9.8 8.4 6.8 6.9 6.0 4.8 HERKIMER 29.1 29.2 29.4 2.4 2.0 1.7 7.7 6.4 5.4 ONEIDA 103.2 103.6 104.4 7.4 6.4 5.1 6.7 5.8 4.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Data are subject to revision. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics. EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, AND RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR COUNTIES NOT WITHIN MAJOR LABOR AREAS, DECEMBER 2008 (Numbers in thousands, not seasonally adjusted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED UNEMP. RATE AREA/COUNTY DEC NOV DEC DEC NOV DEC DEC NOV DEC 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEGANY 22.0 22.6 22.2 1.9 1.6 1.4 8.1 6.6 5.8 CATTARAUGUS 38.6 38.7 39.1 3.3 2.7 2.4 7.9 6.6 5.7 CAYUGA 38.2 38.7 38.7 3.1 2.6 2.0 7.4 6.2 5.0 CHAUTAUQUA 61.8 62.3 62.6 4.7 4.0 3.3 7.1 6.0 5.0 CHENANGO 22.5 22.6 22.7 2.0 1.6 1.3 8.2 6.6 5.6 CLINTON 36.8 37.7 37.4 3.2 2.8 2.2 8.1 6.8 5.5 COLUMBIA 29.5 29.8 30.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 5.9 5.1 4.0 CORTLAND 22.0 22.4 22.1 2.2 1.7 1.4 9.1 7.1 5.8 DELAWARE 21.5 21.6 21.9 1.7 1.4 1.0 7.4 6.1 4.5 ESSEX 16.8 16.8 17.1 1.7 1.4 1.2 9.2 7.7 6.6 FRANKLIN 21.2 21.3 21.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 8.4 7.5 6.3 FULTON 25.2 25.3 25.2 2.5 2.0 1.6 9.0 7.4 6.0 GENESEE 30.4 30.5 30.7 2.5 2.0 1.7 7.5 6.2 5.4 GREENE 21.8 21.8 22.8 1.8 1.6 1.2 7.7 6.7 5.2 HAMILTON 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 10.0 8.0 7.8 JEFFERSON 44.4 45.0 44.7 4.2 3.6 2.9 8.7 7.5 6.2 LEWIS 11.7 11.9 12.0 1.2 0.9 0.8 9.0 6.9 6.0 MONTGOMERY 22.8 23.0 22.9 2.2 1.8 1.5 8.7 7.2 6.2 OTSEGO 29.1 29.6 29.2 2.3 1.8 1.6 7.3 5.8 5.1 ST. LAWRENCE 46.0 46.7 46.5 4.4 3.9 2.9 8.8 7.7 5.9 SCHUYLER 9.2 9.5 9.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 8.0 6.4 5.8 SENECA 15.8 15.9 16.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 6.9 5.8 4.9 STEUBEN 41.7 42.3 41.8 3.9 3.1 2.7 8.5 6.7 6.1 SULLIVAN 31.8 32.2 32.5 3.0 2.6 2.0 8.6 7.4 5.8 WYOMING 20.2 20.3 20.4 1.9 1.5 1.3 8.7 6.8 6.0 YATES 11.9 12.4 12.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 6.4 5.1 4.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Data are subject to revision. Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics.