Short-Term Industry Employment Projections
Short-term industry employment projections represent near term estimates of industry employment. Data represent levels and changes from the fourth quarter of 2010 through the fourth quarter of 2012. Data are currently available for the state and 10 labor market regions for approximately 90 detailed industries (at the 3-digit NAICS industry level).
Data for New York State and 10 labor market regions (3-digit NAICS industry level)
| NAICS Code | Industry Title | 2010 | 2012 | Net Change |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics | |||||
| Total | 9,360,080 | 9,511,430 | 151,350 | 1.6% | |
| Total Self-Employed and Unpaid Family Workers | 565,250 | 573,190 | 7,940 | 1.4% | |
| 11 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 65,500 | 65,110 | -390 | -0.6% |
| 21 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 4,880 | 4,980 | 100 | 2.0% |
| 22 | Utilities | 38,070 | 37,760 | -310 | -0.8% |
| 23 | Construction | 308,600 | 312,320 | 3,720 | 1.2% |
| 31-33 | Manufacturing | 457,030 | 447,740 | -9,290 | -2.0% |
| 42 | Wholesale Trade | 329,570 | 336,190 | 6,620 | 2.0% |
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 895,940 | 913,920 | 17,980 | 2.0% |
| 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | 241,360 | 246,510 | 5,150 | 2.1% |
| 51 | Information | 253,740 | 254,750 | 1,010 | 0.4% |
| 52-53 | Financial Activities | 669,940 | 677,430 | 7,490 | 1.1% |
| 54-56 | Professional and Business Services | 1,121,300 | 1,156,370 | 35,070 | 3.1% |
| 61 | Educational Services | 1,093,320 | 1,097,990 | 4,670 | 0.4% |
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1,384,560 | 1,425,680 | 41,120 | 3.0% |
| 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 131,270 | 137,860 | 6,590 | 5% |
| 72 | Accommodation and Food Services | 602,000 | 628,810 | 26,810 | 4.5% |
| 81 | Other Services | 424,000 | 434,220 | 10,220 | 2.4% |
| 90 | Government | 773,750 | 760,600 | -13,150 | -1.7% |
Notes:
- Employment is rounded to the nearest ten.
- Detail may not add to summary lines due to suppression of data because of confidentiality and/or quality.
- Employment is based on nonagricultural wage and salary employment from the New York State Current Employment Statistics survey, which counts jobs, except as noted below.
- Self-employed and unpaid family workers, and private household workers data are from the Current Population Survey (household survey), which counts workers.
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting data are from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which counts jobs.


