| Description |
Employment, average production worker wages, and average weekly hours by industry and geographic area (place of employment) |
Employed and unemployed persons by geographic area (place of residence) |
Employment, number of employers, average weekly wage, and total wages, quarterly and annual average, by industry and geographic area (place of employment) |
| Methodology |
Survey of a sample of employers |
Estimation based on a survey of households, CES, and Unemployment Insurance claims |
Census of all employers liable for Unemployment Insurance (97-99% of total non-agricultural employment) |
| Populations Excluded |
Self-employed, agriculture, domestic workers, military |
Individuals not in the labor force |
Self-employed, unpaid family workers, railroad workers, student workers, some agricultural workers |
| Currency |
Monthly data available by the third week of the following month |
Monthly data available by the third week of the following month |
Quarterly data available six months after the close of the quarter |
| Geographic Detail |
U.S., states, MSAs, counties outside MSAs |
U.S., states, regions, MSAs, counties, cities over 25,000 |
U.S., states, MSAs, counties |
| Advantages |
Current employment data |
Current household data |
Complete universe of employers, and fine level of geographic and industry detail |
| Limitations |
Uses statistical sample not universe of employers |
Frequent revisions |
Six month time lag and some data confidentiality |
| Other Products |
Monthly Press Release; Employment in New York State newsletter |
Monthly Press Release; Employment in New York State newsletter |
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