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New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 15,934,930 | see rank | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 7,584,257 | 47.60%, see rank | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,390,344 | 71.07%, see rank | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 8,965 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,381,379 | 70.95%, see rank | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,875,291 | 90.60%, see rank | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 506,088 | 9.40%, see rank | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,193,913 | 28.93%, see rank | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 8,350,673 | 52.40%, see rank | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,949,344 | 59.27%, see rank | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,554 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,947,790 | 59.25%, see rank | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,494,929 | 90.85%, see rank | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 452,861 | 9.15%, see rank | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,401,329 | 40.73%, see rank | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 15,135,970 | see rank | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 7,181,167 | 47.44%, see rank | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,137,644 | 71.54%, see rank | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,188 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,130,456 | 71.44%, see rank | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,654,272 | 90.72%, see rank | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 476,184 | 9.28%, see rank | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,043,523 | 28.46%, see rank | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 7,954,803 | 52.56%, see rank | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,725,619 | 59.41%, see rank | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,605 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,724,014 | 59.39%, see rank | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,297,928 | 90.98%, see rank | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 426,086 | 9.02%, see rank | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,229,184 | 40.59%, see rank | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 14,885,125 | see rank | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 7,048,295 | 47.35%, see rank | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,057,621 | 71.76%, see rank | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,361 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,050,260 | 71.65%, see rank | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,656,947 | 92.21%, see rank | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 393,313 | 7.79%, see rank | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 1,990,674 | 28.24%, see rank | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 7,836,830 | 52.65%, see rank | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,605,509 | 58.77%, see rank | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,478 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,604,031 | 58.75%, see rank | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,255,358 | 92.43%, see rank | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 348,673 | 7.57%, see rank | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,231,321 | 41.23%, see rank | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| New York, Northern New Jersey, Long Island Area | % | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 14,959,934 | see rank | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 7,126,143 | 47.63%, see rank | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 5,103,380 | 71.61%, see rank | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 7,740 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 5,095,640 | 71.51%, see rank | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,734,865 | 92.92%, see rank | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 360,775 | 7.08%, see rank | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 2,022,763 | 28.39%, see rank | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 7,833,791 | 52.37%, see rank | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 4,556,790 | 58.17%, see rank | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,429 | 0.02%, see rank | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 4,555,361 | 58.15%, see rank | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 4,237,920 | 93.03%, see rank | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 317,441 | 6.97%, see rank | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 3,277,001 | 41.83%, see rank | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.