Section C: Employment and Personal Income

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Information on employment in New York State — including labor force; unemployment insurance; employers; earnings; personal income; government employment; workers' compensation; and professions.

Highlights

The civilian labor force in New York State was 9.5 million in 2006.
The unemployment rate in New York State was 4.5 percent in 2006, down from 5 percent in 2005.
The average weekly wages for private sector employees in New York State was $1,019 in 2005.
Personal income per capita in New York State was $38,264 in 2004. New York County (Manhattan) had the highest personal income per capita at $89,328 in 2004. Allegany County had the lowest personal income per capita at $20,531 in 2044.
There were 568 thousand employees of manufacturing industries in New York during 2006.
There were 1.5 million government employees of all levels of government in New York State in 2006; more than a third of these worked at elementary and secondary schools.

C-1	Civilian Labor Force Characteristics, US by State: 2004
C-2	Annual Population, Nonagricultural Employment Status, and Unemployment Rates, US and NYS: Selected Years 1960-2006
C-3	Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries and Payments by Industry of Chargeable Employer, NYS: 2004-06
C-4	Annual Average Civilian Labor Force, Employment Status, and Unemployment Rates, NYS by County: 2003-06
C-5	Civilian Labor Force, Employment Status and Unemployment Rates, NYS Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000-06
C-6	Civilian Labor Force, Employment Status, and Unemployment Rates, NYS Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2006
C-7	Employment Status of the Civilian Population by Sex, Race, and Age, NYS and NYC: 2006
C-8	Twenty-Five Largest Industrial and Commercial Employers, NYS: 2005
C-9	Employment, Earnings, Per Capita Income, and Unemployment Rates, US by State: 2006
C-10	Earnings and Hours of Production Workers and Other Nonsupervisory Personnel in Nonagricultural Establishments by Industry, NYS and NYC Annual Average: 2005 and 2006
C-11	Private Sector Employment, Payrolls, and Average Weekly Wages of Employees Covered by Unemployment Insurance, NYS by County: 1995, 2000 and 2005
C-12	Personal Income in Current and Constant Dollars, US by State: 1990, 2000 and 2005
C-13	Per Capita Income and Median Family Income, US by State: Selected Years 1979-2005
C-14	Personal Income by County of Residence, NYS: 1996-2004
C-15	Personal Income by Type and County of Residence, NYS: 2004
C-16	Personal Income Per Capita by County of Residence, NYS: 1996-2004
C-17	Personal Income Per Capita by County of Residence, NYS: 1996-2004
C-18	Labor and Proprietors' Income by Type and County Where Earned, NYS: 2004
C-19	Labor and Proprietors' Income by Industry and County Where Earned, NYS: 2004
C-20	Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments by Category, NYS: Annual Average Employment 1990-2006 and 2006 Monthly Employment
C-21	Employees in Manufacturing Establishments by Industry, NYS: Annual Average Employment 1996-2006
C-22	Employees in Nonagricultural Establishments, US by State: 2005
C-23	Workers Employed in Nonagricultural Jobs, NYS by Major Area and Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties: 2004-06
C-24	Government Employees by Level of Government, NYS: 1997-2006
C-25	Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment, NYS: 1997-2006
C-26	Accident Cases Controverted, NYS by District Office: 2006
C-27	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Industry Sector: 2006
C-28	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex of Workers, by Accident or Exposure: 2006
C-29	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex of Workers and Source Producing Injury: 2006
C-30	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex of Workers and Part of Body Injured: 2006
C-31	Compensation Claims Accepted, NYS by Month Accepted: 2006
C-32	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex of Worker and Nature of Injury: 2006
C-33	Persons Licensed and Currently Registered to Practice by Profession, NYS by County: Second Half of Fiscal Year 2006
C-34	Defense Contract Awards, Payroll, and Personnel, US by State: 2004
	Figures
C-1	Resident Population — Percent Female Labor Force Participation, NYS: 2000
C-2	Resident Population — Percent Unemployed, NYS: 2000
C-3	Accident Cases Controverted, NYS by District Office: 2006
C-4	Number of New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Hearings Held, NYS by District Office: 2006
C-5	Claims Accepted by the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, NYS by District Office: 2006
C-6	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Types of Occupational Disease or Exposure Injuries: 2006
C-7	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Most Frequently Occurring Injury Types: 2003
C-8	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex and Average Weekly Wage: 2003
C-9	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex and Average Weekly Wage: 2003
C-10	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex and Average Weekly Wage: 2003
C-11	Compensation Claims Accepted with First Indemnity Benefits Paid, NYS by Sex and Average Weekly Wage: 2003
	Glossary

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