The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government

Information on New York State's people — including population characteristics; births; deaths; marriage and divorce; and immigration.

Highlights


• The unemployment rate in New York was estimated at 5.1 percent in 2008, up from 4.5 percent in 2007.
  
• Personal income in New York State totaled an estimated $945.3 billion in 2008, a 3.4 percent increase over 2006.
  
• There were 782 thousand people employed in finance and insurance in New York in 2002, 11.9 percent of the national employment in this sector. New York’s payroll in the finance and insurance sector was $80.3 billion, 21 percent of the national payroll in the sector.
  
• There were 1.2 million health care and social assistance employees in New York State in 2002, earning $43.5 billion.
  
• There were $29.8 billion in construction contracts in New York in 2007.
  
• There were approximately 2,203 active mines in New York in 2007, affecting 64.326 thousand acres.

Summary Industrial Sector Data by North American Industry Classification System, US by State: 2002

Summary Data by Type of Industry, North American Industry Classification System, NYS: 2002

Summary Industrial Data by North American Industry Classification System, NYS by County: 2002

Summary Industrial Sector Data by North American Industry Classification System, NYS by Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2002

Value of Construction Contracts, US by State: 2006

Value of Construction Contracts by Type of Construction, NYS and Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2001-07

Nonemployer Businesses and Receipts, NYS by County: 2001-05

Nonemployer Businesses and Receipts, NYS by County: 2001-05

Consumer Price Index — All Urban Consumers, US and Selected Areas: 1999-2007

Mined Land Reclamation Summary, NYS: 2007

Number of Active Mines by Size, NYS: 2007