Current Employment Statistics by Industry and Area: Beginning 1990

Current Employment Statistics data counts jobs based on 'place of work,' meaning it estimates positions within a geographic area regardless of where workers reside. The dataset excludes self-employed individuals, unpaid family workers, and private household employees, and counts each job a multiple job holder may have. Its columns suggest it tracks monthly employment figures for specific industries and areas from at least 1990 onward.

Use Cases

• Analyzing monthly employment trends for a specific industry using the 'Month', 'Title', and 'Current Employment' columns.
• Comparing job counts across different geographic areas using the 'Area Name' and 'Current Employment' columns.
• Tracking year-over-year employment changes for a region using the 'Year', 'Area', and 'Current Employment' columns.
• Investigating seasonal employment patterns within an industry using the 'Month', 'Title', and 'Series' columns.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series, with data beginning in 1990.
• Offers geographic and industry breakdowns, as indicated by the 'Area Name' and 'Title' columns.
• Dataset is maintained and updated by a government organization (State of New York).

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license information is missing or inconsistent across platforms.
• The employment count methodology excludes several worker categories (self-employed, unpaid family workers) and may double-count multiple job holders.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' date between sources (2026-04-11 vs. 2026-01-07).

Provenance

Source

State of New York

Collection Method

Likely collected through employer surveys or administrative payroll records, as it reflects 'place of work' jobs.

Time Range

Beginning 1990

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-11 according to two platforms.

Geography

Covers counties or metropolitan areas within New York State, as indicated by the 'Area Name' column.