Local Area Unemployment Statistics: Seasonally Adjusted New York State Labor Force

1976 marks the start of this dataset's time series, which provides seasonally adjusted estimates for the civilian labor force aged 16 and up in New York State. It includes monthly labor force statistics for New York State, New York City, and the Balance of State. Columns such as Year, Month, Area, Labor Force, Employed, Unemployed, and Unemployment Rate allow for granular analysis of regional employment trends.

Use Cases

• Tracking monthly unemployment rate trends for New York City using Unemployment Rate, Month, and Area
• Comparing the size of the employed population across regions using Employed and Area
• Analyzing seasonal patterns in the total labor force over years using Labor Force, Year, and Month
• Calculating regional unemployment levels using Unemployed and Area
• Assessing long-term labor market changes by state and sub-state areas using Year, Area Type, and all labor force columns

Strengths

• Provides a long-term time series beginning in 1976
• Includes seasonally adjusted data, a key feature for economic analysis
• Offers granular breakdowns for New York State, New York City, and the Balance of State

Limitations

• Row counts and dataset size are not provided by any source
• Sources disagree on the last updated date: one reports 2026-05-22, another 2026-04-04
• License and author information are missing from all platform entries

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program

Time Range

Beginning 1976

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict: 2026-05-22 and 2026-04-04.

Geography

New York State, with sub-state areas: New York City and Balance of State