New York State Data Center

Welcome to Empire State Development’s New York State Data Center, the state’s primary and most comprehensive source for economic and demographic data, tracking the trends of the State of New York, its businesses and people.

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Labor and Employment, August 2012
NYS Unemployment Rate: 8.8% (LAUS)
NYS Residents Employed:  8,771,700 (
LAUS)
NYS Nonfarm Jobs: 8,802,500 (
Source Table)
NYS Private-Sector Jobs: 7,369,000 (Source Table)
NYS Private-Sector Employers, 2011(p): 578,002 

Consumer Price Index, February 2013 (Source: BLS)
CPI US:  232.2
CPI US Year to year change: 2.0%
CPI NY Metro:  256.2  (
Source)
CPI NY Metro Year to year change: 2.4%

Population Estimate (Source: Census Bureau)
NYS Resident Population: 19,378,102 (2010 Census)
NYS 2011 Estimate: 19,465,197 (07/11)

 

Personal Income (Source: BEA)
NYS 2012 Q2 Per Capita Personal Income:  $52,162
NYS 2012 Q2 Aggregate Personal Income: $1,015 billion
NYS 2012 Q2 Nonfarm Earnings: $778.4 billion
NYS 2012 Q2 Private Nonfarm Earnings: $662.5 billion

Gross Domestic Product (Source: BEA)
NYS 2011 GDP All Industry Total:  $1.158 trillion
NYS 2011 GDP Private Industries:  $1.033 trillion