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New York Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 12,068,148
Land Area (2000): 6,061.936 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4,921.432 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 516, 631

New York Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	559,109	2002	621,709	2005	18,741,475
2000	571,212	2003	18,659,493	2006	18,785,139
2001	614,047	2004	18,709,053	2007	18,796,306

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	23,931,800	99.15%
Rural, Farm	2,229	0.01%
Rural, Non-farm	203,010	0.84%

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New York Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
: 364
: $18,438,000 / $3,508,000
New York Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,999,454	3,745,219	254,235	6.36%	64
1991	3,940,255	3,617,088	323,167	8.20%	82
1992	3,946,712	3,539,158	407,554	10.33%	103
1993	3,924,156	3,548,052	376,104	9.58%	96
1994	3,906,571	3,586,890	319,682	8.18%	82
1995	3,918,440	3,619,913	298,526	7.62%	76
1996	4,020,481	3,695,887	324,595	8.07%	81
1997	4,170,029	3,813,950	356,080	8.54%	85
1998	4,220,170	3,914,905	305,265	7.23%	72
1999	4,279,051	4,008,858	270,193	6.31%	63
2000	4,327,140	4,092,919	234,221	5.41%	54
2001	4,339,931	4,092,862	247,069	5.69%	57
2002	4,401,252	4,070,916	330,335	7.51%	75
2003	4,396,190	4,057,298	338,892	7.71%	77
2004	4,404,902	4,112,140	292,762	6.65%	67
2005	4,444,319	4,200,011	244,308	5.50%	55
2006	4,497,658	4,281,557	216,101	4.80%	48
2007	4,546,924	4,326,992	219,932	4.84%	48
2008	4,584,574	4,350,365	234,209	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,001,650	3,737,097	264,553	6.61%	66
Feb 1990	4,004,729	3,742,162	262,567	6.56%	66
Mar 1990	4,010,487	3,760,536	249,951	6.23%	62
Apr 1990	3,979,909	3,743,720	236,189	5.93%	59
May 1990	3,983,582	3,746,081	237,501	5.96%	60
Jun 1990	4,006,790	3,781,944	224,846	5.61%	56
Jul 1990	4,068,094	3,813,129	254,965	6.27%	63
Aug 1990	4,022,345	3,777,212	245,133	6.09%	61
Sep 1990	3,983,301	3,719,003	264,298	6.64%	66
Oct 1990	3,995,538	3,721,593	273,945	6.86%	69
Nov 1990	3,975,022	3,704,157	270,865	6.81%	68
Dec 1990	3,962,001	3,695,996	266,005	6.71%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,935,366	3,635,845	299,521	7.61%	76
Feb 1991	3,943,751	3,636,034	307,717	7.80%	78
Mar 1991	3,956,016	3,636,004	320,012	8.09%	81
Apr 1991	3,954,481	3,643,421	311,060	7.87%	79
May 1991	3,931,972	3,606,169	325,803	8.29%	83
Jun 1991	3,965,459	3,644,749	320,710	8.09%	81
Jul 1991	4,006,267	3,673,920	332,347	8.30%	83
Aug 1991	3,958,551	3,630,359	328,192	8.29%	83
Sep 1991	3,901,625	3,587,545	314,080	8.05%	80
Oct 1991	3,913,810	3,584,487	329,323	8.41%	84
Nov 1991	3,913,618	3,571,889	341,729	8.73%	87
Dec 1991	3,902,147	3,554,634	347,513	8.91%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,916,124	3,524,997	391,127	9.99%	100
Feb 1992	3,925,045	3,516,513	408,532	10.41%	104
Mar 1992	3,932,082	3,540,646	391,436	9.95%	100
Apr 1992	3,910,686	3,540,756	369,930	9.46%	95
May 1992	3,915,491	3,523,388	392,103	10.01%	100
Jun 1992	3,980,580	3,553,995	426,585	10.72%	107
Jul 1992	4,039,201	3,594,321	444,880	11.01%	110
Aug 1992	3,999,703	3,572,466	427,237	10.68%	107
Sep 1992	3,933,976	3,511,954	422,022	10.73%	107
Oct 1992	3,924,800	3,515,706	409,094	10.42%	104
Nov 1992	3,935,738	3,533,966	401,772	10.21%	102
Dec 1992	3,947,116	3,541,192	405,924	10.28%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,938,323	3,497,075	441,248	11.20%	112
Feb 1993	3,942,880	3,518,473	424,407	10.76%	108
Mar 1993	3,927,149	3,539,353	387,796	9.87%	99
Apr 1993	3,888,977	3,523,939	365,038	9.39%	94
May 1993	3,901,631	3,537,746	363,885	9.33%	93
Jun 1993	3,937,813	3,569,697	368,116	9.35%	93
Jul 1993	3,986,236	3,606,589	379,647	9.52%	95
Aug 1993	3,955,391	3,589,680	365,711	9.25%	92
Sep 1993	3,871,115	3,524,336	346,779	8.96%	90
Oct 1993	3,912,409	3,542,470	369,939	9.46%	95
Nov 1993	3,914,908	3,561,779	353,129	9.02%	90
Dec 1993	3,913,034	3,565,481	347,553	8.88%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,919,011	3,540,132	378,879	9.67%	97
Feb 1994	3,922,791	3,553,427	369,364	9.42%	94
Mar 1994	3,928,546	3,562,690	365,856	9.31%	93
Apr 1994	3,895,800	3,555,262	340,538	8.74%	87
May 1994	3,877,069	3,568,271	308,798	7.96%	80
Jun 1994	3,904,894	3,589,032	315,862	8.09%	81
Jul 1994	3,964,488	3,630,329	334,159	8.43%	84
Aug 1994	3,938,947	3,622,440	316,507	8.04%	80
Sep 1994	3,859,731	3,572,585	287,146	7.44%	74
Oct 1994	3,896,300	3,602,032	294,268	7.55%	76
Nov 1994	3,890,594	3,617,996	272,598	7.01%	70
Dec 1994	3,880,685	3,628,479	252,206	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	3,874,698	3,580,399	294,299	7.60%	76
Feb 1995	3,900,304	3,605,895	294,409	7.55%	75
Mar 1995	3,915,766	3,621,551	294,215	7.51%	75
Apr 1995	3,907,577	3,607,618	299,959	7.68%	77
May 1995	3,883,467	3,594,278	289,189	7.45%	74
Jun 1995	3,913,327	3,622,575	290,752	7.43%	74
Jul 1995	3,990,620	3,675,202	315,418	7.90%	79
Aug 1995	3,962,092	3,647,258	314,834	7.95%	79
Sep 1995	3,904,501	3,599,471	305,030	7.81%	78
Oct 1995	3,924,586	3,627,046	297,540	7.58%	76
Nov 1995	3,922,749	3,631,635	291,114	7.42%	74
Dec 1995	3,921,588	3,626,033	295,555	7.54%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	3,921,501	3,597,898	323,603	8.25%	83
Feb 1996	3,947,590	3,627,433	320,157	8.11%	81
Mar 1996	3,999,307	3,656,936	342,371	8.56%	86
Apr 1996	3,976,634	3,653,137	323,497	8.13%	81
May 1996	3,983,449	3,662,909	320,540	8.05%	80
Jun 1996	4,006,967	3,699,626	307,341	7.67%	77
Jul 1996	4,104,145	3,756,997	347,148	8.46%	85
Aug 1996	4,065,019	3,749,430	315,589	7.76%	78
Sep 1996	4,014,101	3,707,371	306,730	7.64%	76
Oct 1996	4,057,672	3,737,993	319,679	7.88%	79
Nov 1996	4,075,526	3,744,920	330,606	8.11%	81
Dec 1996	4,093,862	3,755,988	337,874	8.25%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,104,132	3,722,584	381,548	9.30%	93
Feb 1997	4,128,267	3,747,317	380,950	9.23%	92
Mar 1997	4,168,800	3,783,881	384,919	9.23%	92
Apr 1997	4,139,052	3,777,354	361,698	8.74%	87
May 1997	4,143,225	3,789,199	354,026	8.54%	85
Jun 1997	4,183,088	3,814,303	368,785	8.82%	88
Jul 1997	4,253,186	3,871,139	382,047	8.98%	90
Aug 1997	4,222,373	3,861,501	360,872	8.55%	85
Sep 1997	4,163,375	3,813,949	349,426	8.39%	84
Oct 1997	4,172,825	3,838,603	334,222	8.01%	80
Nov 1997	4,176,589	3,867,803	308,786	7.39%	74
Dec 1997	4,185,441	3,879,761	305,680	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,191,719	3,847,874	343,845	8.20%	82
Feb 1998	4,217,431	3,869,751	347,680	8.24%	82
Mar 1998	4,234,430	3,889,884	344,546	8.14%	81
Apr 1998	4,178,413	3,887,612	290,801	6.96%	70
May 1998	4,177,326	3,890,944	286,382	6.86%	69
Jun 1998	4,211,926	3,920,447	291,479	6.92%	69
Jul 1998	4,273,177	3,960,026	313,151	7.33%	73
Aug 1998	4,235,893	3,943,137	292,756	6.91%	69
Sep 1998	4,205,823	3,911,498	294,325	7.00%	70
Oct 1998	4,229,006	3,928,762	300,244	7.10%	71
Nov 1998	4,238,743	3,956,467	282,276	6.66%	67
Dec 1998	4,248,155	3,972,463	275,692	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	4,248,965	3,956,253	292,712	6.89%	69
Feb 1999	4,269,831	3,969,658	300,173	7.03%	70
Mar 1999	4,260,201	3,987,449	272,752	6.40%	64
Apr 1999	4,233,889	3,969,953	263,936	6.23%	62
May 1999	4,231,541	3,980,583	250,958	5.93%	59
Jun 1999	4,281,519	4,004,966	276,553	6.46%	65
Jul 1999	4,350,900	4,048,588	302,312	6.95%	69
Aug 1999	4,314,904	4,038,543	276,361	6.40%	64
Sep 1999	4,273,683	3,998,743	274,940	6.43%	64
Oct 1999	4,288,119	4,026,624	261,495	6.10%	61
Nov 1999	4,292,248	4,050,266	241,982	5.64%	56
Dec 1999	4,302,813	4,074,675	228,138	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,315,503	4,052,996	262,507	6.08%	61
Feb 2000	4,339,145	4,079,652	259,493	5.98%	60
Mar 2000	4,353,249	4,096,597	256,652	5.90%	59
Apr 2000	4,324,879	4,098,415	226,464	5.24%	52
May 2000	4,298,525	4,068,970	229,555	5.34%	53
Jun 2000	4,321,769	4,101,664	220,105	5.09%	51
Jul 2000	4,365,616	4,121,751	243,865	5.59%	56
Aug 2000	4,350,484	4,110,786	239,698	5.51%	55
Sep 2000	4,286,203	4,064,401	221,802	5.17%	52
Oct 2000	4,317,018	4,093,337	223,681	5.18%	52
Nov 2000	4,319,813	4,101,038	218,775	5.06%	51
Dec 2000	4,333,475	4,125,418	208,057	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,326,834	4,096,269	230,565	5.33%	53
Feb 2001	4,336,465	4,105,307	231,158	5.33%	53
Mar 2001	4,341,876	4,118,339	223,537	5.15%	51
Apr 2001	4,317,348	4,105,780	211,568	4.90%	49
May 2001	4,285,229	4,082,755	202,474	4.72%	47
Jun 2001	4,313,744	4,097,214	216,530	5.02%	50
Jul 2001	4,373,295	4,135,250	238,045	5.44%	54
Aug 2001	4,349,842	4,091,455	258,387	5.94%	59
Sep 2001	4,324,625	4,063,270	261,355	6.04%	60
Oct 2001	4,357,216	4,072,254	284,962	6.54%	65
Nov 2001	4,367,560	4,069,736	297,824	6.82%	68
Dec 2001	4,385,139	4,076,716	308,423	7.03%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,366,475	4,028,373	338,102	7.74%	77
Feb 2002	4,407,686	4,071,586	336,100	7.63%	76
Mar 2002	4,412,405	4,072,601	339,804	7.70%	77
Apr 2002	4,392,444	4,062,967	329,477	7.50%	75
May 2002	4,375,255	4,060,481	314,774	7.19%	72
Jun 2002	4,394,100	4,072,428	321,672	7.32%	73
Jul 2002	4,441,530	4,102,913	338,617	7.62%	76
Aug 2002	4,414,442	4,091,036	323,406	7.33%	73
Sep 2002	4,379,215	4,069,631	309,584	7.07%	71
Oct 2002	4,410,655	4,081,055	329,600	7.47%	75
Nov 2002	4,403,395	4,064,693	338,702	7.69%	77
Dec 2002	4,417,417	4,073,231	344,186	7.79%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,420,032	4,049,736	370,296	8.38%	84
Feb 2003	4,430,114	4,067,563	362,551	8.18%	82
Mar 2003	4,411,299	4,069,563	341,736	7.75%	77
Apr 2003	4,391,647	4,061,954	329,693	7.51%	75
May 2003	4,361,778	4,038,896	322,882	7.40%	74
Jun 2003	4,397,529	4,052,917	344,612	7.84%	78
Jul 2003	4,426,312	4,074,626	351,686	7.95%	79
Aug 2003	4,400,617	4,061,901	338,716	7.70%	77
Sep 2003	4,358,871	4,021,077	337,794	7.75%	77
Oct 2003	4,383,593	4,051,427	332,166	7.58%	76
Nov 2003	4,391,709	4,065,855	325,854	7.42%	74
Dec 2003	4,380,778	4,072,056	308,722	7.05%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,408,613	4,058,890	349,723	7.93%	79
Feb 2004	4,409,129	4,078,453	330,676	7.50%	75
Mar 2004	4,416,651	4,084,567	332,084	7.52%	75
Apr 2004	4,379,581	4,086,638	292,943	6.69%	67
May 2004	4,357,158	4,077,677	279,481	6.41%	64
Jun 2004	4,406,881	4,103,591	303,290	6.88%	69
Jul 2004	4,468,242	4,155,962	312,280	6.99%	70
Aug 2004	4,428,493	4,149,046	279,447	6.31%	63
Sep 2004	4,371,159	4,102,158	269,001	6.15%	62
Oct 2004	4,399,536	4,135,789	263,747	5.99%	60
Nov 2004	4,403,568	4,154,330	249,238	5.66%	57
Dec 2004	4,409,812	4,158,575	251,237	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,394,443	4,131,743	262,700	5.98%	60
Feb 2005	4,418,028	4,152,208	265,820	6.02%	60
Mar 2005	4,407,287	4,170,091	237,196	5.38%	54
Apr 2005	4,407,199	4,176,478	230,721	5.24%	52
May 2005	4,403,729	4,174,883	228,846	5.20%	52
Jun 2005	4,426,181	4,194,438	231,743	5.24%	52
Jul 2005	4,499,681	4,241,814	257,867	5.73%	57
Aug 2005	4,475,868	4,242,993	232,875	5.20%	52
Sep 2005	4,451,693	4,200,980	250,713	5.63%	56
Oct 2005	4,480,672	4,233,485	247,187	5.52%	55
Nov 2005	4,486,805	4,232,848	253,957	5.66%	57
Dec 2005	4,480,246	4,248,171	232,075	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,470,535	4,228,027	242,508	5.42%	54
Feb 2006	4,490,988	4,245,551	245,437	5.47%	55
Mar 2006	4,494,141	4,261,277	232,864	5.18%	52
Apr 2006	4,472,505	4,254,462	218,043	4.88%	49
May 2006	4,458,700	4,253,375	205,325	4.61%	46
Jun 2006	4,494,362	4,280,350	214,012	4.76%	48
Jul 2006	4,563,001	4,314,762	248,239	5.44%	54
Aug 2006	4,525,005	4,310,431	214,574	4.74%	47
Sep 2006	4,467,534	4,270,799	196,735	4.40%	44
Oct 2006	4,500,764	4,308,995	191,769	4.26%	43
Nov 2006	4,514,460	4,317,932	196,528	4.35%	44
Dec 2006	4,519,901	4,332,726	187,175	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,525,388	4,294,888	230,500	5.09%	51
Feb 2007	4,528,033	4,308,691	219,342	4.84%	48
Mar 2007	4,530,679	4,331,055	199,624	4.41%	44
Apr 2007	4,503,271	4,310,066	193,205	4.29%	43
May 2007	4,501,527	4,300,401	201,126	4.47%	45
Jun 2007	4,544,748	4,325,466	219,282	4.82%	48
Jul 2007	4,617,363	4,362,158	255,205	5.53%	55
Aug 2007	4,572,556	4,341,378	231,178	5.06%	51
Sep 2007	4,537,187	4,316,840	220,347	4.86%	49
Oct 2007	4,556,081	4,330,448	225,633	4.95%	50
Nov 2007	4,574,058	4,355,968	218,090	4.77%	48
Dec 2007	4,572,197	4,346,550	225,647	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,599,233	4,329,231	270,002	5.87%	59
Feb 2008	4,537,866	4,338,295	199,571	4.40%	44
Mar 2008	4,536,578	4,327,807	208,771	4.60%	46
Apr 2008	4,550,122	4,350,626	199,496	4.38%	44
May 2008	4,544,747	4,327,618	217,129	4.78%	48
Jun 2008	4,608,556	4,369,680	238,876	5.18%	52
Jul 2008	4,642,355	4,395,905	246,450	5.31%	53
Aug 2008	4,638,205	4,371,829	266,376	5.74%	57
Sep 2008	4,603,507	4,342,293	261,214	5.67%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

New York Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	473,876	8.66%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	449,036	8.21%
3.	Finance and Insurance	437,308	7.99%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	341,300	6.24%
5.	Health Care	334,058	6.10%
6.	Educational Services	311,876	5.70%
7.	Public Administration	286,294	5.23%
8.	Other Transportation	273,942	5.01%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	227,228	4.15%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	175,106	3.20%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	135,996	2.49%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	125,242	2.29%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	118,814	2.17%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	113,800	2.08%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	105,668	1.93%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	76,746	1.40%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	75,826	1.39%
18.	Personal and Laundry Services	74,174	1.36%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	61,094	1.12%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	50,608	0.92%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	889,808	17.99%
2.	Educational Services	671,798	13.58%
3.	Finance and Insurance	415,248	8.40%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	404,368	8.18%
5.	Social Assistance	216,930	4.39%
6.	Public Administration	202,934	4.10%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	197,664	4.00%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148,442	3.00%
9.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	113,644	2.30%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	110,878	2.24%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	100,056	2.02%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	97,312	1.97%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	92,512	1.87%
14.	Apparel Manufacturing	83,156	1.68%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	78,222	1.58%
16.	Private Household Services	75,562	1.53%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	73,848	1.49%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	73,260	1.48%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	69,192	1.40%
20.	Other Transportation	67,606	1.37%

New York Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	259,304	4.74%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	232,812	4.25%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	231,858	4.24%
4.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	216,398	3.95%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	184,104	3.36%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	178,432	3.26%
7.	Computer Specialists	177,468	3.24%
8.	Other Office and Admin Support	166,574	3.04%
9.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	157,916	2.89%
10.	Other Production Occupations	143,990	2.63%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	133,608	2.44%
12.	Top Executives	125,928	2.30%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	117,796	2.15%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	106,358	1.94%
15.	Accountants and Auditors	106,104	1.94%
16.	Other Protective Service Workers	104,854	1.92%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	101,510	1.86%
18.	Lawyers	99,636	1.82%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	94,832	1.73%
20.	Other Motor Vehicle Operators	89,372	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	350,584	7.09%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	348,182	7.04%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	237,756	4.81%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	236,190	4.78%
5.	Other Management Occupations	184,754	3.74%
6.	Registered Nurses	179,786	3.64%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	178,070	3.60%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	144,658	2.92%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	143,078	2.89%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	132,692	2.68%
11.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	129,534	2.62%
12.	Cashiers	122,322	2.47%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	121,702	2.46%
14.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	119,516	2.42%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	114,560	2.32%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	112,282	2.27%
17.	Child Care Workers	104,490	2.11%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	86,540	1.75%
19.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	85,378	1.73%
20.	Customer Service Representatives	83,566	1.69%

New York Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,654,339	51.29%
15-35 hours	1,852,502	9.84%
1-14 hours	530,126	2.82%
No regular hours	6,787,463	36.06%

New York Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	217,625	2.20%
5 AM-5:29 AM	205,943	2.09%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	266,076	2.69%
6 AM-6:29 AM	675,305	6.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	760,435	7.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,428,199	14.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,431,230	14.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,594,375	16.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	857,911	8.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	869,377	8.81%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	320,258	3.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	137,584	1.39%
Noon-3:59 PM	559,879	5.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	549,420	5.56%

New York Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	154,119	1.56%
5-9	549,640	5.57%
10-14	862,209	8.73%
15-19	1,020,027	10.33%
20-24	1,092,464	11.06%
25-29	423,464	4.29%
30-34	1,487,614	15.07%
35-39	266,900	2.70%
40-44	518,552	5.25%
45-59	1,305,873	13.23%
60-89	1,497,664	15.17%
At least 90	695,091	7.04%

New York Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	640,224	6.48%	3,461,699	35.06%
30-44	980,954	9.94%	1,292,112	13.09%
45-59	754,964	7.65%	550,909	5.58%
At least 60	1,482,150	15.01%	710,605	7.20%

New York Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	37,150	0.37%
Car / truck / van, carpool	867,903	8.53%
Car / truck / van, solo	4,290,457	42.16%
Motorcycle	4,224	0.04%
Other	52,131	0.51%
Public transportation	3,858,292	37.92%
Walked	763,460	7.50%
Worked at home	301,914	2.97%

New York Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

New York Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 8,805,574 (23,604,196 people)
: 5,833,052 (19,383,130 people)
: 1,757,451
: 14,089,023
New York Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,115,540	12.67%
$10,000-$14,999	528,630	6.00%
$15,000-$19,999	449,266	5.10%
$20,000-$24,999	458,420	5.21%
$25,000-$29,999	454,991	5.17%
$30,000-$34,999	452,281	5.14%
$35,000-$39,999	424,192	4.82%
$40,000-$44,999	409,202	4.65%
$45,000-$49,999	358,481	4.07%
$50,000-$59,999	690,314	7.84%
$60,000-$74,999	855,642	9.72%
$75,000-$99,999	964,502	10.95%
$100,000-$124,999	597,153	6.78%
$125,000-$149,999	328,361	3.73%
$150,000-$199,999	321,544	3.65%
$200,000 or more	397,319	4.51%

New York Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,243,243	28.25%
Family, 2 people	1,001,540	22.76%
Nonfamily, 2 people	212,585	4.83%
Family, 3 people	697,477	15.85%
Nonfamily, 3 people	33,201	0.75%
Family, 4 people	617,024	14.02%
Nonfamily, 4 people	11,334	0.26%
Family, 5 people	324,161	7.37%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4,707	0.11%
Family, 6 people	138,828	3.15%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1,972	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	112,965	2.57%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1,757	0.04%

New York Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,901,621	30.19%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,993,937	13.10%
Public Assistance	504,390	2.21%
Retirement	1,278,586	5.59%
Self Employment	901,269	3.94%
Social Security	2,124,059	9.29%
Supplemental Security	539,981	2.36%
Wage / Salary	6,675,404	29.20%
Other	942,370	4.12%

New York Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,059,924	51.37%
With children under 18	1,950,428	48.63%

New York Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	509,403	5.70%
Married	4,905,249	54.93%
Never Married	3,277,160	36.70%
Widowed	237,766	2.66%

New York Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	879,267	8.62%
Married	5,015,786	49.19%
Never Married	3,189,554	31.28%
Widowed	1,111,246	10.90%

New York Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

New York Metro Area Education Information Back to top
New York Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,665,852	9.15%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,611,902	14.34%
High school diploma or equivalent	4,604,855	25.29%
Some college, no degree	3,231,369	17.74%
Associate degree	1,043,490	5.73%
Bachelors degree	2,968,181	16.30%
Graduate or professional degree	2,084,798	11.45%

New York Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	215,595	1.79%	227,248	1.88%	442,843	3.67%
Kindergarten	278,876	2.31%	76,724	0.64%	355,600	2.95%
Grades 1-4	1,182,500	9.80%	234,348	1.94%	1,416,848	11.74%
Grades 5-8	1,126,700	9.34%	222,859	1.85%	1,349,559	11.18%
Grades 9-12	1,175,271	9.74%	230,176	1.91%	1,405,447	11.65%
Undergrad college	766,553	6.35%	508,091	4.21%	1,274,644	10.56%
Graduate or professional school	137,106	1.14%	253,332	2.10%	390,438	3.24%
Total	4,882,601	40.46%	1,752,778	14.52%	6,635,379	54.98%

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New York Metro Area Business Information Back to top
: 88
New York Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,666	1,550
2002	1,611	1,427
2003	0	0
2004	0	0

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New York Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
New York Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	19,819,774	83.69%
Below Poverty Level	3,861,191	16.31%

New York Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

New York Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 29,509
New York Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.119	0.220	0.041	3.661	8.041	8.551	20.202	8.614	37.367
2000	3.720	0.179	0.046	3.025	6.969	7.691	19.182	8.156	35.029
2001	3.409	0.189	0.055	3.058	6.711	7.236	18.486	7.623	33.344
2002	3.325	0.174	0.048	3.172	6.719	6.744	16.932	6.852	30.529
2003	1.981	0.106	0.037	1.654	3.779	2.179	9.191	1.812	13.183
2004	1.865	0.096	0.035	1.566	3.562	2.028	9.143	1.588	12.759
2005	1.801	0.092	0.035	1.593	3.522	1.845	8.766	1.393	12.003
2006	1.731	0.073	0.036	1.534	3.375	1.766	8.437	1.222	11.425
2007	1.744	0.062	0.030	1.403	3.239	1.681	8.353	1.008	11.043

New York Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	25,388
2000	23,990
2001	24,596
2002	23,157

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New York Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
New York Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,685,782	13.97%
10-19 Years	1,593,948	13.21%
20-29 Years	1,710,142	14.17%
30-39 Years	1,996,649	16.54%
40-49 Years	1,777,561	14.73%
50-59 Years	1,343,329	11.13%
60-69 Years	890,254	7.38%
70-79 Years	681,923	5.65%
80-89 Years	322,309	2.67%
90+ Years	66,251	0.55%

New York Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	5,760,902	47.74%
Female	6,307,246	52.26%

New York Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	5,790,021	47.98%
Hispanic/Latino	2,622,529	21.73%
African-American	2,342,079	19.41%
Asian	935,133	7.75%
Multiracial	283,677	2.35%
Other Race	67,738	0.56%
Amerindian	23,277	0.19%
Pacific Islander	3,694	0.03%

New York Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Italian	3,384,934	22.37%
2.	Irish	2,361,439	15.61%
3.	German	1,527,584	10.10%
4.	Polish	856,507	5.66%
5.	United States Or American	780,407	5.16%
6.	Russian	776,779	5.13%
7.	English	622,815	4.12%
8.	Jamaican	520,028	3.44%
9.	Haitian	313,544	2.07%
10.	Greek	259,978	1.72%

New York Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	13,706,372	60.91%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,431,083	19.69%
3.	Chinese	704,536	3.13%
4.	Italian	474,484	2.11%
5.	Russian	412,844	1.83%
6.	French	276,486	1.23%
7.	French Creole	225,726	1.00%
8.	Yiddish	202,298	0.90%
9.	Korean	186,698	0.83%
10.	Other Indic	180,660	0.80%

New York Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	17,063,815	70.70%
Naturalized immigrant	3,213,275	13.31%
Not a citizen	3,859,949	15.99%

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New York Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

New York Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bronx County	Putnam County	Suffolk County
Kings County	Queens County	Westchester County
Nassau County	Richmond County
New York County	Rockland County

New York Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Airmont	Haverstraw	Peach Lake
Albertson	Hawthorne	Pearl River
Amagansett	Head of the Harbor	Peconic
Amawalk	Hempstead	Peekskill
Amityville	Heritage Hills	Pelham
Aquebogue	Herricks	Philipstown
Ardsley	Hewlett	Piermont
Ardsley On Hudson	Hicksville	Plainedge
Armonk	Hillburn	Plainview
Arverne	Hillcrest	Plandome
Asharoken	Holbrook	Pleasantville
Astoria	Hollis	Point Lookout
Atlantic Beach	Holtsville	Pomona
Babylon	Howard Beach	Poquott
Baiting Hollow	Huntington	Port Chester
Baldwin	Huntington Station	Port Jefferson
Baldwin Place	Inwood	Port Jefferson Station
Bardonia	Irvington	Port Washington
Barnum Island	Island Park	Pound Ridge
Baxter Estates	Islandia	Purchase
Bay Park	Islip	Purdys
Bay Shore	Islip Terrace	Putnam Lake
Bayport	Jackson Heights	Putnam Valley
Bayside	Jamaica	Queens Village
Bayville	Jamesport	Quioque
Baywood	Jefferson Valley	Quogue
Bear Mountain	Jericho	Ramapo
Bedford	Kaser	Rego Park
Bedford Hills	Katonah	Remsenburg
Belle Terre	Kensington	Richmond Hill
Bellerose	Kent	Ridge
Bellmore	Kew Gardens	Ridgewood
Bellport	Kings Park	Riverhead
Bethpage	Kings Point	Riverside
Blauvelt	Lake Carmel	Rockaway Park
Blue Point	Lake Grove	Rockville Centre
Bohemia	Lake Mohegan	Rocky Point
Breezy Point	Lake Peekskill	Ronkonkoma
Brentwood	Lake Ronkonkoma	Roosevelt
Brewster	Lake Success	Rosedale
Briarcliff Manor	Lakeview	Roslyn
Bridgehampton	Larchmont	Roslyn Heights
Brightwaters	Lattingtown	Russell Gardens
Bronx	Laurel	Rye
Bronxville	Laurel Hollow	Saddle Rock
Brookhaven	Lawrence	Sag Harbor
Brooklyn	Levittown	Sagaponack
Brookville	Lewisboro	Saint Albans
Buchanan	Lido Beach	Salisbury
Calverton	Lincolndale	Saltaire
Cambria Heights	Lindenhurst	Sands Point
Carle Place	Little Neck	Sayville
Carmel	Lloyd Harbor	Scarsdale
Cedarhurst	Locust Valley	Scotts Corners
Center Moriches	Long Beach	Sea Cliff
Centereach	Long Island City	Seaford
Centerport	Lynbrook	Searingtown
Central Islip	Mahopac	Selden
Centre Island	Mahopac Falls	Setauket-East Setauket
Chappaqua	Malverne	Shelter Island
Chestnut Ridge	Mamaroneck	Shelter Island Heights
Clarkstown	Manhasset	Shenorock
Cold Spring	Manorhaven	Shinnecock Hills
Cold Spring Harbor	Manorville	Shinnecock Reservation
College Point	Maryknoll	Shirley
Commack	Maspeth	Shoreham
Congers	Massapequa	Shrub Oak
Copiague	Massapequa Park	Sleepy Hollow
Coram	Mastic	Sloatsburg
Corona	Mastic Beach	Smithtown
Cortlandt	Matinecock	Somers
Cortlandt Manor	Mattituck	Sound Beach
Cove Neck	Medford	South Farmingdale
Crompond	Melville	South Floral Park
Cross River	Merrick	South Hempstead
Croton Falls	Middle Island	South Huntington
Croton On Hudson	Middle Village	South Jamesport
Crugers	Mill Neck	South Nyack
Cutchogue	Miller Place	South Ozone Park
Deer Park	Millwood	South Richmond Hill
Dering Harbor	Mineola	South Salem
Dix Hills	Mohegan Lake	South Valley Stream
Dobbs Ferry	Monsey	Southampton
East Atlantic Beach	Montauk	Southeast
East Elmhurst	Montebello	Southold
East Farmingdale	Montrose	Sparkill
East Garden City	Moriches	Speonk
East Hampton	Mount Ivy	Spring Valley
East Hills	Mount Kisco	Springfield Gardens
East Islip	Mount Pleasant	Springs
East Marion	Mount Sinai	St. James
East Massapequa	Mount Vernon	Staten Island
East Meadow	Munsey Park	Stewart Manor
East Moriches	Muttontown	Stony Brook
East Northport	Nanuet	Stony Point
East Norwich	Napeague	Suffern
East Patchogue	Nelsonville	Sunnyside
East Quogue	Nesconset	Syosset
East Rockaway	New Cassel	Tallman
East Setauket	New Castle	Tappan
East Shoreham	New City	Tarrytown
East Williston	New Hempstead	Terryville
Eastchester	New Hyde Park	Thiells
Eastport	New Rochelle	Thomaston
Eatons Neck	New Square	Thornwood
Elmhurst	New Suffolk	Tomkins Cove
Elmont	New York	Tuckahoe
Elmsford	Nissequogue	Uniondale
Elwood	North Amityville	University Gardens
Fairview	North Babylon	Upper Brookville
Far Rockaway	North Bay Shore	Upper Nyack
Farmingdale	North Bellmore	Upton
Farmingville	North Bellport	Valhalla
Fire Island	North Castle	Valley Cottage
Fishers Island	North Great River	Valley Stream
Flanders	North Haven	Verplanck
Floral Park	North Hempstead	Village of the Branch
Flower Hill	North Hills	Viola
Flushing	North Lindenhurst	Waccabuc
Forest Hills	North Lynbrook	Wading River
Fort Salonga	North Massapequa	Wainscott
Franklin Square	North Merrick	Wantagh
Freeport	North New Hyde Park	Water Mill
Fresh Meadows	North Patchogue	Wesley Hills
Garden City	North Salem	West Babylon
Garnerville	North Sea	West Bay Shore
Garrison	North Valley Stream	West Harrison
Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree	North Wantagh	West Haverstraw
Glen Cove	Northampton	West Hempstead
Glen Head	Northport	West Hills
Glen Oaks	Northville	West Islip
Glenwood Landing	Northwest Harbor	West Nyack
Golden's Bridge	Noyack	West Sayville
Gordon Heights	Nyack	Westbury
Grand View-on-Hudson	Oakdale	Westhampton
Granite Springs	Oakland Gardens	Westhampton Beach
Great Neck	Ocean Beach	Wheatley Heights
Great River	Oceanside	White Plains
Greenburgh	Old Bethpage	Whitestone
Greenlawn	Old Brookville	Williston Park
Greenport	Old Field	Woodbury
Greenvale	Old Westbury	Woodhaven
Greenville	Orangeburg	Woodmere
Halesite	Orangetown	Woodsburgh
Hampton Bays	Orient	Woodside
Harbor Hills	Ossining	Wyandanch
Harbor Isle	Oyster Bay	Yaphank
Harrison	Ozone Park	Yonkers
Hartsdale	Palisades	Yorktown
Hastings On Hudson	Patchogue	Yorktown Heights
Hauppauge	Patterson

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