2010 Employment Trends
Employment grew slightly until 2008 but declined in 2009.
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Why is this important?
Job gains or losses measure regional economic vitality. This chart shows annual average private non-farm employment, government and military, and total employment on Long Island during the past ten years.
How are we doing?
Long Island’s overall private sector showed almost no growth between 2000 and 2009. Between 2000 and 2007, the private sector gained about 63,000 jobs (6.8% growth). More recently, between 2007 and 2009, private sector employment lost about 62,000 jobs (6.25% decline).