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New York City Quarterly Brief In This Issue Contents NEW YORK CITY... 3 THE BRONX... 11 BROOKLYN... 17 MANHATTAN... 23 QUEENS... 29 STATEN ISLAND... 35 GLOSSARY... 41 About This quarterly report provides education and workforce development professionals with timely data about jobs, industries, in-demand skills, and workers in NYC and its five boroughs. This report is made possible with the generous support from the New York City Workforce Funders. The Center for Urban Research (CUR) at the CUNY Graduate Center undertakes basic research addressing the issues facing New York and other large cities. A common thread in CUR activities is to understand the broad forces shaping patterns of inequality, inter-group relations, and neighborhood life in large urban areas and how these trends influence and are influenced by political participation, civic engagement, and the role of government. CUR has three operating units: the CUNY Data Service, the CUNY Mapping Service, and the New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS). The NYCLMIS at the City University of New York Graduate Center is the go-to resource for actionoriented intelligence about the labor market. We provide timely and accurate information about the labor market to help educators, workforce professionals, economic development organizations, and philanthropies make datadriven decisions that will help their students, customers, and constituencies achieve success in the labor market. We are dedicated to rigor, close collaboration with our clients, advancing the skills of the workforce, and contributing to a healthy economy. 2
Queens Quarterly Brief Labor Market Highlights 3.7% 662K 6.8K Unemployment Mar 2018 Jobs in the Borough Q3 2017 (Jul Sep) Job Ads Posted Online (Jan Mar) QUEENS New York City Labor Market Information Service 29
Queens Quarterly Brief Queens Unemployment 3.7% -0.2 +2.8K Borough Unemployment Rate (UR) Mar 2018 Percentage Point Decline in the UR Mar 2017 - Mar 2018 More Residents Found Jobs Over the Number Who Entered the Labor Force Mar 2017 - Mar 2018 Queens Unemployment Rate (UR) Compared to Other Boroughs Mar 2017- Mar 2018 QUEENS BRONX BROOKLYN MANHATTAN 4.8% 4.3% 3.8% 3.3% 2.8% 2.3% 7.5% 7.0% 6.5% 6.0% 5.5% 5.0% 4.5% 4.0% 6.3% 5.8% 5.3% 4.8% 4.3% 3.8% 5.8% 5.3% 4.8% 4.3% 3.8% 3.3% Mar-17 Jun-17 Sep-17 Dec-17 Mar-18 3.9% 6.1% 4.5% 3.9% 3.7% 5.8% 4.3% 3.7% Change over-the-year (in percentage points) -0.2-0.3-0.2-0.2 Queens Labor Force & Employment Change Mar 2017 Mar 2018 5.0K 4.5K 4.0K 3.5K 3.0K 2.5K 2.0K 1.5K 1.0K 500 0 1.6K more people entered the labor force Queens UR Compared to NYC, New York State & US Mar 2018 4.4K more people gained employment 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% Queens New York City 3.7% 4.2% STATEN ISLAND 6.1% 5.6% 5.1% 4.6% 4.1% 3.6% 4.5% 4.1% -0.4 New York State US 4.1% 4.8% Source Local Area Unemployment Statistics, New York State Department of Labor. Data not seasonally adjusted. 30
Queens Quarterly Brief Queens Employment 662K 86% +2.7% Jobs are Based in this Borough Q3 2017 (Jul Sep) Of Jobs in the Borough are in the Private Sector Q3 2017 Increase in Borough-Based Private Jobs Q3 2016 Q3 2017 (Jul Sep) Queens Jobs by Sector Q3 2017 0 10.0K 20.0K 30.0K 40.0K 50.0K 60.0K 70.0K 80.0K 90.0K 100.0K 110.0K 120.0K 130.0K 140.0K 150.0K 160.0K 170.0K 138K 74K 63K 54K 51K 33K 27K 22K 20K 19K 16K 16K 16K 11K 9K 7K 6K 3K 3K 00 Queens-Based Private Jobs Count Q3 2016 Q3 2017 Q3 2017 Q3 2016 Health care & social assistance Transportation & warehousing Retail trade Construction Accommodation & food services Staffing agencies & waste mgmt services Other services, except public admin. Wholesale trade Manufacturing Professional & technical services Real estate & rental & leasing Finance & insurance Educational services Public admin. Arts entertainment & recreation Information Unclassified Utilities Company headquarters Agriculture fishing Mining quarrying 569K 554K Largest Sectors in Queens Q3 2017 More than 2 in every 5 Queens jobs are in these 3 largest sectors. 21% 11% 10% Health Care & Social Services Transportation Queens Job Gains and Losses Q3 2016 Q3 2017 Top 3 sectors that grew the fastest 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Bottom 3 sectors that grew most slowly or lost jobs 0% -1% -2% -3% -4% -5% -6% Retail Trade 19% 13% 8% Professional scientific technical Arts entertainment recreation Transportation warehousing Finance & insurance Manufacturing Information -4% -4% -5% Source NYCLMIS analysis of Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages Data Files, Private and Public Sector Employment, US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. New York City Labor Market Information Service 31
Queens Quarterly Brief Queens Online Job Ads 6.8K 25% 31% Job Ads 1 Were Posted Online (Jan Mar) Of Online Job Ads Wanted Candidates with Less Than a Bachelor s Of Online Job Ads Wanted Bachelor s Degrees or Higher Not specified 44% Graduate 4% Advertised Education Requirements High school 21% Some college/ associate 4% Bachelor's 27% Queens Online Ad Volume by month Mar 2018 Feb 2018 Jan 2018 2.0K 2.1K 2.7K 1240% 620% 1860% 2480% 3100% 3720% 4340% 4960% 5580% 6200% 6820% 7440% 8060% 8680% 9300% 10540% 9920% 11160% 11780% 12400% 13020% 13640% 14260% 14880% 15500% 16120% 16740% 17360% 17980% 18600% 19220% 19840% 20460% 21080% 21700% 22320% 22940% 23560% 24180% 24800% 25420% 26040% 26660% 27280% 27900% 28520% 29140% 29760% 30380% 31000% 31620% 32240% 32860% 33480% 34100% 34720% 35340% 35960% 36580% 37200% 37820% 38440% 39060% 39680% 40300% 40920% 41540% 42160% 42780% 43400% 44020% 44640% 45260% 45880% 46500% 47120% 47740% 48360% 48980% 49600% 50220% 50840% 51460% 52080% 52700% 53320% 53940% 54560% 55180% 55800% 56420% 57040% 57660% 58280% 58900% 59520% 60140% 60760% 61380% 62000% 62620% 63240% 63860% 64480% 65100% 65720% 66340% 66960% 67580% 68200% 68820% 69440% 70060% 70680% 71300% 71920% 72540% 73160% 73780% 74400% 75020% 75640% 76260% 76880% 77500% 78120% 78740% 79360% 79980% 80600% 81220% 81840% 82460% 83080% 83700% 84320% 84940% 85560% 86180% 86800% 87420% 88040% 88660% 89280% 89900% 90520% 91140% 91760% 92380% 93000% 93620% 94240% 94860% 95480% 96100% 96720% 97340% 97960% 98580% 99200% 100440% 99820% 101060% 101680% 102300% 102920% 103540% 104160% 104780% 105400% 106020% 106640% 107260% 107880% 108500% 109120% 109740% 110360% 110980% 111600% 112220% 112840% 113460% 114080% 114700% 115320% 115940% 116560% 117180% 117800% 118420% 119040% 119660% 120280% 120900% 121520% 122140% 122760% 123380% 124000% 124620% 125240% 125860% 126480% 127100% 127720% 128340% 128960% 129580% 130200% 130820% 131440% 132060% 132680% 133300% 133920% 134540% 135160% 135780% 136400% 137020% 137640% 138260% 138880% 139500% 140120% 140740% 141360% 141980% 142600% 143220% 143840% 144460% 145080% 145700% 146320% 146940% 147560% 148180% 148800% 149420% 150040% 150660% 151280% 151900% 152520% 153140% 153760% 154380% 155000% 155620% 156240% 156860% 157480% 158100% 158720% 159340% 159960% 160580% 161200% 161820% 162440% 163060% 163680% 164300% 164920% 165540% 166160% 166780% 167400% 168020% 168640% 169260% 169880% 170500% 171120% 171740% 172360% 172980% 173600% 174220% 174840% 175460% 176080% 176700% 177320% 177940% 178560% 179180% 179800% 180420% 181040% 181660% 182280% 182900% 183520% 184140% 184760% 185380% 186000% 186620% 187240% 187860% 188480% 189100% 189720% 190340% 190960% 191580% 192200% 192820% 193440% 194060% 194680% 195300% 195920% 196540% 197160% 197780% 198400% 199020% 199640% 200260% 200880% 201500% 202120% 202740% 203360% 203980% 204600% 205220% 205840% 206460% 207080% 207700% 208320% 208940% 209560% 210180% 210800% 211420% 212040% 212660% 213280% 213900% 214520% 215140% 215760% 216380% 217000% 217620% 218240% 218860% 219480% 220100% 220720% 221340% 221960% 222580% 223200% 223820% 224440% 225060% 225680% 226300% 226920% 227540% 228160% 228780% 229400% 230020% 230640% 231260% 231880% 232500% 233120% 233740% 234360% 234980% 235600% 236220% 236840% 237460% 238080% 238700% 239320% 239940% 240560% 241180% 241800% 242420% 243040% 243660% 244280% 244900% 245520% 246140% 246760% 247380% 248000% 248620% 249240% 249860% 250480% 251100% 251720% 252340% 252960% 253580% 254200% 254820% 255440% 256060% 256680% 257300% 257920% 258540% 259160% 259780% 260400% 261020% 261640% 262260% 262880% 263500% 264120% 264740% 265360% 265980% 266600% 267220% 267840% 268460% 269080% 269700% 270320% 270940% 271560% 272180% 272800% 273420% 274040% 274660% 275280% 275900% 276520% 277140% 277760% 278380% 279000% 279620% 280240% 280860% 281480% 282100% 282720% 283340% 283960% 284580% 285200% 285820% 286440% 287060% 287680% 288300% 288920% 289540% 290160% 290780% 291400% 292020% 292640% 293260% 293880% 294500% 295120% 295740% 296360% 296980% 297600% 298220% 298840% 299460% 300080% 300700% 301320% 301940% 302560% 303180% 303800% 304420% 305040% 305660% 306280% 306900% 307520% 308140% 308760% 309380% 310000% Employers Who Posted the Most Online Ads Seeking Candidates with Less than Bachelor s Most Requested Specialized Skills in Online Job Ads 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1.1K 868 837 625 502 392 381 367 354 339 Customer Service Scheduling Sales Budgeting Project Management Customer Contact Repair Staff Management Retail Industry Knowledge Teaching 77 Allied Universal Security Services 61 Welllife Network 39 Jetblue Airways Corporation 30 Dish Network 26 Northwell Health 22 Welllife Network 22 FedEx 22 Johns Hopkins University 22 Macy's 19 Central Queens Y 1 An ad is not a job opening. Some postings advertise several openings while others search for talent not connected to a specific opening. Still, this measure is among the best available for indicators of future hiring. Source NYCLMIS analysis of Labor Insights Burning Glass Technologies. 32
Queens Quarterly Brief Occupations Advertised the Most Online in Queens by Education Level 0102030405060708090 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 680 690 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 770 780 790 800 810 820 830 840 Web developers Paralegals & legal assistants Preschool teachers Human resource assistants Occupational therapty assts. # Job ads online NYC annual median wage ASSOCIATE DEGREE 46 24 13 11 8 $80.4K $58.7K $43.9K $44.5K $63.2K Heavy truck drivers Bookkeeping & accounting clerks LPNs Tech support specialists Nursing assts. SOME COLLEGE OR POSTSECONDARY CERTIFICATE 76 62 51 20 119 $47.5K $45.7K $55.3K $57.8K $38.6K Sales reps,wholesale trade & mfr. Secretaries & admin. assts. Retail sales supervisors Customer service reps Security guards HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT 140 137 118 95 221 $61.2K $42.7K $48.4K $39.8K $30.3K Retail salespeople Food preparers & servers Laborers & material movers Restaurant cooks Maids & housekeeping cleaners NO FORMAL EQUCATION REQUIRED 51 49 38 23 262 $21.8K $21.8K $26.0K $28.0K $40.4K Sources NYCLMIS analysis of Labor Insights Burning Glass Technologies; Occupational Employment Statistics, 2017 Q1, New York State Department of Labor. Educational requirements are based on survey data collected by the US Bureau Labor of Statistics. New York City Labor Market Information Service 33
Queens Quarterly Brief Queens Workforce Demographics 21% 28% 18% Of Working Residents are 29 Years of Age or Younger Of Working Residents have a Bachelor s Degree or Higher Of Working Residents Only Earn up to $1,250/Month Resident Worker Age Distribution Resident Worker Education Distribution Age 29 or younger Age 30-54 21% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 12% 17% 22% 28% Age 55 or older 56% 5% 0% Less than high school High school or equiv. Some college or associate Bachelor's or greater 23% Resident Worker Income Distribution 0 0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.10.110.120.130.140.150.160.170.180.190.20.210.220.230.240.250.260.270.280.290.30.310.320.330.340.350.360.370.380.390.40.410.420.430.440.450.460.470.480.490.50.510.520.530.540.550.560.570.580.590.6 Higher income (more than $3,333/m) 33.1% Middle income ($1,251 - $3,333/m) 18.1% Lower income ($1,250/m or less) 48.9% Commuting Patterns 332.5K Work here Live outside 251.4K Live & work Here 643.0K Live here Work outside Source OnTheMap, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies. Focus on primary jobs. 34
Glossary Quarterly Brief Glossary Labor Force This term includes people of working age who are either employed or are unemployed and actively seeking employment. Unemployment Rate (UR) This is the number of people who are unemployed and actively seeking employment divided by the size of the labor force. This does not include people who are marginally attached to the labor force or discouraged from participating in it. Sector This term describes standardized broad groupings of employers by economic or commercial activity. Occupation Sometimes used interchangeably with job, this term describes standardized, detailed groupings of workers who carry out similar activities. Occupations are organized based on the work performed, and sometimes on skills, education, and training requirements. Job This is a broad term used to describe positions filled by employers. Depending on the context, it may be used interchangeably with occupations. Online Job Ads These are job announcements that are posted online. This report presents these data in aggregate to illustrate overall demand online. The ratio of online ads to actual job openings is not always 1:1. Moreover, not all jobs are equally represented online. Some industries and employers may advertise exclusively online. Some may prefer to recruit through word of mouth or through existing talent networks. Others may employ some combination of one or more of these techniques to identify talent. Specialized Skills These refer to the training and knowledge required to do perform a specific job. In aggregate, they can offer an indication of the type of work that is in-demand across sectors and occupations. Questions about this report? Contact: Pam Hoberman phoberman@gc.cuny.edu 212.817.2037 Yuemeng Zhang yzhang@gc.cuny.edu 212.817.2035 A special thanks to NYCLMIS staff Kasey Zapatka, Jaclyn Kelly, and Ronnie Kauder for their valuable contributions to this report, and to NYCLMIS Director, Lesley Hirsch, for her exceptional creativity and guidance. Assorted icons by Freepik and Neal Creative. NYC map design by Scott Citron. New York City Labor Market Information Service 41
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