INDUSTRIES, JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS NYC AND THE FIVE BOROUGHS: brooklyn, bronx, manhattan, queens, staten island

quarterly BOROUGH LABOR MARKET BRIEF

Quarter 1

january-march 2017

About this reportThis second quarterly report—focused on health care—provides educa-tion and workforce development professionals with timely data about jobs, industries, in-demand skills, and workers in NYC and the five boroughs. This report is made possible by the generous support of the NYC Workforce Funders and the New York Community Trust.

jobs gains and losses since last issue

Contents 1 NYC OVERVIEW13 BRONX19 BROOKLYN25 MANHATTAN31 QUEENS37 STATEN ISLAND43 GLOSSARY44 ABOUT US

Source: New York State Department of Labor, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

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Source: US unemployment rate from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey; New York State and New York City from New York State Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

E M P L O Y M E N T Q1 2017

ACROSS NEW YORK City, 173,300 people were unemployed in March 2017, down 51,200 from

this time last year.

THE CITYWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT rate fell 0.7 percentage points since February 2017 and down

1.6 percentage points since last year.

5.1%

4.6%

5.2%

4.4%

5.7%

4.1%

3.5%

4.0%

4.5%

5.0%

5.5%

6.0%

Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17

Unemployment RateMarch 2016 - March 2017

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Source: New York State Department of Labor, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.Note: Not seasonally adjusted.

While the Bronx has

the highest unem-

ployment rate of the five

boroughs (5.7 percent),

the greatest number of

unemployed New Yorkers

(almost 52,000) live in

Brooklyn.

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Source: New York State Department of Labor, Current Employment Statistics. Note: Not seasonally adjusted for seasonal patterns that may emerge in certain industries. Icons from icons8.com

Top Six Largest Sectors in NYCEmployment (in 1,000s), as of March 2017

Just six sectors account

for 62 percent of all

jobs in New York City. 704 Health Care and Social Assistance

554 Government

417 Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services

350 Accommodation and Food Services

343 Retail Trade

334 Finance and Insurance

I N D U S T R I E S Q1 2017

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Source: New York State Department of Labor, Current Employment Statistics.

job gains and losses

1 SINCE APRIL 2016, the Health Care and Social Assistance sector added the most jobs (+29,000).

2 ANOTHER SECTOR EXPERIENCING gains is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services,

adding close to 11,000 jobs.

3 WHOLESALE TRADE EXPERIENCED the biggest job loss between March 2016 and March

2017, shedding close to 6,000 jobs.

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Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight.™

jpmorgan chase: top occupations advertised

S INCE OUR LAST update (covering November-December 2016), Memorial Sloan Kettering

Cancer Center, Pfizer, and Deloitte replaced Macy’s, Arbor Networks, and Eurofins as top

posting employers in NYC.

Not all types of jobs are equally represented online. Please see the glossary for more details.

R E A L-T I M E J O B A D S Q1 2017

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E IGHTEEN OUT OF

the twenty most fre-

quently advertised jobs are for

occupations typically held by

New York City workers with a

bachelor’s degree. The two

most frequently advertised

occupations that don’t require

a bachelor ’s degree are

Secretar ies and Retai l

Salespeople. Since the last

update, Lawyers replaced

Information Technology Project

Managers as a top occupation.

Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight.™

top skills in demand

Employability Software Specialized

Communication Skills Microsoft Excel Project Management

Writing Microsoft Office Budgeting

Team Work/Collaboration Microsoft PowerPoint Customer Service

Organizational Skills Microsoft Word Scheduling

Research SQL Sales

jpmorgan chase: top occupations advertised

Note: Secretaries and Administrative Assistants do not include Legal, Medical, and Executive secretaries.

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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, New York State Department of Labor, 2000-2015.

Health care Jobs in NYC Year-Over-Year Employment Change, 2007-2015

H EALTH CARE IS the largest sector in NYC. Health care jobs were not as sensitive to the

business cycle as overall industries, gaining jobs (two percent) at the height of the recent

recession while overall employment fell two percent. In 2014, employment in Health care indus-

tries grew more slowly (two percent) than total employment (three percent).

-3%

2%

-4%

-3%

-2%

-1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RECESSION TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (ALL OWNERSHIP) HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIES

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Source: Occupational wages and employment from New York State Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics. Most common education of individuals in occupations: 2012 and 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

Health care occupations in NYC

H HOME HEALTH AIDES account for the largest number of jobs in Health care, employing

over 117,000 workers.

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1 THE OCCUPATION PREDICTED to add the most jobs by 2022 is Home Health Aide.

2 SEVENTEEN OF THE 20 top projected growth occupations are typically held by individuals

with some college, an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Note: Occupational wages and employment from New York State Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics; Projections and wages fromNew York State Department of Labor, Division of Research & Statistics.

projected occupation growth

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1 NONE OF THE fastest growing jobs typically held by those with a high school degree or its equivalent pay at or more than the citywide median.

2 TWO OF THE fastest growing jobs typically held by those with some college pay at or more than the median—Surgical Technologists and Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses.

3 MOST OF THE fastest growing jobs typically held by those with an Associate degree and bachelor’s degree pay at or above the citywide median.

Source: Projections and wages from New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research & Statistics. Most common education from 2012 and 2013 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

projected occupation growth

Source: NYCLMIS analysis of Labor Insight™ Real-Time Market Data | Burning Glass Technologies

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real time job ads in health care

Source: Burning Glass Technologies, Labor Insight.™ Note: Timeframe is April 2016-April 2017.

Not all jobs are equally represented online. Larger employers are more likely to post jobs online.

Many unionized Health care positions are not advertised online but through employ-ment centers.

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43G L O S S A RY

LABOR FORCE PARTICIPANTSLabor force participants include those who are employed and unemployed (those actively looking for work during the last four weeks).

LABOR MARKET INFORMATION Labor market information includes all data (both quantitative and qualitative) and analysis related to employment and the workforce (past, current, and future projections) that can help constituents make decisions and choices about education, training, and job search.

SECTORS AND INDUSTRIESIndustries consist of businesses doing similar activities. The North American Indu-stry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used to classify business establi-shments.

OCCUPATIONS Occupations have similar job duties. Occupations (e.g. accountants) can span indu-stries or they can be found solely in just one in-dustry (e.g. nurses). The Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) System is a hierarchical framework and the standard used to classify occupations into categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.

REAL-TIME LABOR MARKET INFORMATIONReal-time labor market information (RTLMI) describes software that scrapes online job postings daily, organizes the information into quantifiable data, and then stores this informa-tion into databases for analysis.

Not all types of jobs are equally represented online. Large employers and corporations are more likely to post jobs online. Smaller busi-nesses are more likely to post only executive positions online. Some occupation groups, such as construction and production, are un-der-represented because employers use other hiring methods such as union halls or job fairs.

SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTSeasonal adjustment is a statical method that takes into account seasonal patterns that can impact employment and unemployment ove-rall and in certain industries (e.g. retail em-ployment typically increases during the retail holiday season and falls thereafer).

G L O S S A R Y KEY TERMS

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44A B O U T U S

The Center for Urban Research (CUR) organizes basic research

on the critical issues that face New York and other large cities in the

U.S. and abroad; collaborates with public agencies, nonprofit organi-

zations, and other partners to help them understand how to respond

to the challenges they face; and informs the media, opinion-shapers,

and the public about urban research at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Combined, the leadership team of the Center for Urban Research

– which includes the CUNY Data Service, the CUNY Mapping

Service, and the New York City Labor Market Information

Service (NYCLMIS) – has more than a century of experience

working in and with the City of New York in research and policy con-

sulting capacities. New York City is and has always been the focal

point of its work.

The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS)

at the City University of New York Graduate Center is the go-to

resource for action-oriented 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 data-driven decisions that

will help their students, customers, and constituencies achieve better

labor market outcomes. We are dedicated to academic-quality rigor,

close collaboration with our clients, advancing the skills of the work-

force, and contributing to a healthy economy.

Questions about this report?

Contact:

Ofronama Biu Senior Research Associate The NYC Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS)

212.817.2034

obiu@gc.cuny.edu