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Manhattan’s financial sector and the 2005–07 employment dynamic

A first-time look at county-level Business Employment Dynamics data offers new insights into Manhattan employment growth and the financial sector during the period just prior to the recession beginning in December 2007. See www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art2full.pdf.

Regional Report: Colleges and universities in the New York metropolitan area

Employment and wage data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages are used to examine the labor market impact and contributions of colleges and universities in the New York area. See www.bls.gov/opub/regional_reports/200910_colleges_universities_new_york.pdf.

Health care industries and the New York City labor market

From 1990 to 1995, New York City’s health care employment rose faster than the national average, but growth then slowed until 2002, when the pace quickened again; the 1995–2002 slowdown reflected slower growth in hospital care expenditures, while accelerated job growth after 2002 reflected strong growth in the elderly population and in home health care. See www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/09/art1full.pdf.

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the U.S. Caribbean Territories, 1992-2006. BLS data shed light on what distinguishes the economies of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and on what differentiates their safety and health experiences. Despite having relatively low injury rates, the two territories have a number of safety and health concerns, including case severity, workplace violence, and repetitive motion incidents. See www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20081218ar01p1.htm.

Extended mass layoffs after 2001: a comparison of New York and the Nation. Data from the BLS Mass Layoffs Program reveal that layoff activity in New York was somewhat elevated in the years that followed the 2001 recession. A rising level of job cuts due to contractual turnover among growth industries helped transform the mass layoff experience in the metropolitan area. See www.bls.gov/bls/opub/mlr/2008/09/art2full.pdf.

The economic impact of the creative arts industries: New York and Los Angeles. Data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages provide a fresh perspective on the impact and value of the creative arts to the economies of New York and Los Angeles; one of every 4 creative arts industry jobs in the Nation operated out of either of those locales in 2006. The report is available at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/10/art3full.pdf.

The effects of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans economy. Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans economy; tourism, port operations, and educational services, the foundation of the city's economy, survived, offering a base for recovery. The report is available at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/06/art1full.pdf

Structural changes in Manhattan's post-9/ 11 economy Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Manhattan's global economy has seen its employment diminish in importance, while its role as a wage generator has increased. High wages in the global sector may be driving demand in the local sector. The report is available at: www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art4full.pdf

100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston In this report, authors Michael L. Dolfman and Denis M. McSweeney use consumer expenditure data longitudinally and draw on information from decennial census reports to present a 100-year history of significant changes in consumer spending, economic status, and family demographics in the country as a whole, as well as in New York City and Boston. The report is available at www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/.

9/11 and the New York City economy: A borough-by-borough analysis. The effect of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the New York City economy was far reaching and extended to every borough of the city; hardest hit was New York's “export” sector-the most internationally oriented part of that economy. The report is available at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art1full.pdf.

Notices

Notice about ECI Estimates for Metropolitan Areas and Regions

The "Employment Cost Index for the Regions" news releases have been discontinued. However, the estimates that have appeared in those releases are available in table 6 (www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.t06.htm) and table 10 (www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.t10.htm) of the "Employment Cost Index" news release issued by the BLS National Office. Historical estimates for these series can be found at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/regionaleci.htm.

Discontinuance of mailing paper copies of the New York-New Jersey Consumer Price Index (CPI) Announcement
As of April 1, 2008, subscribers will no longer receive paper copies of the New York-New Jersey CPI Announcement in the mail. The New York-New Jersey CPI Announcement will continue to be available through the Bureau’s Web site.

A free email subscription service is available for the CPI announcement. Shortly after the CPI announcement is posted online each month, subscribers to this service receive an email message containing a link to the announcement. The subscription form with a list of available regional office CPI summaries (blue cards) is located at www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm.

The mailing of regional CPI announcements (summaries) and other regional publications is being discontinued as a result of unanticipated budget constraints faced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. See www.bls.gov/bls/budgetimpact.htm for details.

Last Modified Date: April 30, 2010