Economic Security
Change in Jobs by Sector

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

What does this measure?

The net growth or decline in jobs by sector, shown as a percentage gain or loss from 2010 to 2024.

Why is this important?

Job growth by sector is a key indicator of economic vitality and reveals how the structure of industry and the composition of employment in the region are changing.

How is Westchester County performing?

Total jobs in Westchester County increased by 8% from 2010 to 2024, lower than the 16% increase for the state and the 21% increase for the nation. Westchester experienced the most job gains in Construction (32%) and Leisure and Hospitality (24%). Over the same period, Information and Manufacturing jobs in the region both fell by 41% and 28%, respectively.

Compared to similar counties, Westchester's total job growth lagged behind Rockland (24%), and Putnam (10%), and was similar to Nassau (8%). Westchester County's sector trends were similar to trends in the comparison counties. All the counties, for example, had losses in Information Services - jobs fell 46% in Nassau County, 44% in Rockland and 4% in Putnam - and gains in Construction- up 93% in Rockland, 43% in Putnam, and 27% in Nassau.

Notes about the data

County employment estimates are reported by place of work, not place of residence.

Change in Jobs by Sector, 2024
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Westchester County32%6%1%2%19%-41%24%-28%11%2%18%1%8%
Nassau County27%-2%-9%-10%28%-46%27%-13%-3%6%18%0%8%
Putnam County43%1%-19%-90%1%-4%25%-27%148%3%13%29%10%
Rockland County93%41%21%-26%47%-44%12%-21%-34%41%45%13%24%
New York State27%7%9%-1%39%10%23%-10%26%9%26%6%16%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: N/A - Data not disclosed or not reported.




Total Jobs by Sector, 2024
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Westchester County27,90716,30927,30123,20479,8016,45641,13510,73241719,48962,93277,870429,582
Nassau County32,19219,16436,33523,192142,4058,86265,65016,91820828,87281,428125,419631,563
Putnam County2,7823,4587921724,4944702,7811,033991,2882,5645,35027,122
Rockland County9,0994,7964,8764,31834,3421,5489,9677,7731396,80616,10125,202138,317
New York State388,163959,353743,373517,0221,949,451285,410935,962411,18334,276347,6521,403,2291,670,2169,705,821

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: N/A - Data not disclosed or not reported.








Change in Jobs by Sector, 2010
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Westchester CountyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Nassau CountyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Putnam CountyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Rockland CountyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
New York StateN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: N/A - Data not disclosed or not reported.




Total Jobs by Sector, 2010
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Westchester County21,08115,36626,91422,84466,78210,91233,28714,88937519,14653,20477,331398,832
Nassau County25,33819,59039,72925,642111,39816,27151,86119,50621527,18469,272125,369582,448
Putnam County1,9503,4129811,6834,4354892,2231,410401,2532,2694,14924,610
Rockland County4,7263,4064,0365,82723,3052,7618,9219,8892124,81311,07822,223111,992
New York State305,601893,330681,741524,4941,406,841259,234758,151455,69727,156319,8551,109,9641,570,6338,340,732

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: N/A - Data not disclosed or not reported.
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INDICATORS TREND | WESTCHESTER
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care 0
Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19 -1
Decreasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Single Female-Headed Households -1
Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate 1
Increasing
Voter Participation Rate 1
Increasing
Serious Crimes -1
Decreasing
Reported Victims of Domestic Violence 0
Maintaining
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Households without Vehicles -1
Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Open Space in Westchester County 10 Not Applicable*
Change in Total Population 1
Increasing
Change in Population, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Change in Population, by Age 10 Not Applicable*
People with Disabilities 1
Increasing
Language Diversity 1
Increasing
People 65 or Older Living Alone -1
Decreasing
Foreign-Born Population 1
Increasing
Change in Total Jobs 1
Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Business Ownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector 10 Not Applicable*
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Income in Relation to Poverty Level 10 Not Applicable*
Female to Male Earnings Ratio 0
Maintaining
Unemployment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty -1
Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty 1
Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Food Insecurity 1
Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance 0
Maintaining
People Receiving Supplemental Security Income -1
Decreasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden -1
Decreasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households -1
Decreasing
Homelessness, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Homelessness, by Sex 10 Not Applicable*
Per-Student Spending 0
Maintaining
Student Suspensions -1
Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
High School Cohort Graduation Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
College Enrollment Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance -1
Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Mortality Rate from Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Diabetes Mortality, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*
Suicide Rates, by Race/Ethnicity 10 Not Applicable*


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