Decreasing
What does this measure?
The growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.
Why is this important?
Job growth is a key indicator of economic health and vitality and reveals whether and by how much an economy is expanding. In addition to the number of jobs, the quality of jobs should be considered - this is reflected in measures of average salary.
How is Westchester County performing?
Total jobs decreased by 9.2% in Westchester County from 2019 to 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing shutdowns. This was slightly more than the state decrease of 9.1%, and significantly more than the national decrease of 5.4%. The number of jobs dropped in all comparison counties between 2019 and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Westchester had the second largest decrease in jobs behind Nassau with a 9.4% decrease. Both Rockland and Putnam counties had smaller decreases at 8.0% and 7.6% respectively.
Prior to the pandemic, Westchester's annual change in total jobs had lagged the state and the nation since 2012.
Notes about the data
County employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence.
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester County | N/A | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 0.9% | -2.4% | -0.3% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| Nassau County | N/A | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.3% | -1.8% | -0.2% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | -0.2% | -9.4% |
| Putnam County | N/A | 2.3% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | -0.2% | -1.7% | -0.7% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -0.6% | -0.0% | -7.6% |
| Rockland County | N/A | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 2.1% | -2.5% | -0.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| New York State | N/A | -0.9% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | -1.9% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 0.7% | -9.1% |
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester County | 537,285 | 540,010 | 542,234 | 553,429 | 559,012 | 565,054 | 582,796 | 588,329 | 573,972 | 572,419 | 587,319 | 590,166 | 595,050 | 605,383 | 616,101 | 621,421 | 622,875 | 633,335 | 634,252 | 575,726 |
| Nassau County | 766,815 | 771,375 | 776,336 | 786,850 | 791,278 | 803,726 | 820,233 | 831,294 | 816,680 | 815,280 | 836,909 | 841,720 | 856,524 | 870,361 | 885,361 | 896,917 | 903,762 | 921,262 | 919,880 | 833,867 |
| Putnam County | 33,479 | 34,235 | 35,444 | 36,995 | 37,979 | 39,052 | 40,242 | 40,162 | 39,461 | 39,168 | 39,414 | 39,215 | 39,724 | 40,508 | 41,201 | 41,619 | 42,036 | 41,797 | 41,790 | 38,624 |
| Rockland County | 138,943 | 141,202 | 142,890 | 145,230 | 146,704 | 148,968 | 153,769 | 157,028 | 153,078 | 152,836 | 158,286 | 160,009 | 162,467 | 164,056 | 167,277 | 170,439 | 172,250 | 176,506 | 179,492 | 165,176 |
| New York State | 10,438,676 | 10,348,345 | 10,377,811 | 10,513,327 | 10,654,520 | 10,810,191 | 11,082,809 | 11,197,699 | 10,984,350 | 11,005,742 | 11,294,064 | 11,432,840 | 11,619,137 | 11,865,518 | 12,099,185 | 12,259,136 | 12,389,884 | 12,652,841 | 12,743,035 | 11,581,930 |
