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Nassau County, NY
Demographics
Population
1,392,234
Employment
708,726

Industry Characteristics

Industry
2025 Jobs
2025 Average Earnings Per Worker
2025 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2020-2025 % Change in Jobs
2025 GRP
Health Care and Social Assistance
159,221
$98,184
1.63
12.55%19983.11M
Government
81,670
$139,175
5.5%12688.24M
Retail Trade
$60,720
1.12
5.34%10699.04M
Accommodation and Food Services
$42,931
0.92
36.94%4105.76M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$126,027
0.99
6.27%11275.98M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
$48,756
1.12
6.89%2703.28M
Construction
$101,468
0.93
10.01%5940.32M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$74,862
0.94
26.93%4500.02M
Transportation and Warehousing
$78,228
1
31.03%4720.27M
Finance and Insurance
$168,299
1.02
-10.6%17633.99M
Educational Services
$60,109
1.31
-3.38%1817.61M
Wholesale Trade
$122,294
0.91
-2.67%9228.6M
Manufacturing
$98,290
11.57%3911.45M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$63,730
1.17
48.1%1690.25M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$99,050
1.19
10.29%9154.84M
Information
$141,683
-17.37%3479.37M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$154,720
3.86%1293.52M
Utilities
$205,481
1.3
0.84%3403.17M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$54,979
31.65%45.9M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$179,145
-57.84%25.39M

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Labor Force
Labor Force Within Commute Area (Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Kings, Bronx counties)
4,731,607
Net Commuters (Nassau, Suffolk, Queens, Kings, Bronx counties)
-973,020

Unemployment and Labor Force Participation Rates

Label Unemployment Rate, colour indianred
Label Labor Force Participation Rate, colour darkcyan
0%20%40%60%
2021
4.7%
61.3%
2022
3%
62.3%
2023
3.1%
63%
2024
3.2%
62.3%
2025
3.3%
62.6%
January-February 2026
3.7%
62.3%
March 2026
3.5%
62.5%
April 2026
3.3%
62.4%
May 2026
3.5%
62.7%
June 2026
3.5%
63%

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Annual Wage Ranges by Occupation (25th-75th Percentile)

Label 25th Percentile, colour teal
Label 75th Percentile, colour indianred
$100,000$200,000
Legal
$71,899
$249,787
Management
$56,086
$192,361
Computer and Mathematical
$79,992
$166,140
Business and Financial Operations
$62,642
$165,506
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
$84,390
$153,430
Life, Physical, and Social Science
$67,100
$147,415
Architecture and Engineering
$71,504
$133,702
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
$36,797
$112,528
Educational Instruction and Library
$44,492
$112,298
Sales and Related
$35,152
$100,969
Construction and Extraction
$47,858
$96,572
Community and Social Service
$47,601
$85,936
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
$46,824
$85,262
Military-only
$32,861
$77,817
Protective Service
$36,635
$76,664
Office and Administrative Support
$39,956
$64,999
Transportation and Material Moving
$37,371
$64,485
Production
$37,643
$62,001
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
$32,244
$53,145
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
$34,146
$52,756
Healthcare Support
$42,657
$50,752
Personal Care and Service
$32,279
$49,201
Food Preparation and Serving Related
$32,944
$45,543

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Educational Attainment
Population with Bachelor's Degree
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Population with Graduate Degree
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Population by Educational Attainment

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Degrees by Institution

Institution
2025 Completions
2012-2025 Trend
Hofstra University3,110
3.3K
3.1K
Long Island University3,088
1.9K
3.1K
Adelphi University2,241
2.3K
2.2K
Farmingdale State College2,029
1.4K
2K
Nassau Community College1,959
2.8K
2K
New York Institute of Technology1,707
2K
1.7K
Molloy University1,415
0.8K
1.4K
SUNY Old Westbury994
0.7K
1K
Hunter Business School934
0.3K
0.9K
Access Careers896
0K
0.9K

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Degrees by Program

Description
2025 Completions
2012-2025 Trend
Total19,516
18.1K
19.5K
Health Professions and Related Programs6,455
3.3K
6.5K
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services2,376
3.6K
2.4K
Education1,668
2.6K
1.7K
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities1,060
1.9K
1.1K
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services972
0.5K
1K
Biological and Biomedical Sciences849
0.2K
0.8K
Psychology719
0.7K
0.7K
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services560
0.4K
0.6K
Visual and Performing Arts534
0.7K
0.5K

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Key Employers

Top 20 Companies by Profile Count Over 12 Month Period

By Worker Social Profiles

Company
Worker Profiles
Northwell Health
10,121
NYU Langone Health
1,827
New York University
1,508
Hofstra University
1,280
JPMorgan Chase
1,274
Nassau County
1,063
Adelphi University
1,011
Catholic Health System
964
Citigroup
822
Nassau Community College
790
Stony Brook University
772
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
708
National Grid Uk
688
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
687
Nassau Boces
671
Bank of America
662
Mount Sinai Health System
656
New York State Government
631
Nyc Doe
631
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
624

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Job Postings Trends

Job Postings 5-Year Trend

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Job Postings 30-Day Trend

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Top 20 Companies

By Hiring Demand

Company
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
Northwell Health719
NYU Langone Health503
Catholic Health System294
Farmingdale State College179
CVS Health165
Stop & Shop156
333.3%
AHRC Nassau146
Intuit143
Smithtown Uncle Giuseppes136
UnitedHealth Group125
Walgreens Boots Alliance113
US Physical Therapy112
Allied Universal103
Starbucks102
Long Island University100
Compass Group99
TJX99
Macy's94
Whole Foods89
Costco87
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