Economics Reference and Data Sources: Employment and Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Current Employment Statistics (CES)
"The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings of workers on payrolls. CES National Estimates produces data for the nation, and CES State and Metro Area produces estimates for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions.

• State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
  • New York
    • New York Area Economic Survey
    • New York City Economic Survey

National Compensation Survey

BLS Wage Data by Area and Occupation 
"BLS wage data are available by occupation for the nation, regions, states, and many metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas."

• Occupational Employment Statistics
  • New York State
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Publications: 

Monthly Labor Review

• JStor
• Monthly Labor Review (Print and Microfilm at NYPL)

Occupational Outlook Handbook

• NYPL Print collection:
  • Research Collection (with historic backfile)
  • Circulating Collection

Career Outlook

The Economics Daily (TED) 

New York State Department of Labor: Labor Statistics

Occupational Data

• Wages by Occupation
  Also allows you to select data by region within New York State.
   
•  Labor Statistics for the New York City Region