Weather Alert  

COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. For the Coastal Flood Statement, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline. * WHERE...Northwest Suffolk County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 3 AM EDT early this morning. For the Coastal Flood Statement, late tonight. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in the more vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. Some roads and low lying properties including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes and businesses with basements near the waterfront will experience minor flooding.

Long Island :Unemployment at 3.9 percent

Local News, Business & Finance

By Published: September 24 2019

LongIsland.com

Nassau's was only 3.7 percent, while Suffolk's was 4.0 percent with the lowest rate on Long Island in Long Beach at 3.2 percent.

Print Email

Long Beach had the lowest unemployment rate on Long Island in August at 3.2 percent.

Photo by: City of Long Beach

Long Island’s unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in August, up 0.2 percentage points from a year ago, but still at a near historic low.

Nassau County’s rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 percent, while Suffolk County’s rate also increased by 0.2 percentage points to 4.0 percent, all according to data from the New York State Department of Labor. 

Long Island’s rate was well below New York State’s 4.2 percent rate and New York City’s 4.3 percent, but slightly above the national rate of 3.8 percent.

Long Beach City had the lowest rate in Nassau (and all of Long Island) at only 3.2 percent, followed by the Town of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay each at 3.5 percent.

Hempstead Village had the highest rate in Nassau at 4.8 percent, followed by Freeport Village at 4.5 percent and Valley Stream Village at 4.4 percent.

Southampton Town had the lowest rate in Suffolk County at 3.3 percent, followed by Huntington Town at 3.5 percent and Smithtown Town at 3.6 percent.

Babylon Town had the highest rate in Suffolk at 4.5 percent, followed by Lindenhurst Village at 4.3 percent and both Islip Town and Brookhaven Town at 4.2 percent.