Work and Jobs in Vestal, New York (NY) Detailed Stats
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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Vestal, NY was 4.8%, which was 8.3% greater than the unemployment rate of 4.4% across the entire state of New York. Compared to the unemployment rate of 7.8% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 62.5%. The most common industries in Vestal are: Educational services (17.2% of civilian employees), Health care (11.7% of civilian employees), Computer & electronic products (9.3% of civilian employees). 58.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 9.7% less than the rate of 63.7% across the entire state of New York.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Educational services | 17.2% (1,962) | 12.0% (687) | 22.5% (1,275) |
Health care | 11.7% (1,337) | 8.2% (468) | 15.3% (869) |
Computer and electronic products | 9.3% (1,056) | 13.4% (764) | 5.1% (292) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.2% (590) | 6.5% (374) | 3.8% (216) |
Accommodation and food services | 5.1% (583) | 4.7% (267) | 5.6% (316) |
Public administration | 4.4% (496) | 4.2% (241) | 4.5% (255) |
Finance and insurance | 4.2% (474) | 2.6% (146) | 5.8% (328) |
Construction | 3.3% (372) | 5.9% (338) | 0.6% (34) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (355) | 2.2% (124) | 4.1% (231) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.4% (279) | 2.8% (159) | 2.1% (120) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.1% (237) | 1.7% (99) | 2.4% (138) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.0% (231) | 1.1% (63) | 3.0% (168) |
Transportation equipment | 1.9% (220) | 3.2% (181) | 0.7% (39) |
Social assistance | 1.5% (172) | 0.4% (25) | 2.6% (147) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.4% (164) | 1.6% (94) | 1.2% (70) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.4% (162) | 1.5% (84) | 1.4% (78) |
Utilities | 1.3% (152) | 1.5% (86) | 1.2% (66) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.2% (136) | 0.9% (50) | 1.5% (86) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (130) | 1.2% (67) | 1.1% (63) |
Machinery | 1.1% (120) | 2.0% (117) | 0.1% (3) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.0% (116) | 0.8% (45) | 1.3% (71) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.0% (110) | 0.6% (36) | 1.3% (74) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (99) | 1.4% (81) | 0.3% (18) |
Metal and metal products | 0.8% (94) | 1.4% (78) | 0.3% (16) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (87) | 0.4% (25) | 1.1% (62) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (86) | 1.4% (81) | 0.1% (5) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.7% (83) | 1.0% (55) | 0.5% (28) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.7% (80) | 0.1% (8) | 1.3% (72) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.7% (80) | 1.0% (60) | 0.4% (20) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.6% (74) | 0.6% (32) | 0.7% (42) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.6% (72) | 1.0% (56) | 0.3% (16) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.6% (68) | 0.6% (36) | 0.6% (32) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (65) | 0.7% (40) | 0.4% (25) |
Truck transportation | 0.5% (62) | 1.1% (62) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (60) | 0.9% (49) | 0.2% (11) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.5% (57) | 0.7% (41) | 0.3% (16) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.5% (57) | 1.0% (57) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (55) | 0.8% (43) | 0.2% (12) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (53) | 0.7% (40) | 0.2% (13) |
Food | 0.4% (49) | 0.4% (22) | 0.5% (27) |
Private households | 0.4% (45) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (45) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (41) | 0.4% (24) | 0.3% (17) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (39) | 0.7% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 0.3% (39) | 0.3% (19) | 0.4% (20) |
Gasoline stations | 0.3% (38) | 0.2% (14) | 0.4% (24) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (36) | 0.3% (19) | 0.3% (17) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (35) | 0.4% (21) | 0.2% (14) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (35) | 0.2% (10) | 0.4% (25) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (31) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (31) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (27) | 0.3% (15) | 0.2% (12) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (26) | 0.1% (6) | 0.4% (20) |
Air transportation | 0.2% (25) | 0.2% (14) | 0.2% (11) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (20) | 0.3% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (20) | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (14) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (18) | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (12) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (16) | 0.2% (10) | 0.1% (6) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.1% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (14) |
Wood products | 0.1% (13) | 0.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.1% (13) | 0.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (13) | 0.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (12) | 0.2% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (11) | 0.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Vending machine operators | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (7) | 0.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Vestal
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.8%Males
- 4.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 4.9%Males
- 33.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 16.4%Males
- 12.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 51.2%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 38.0%Males
- 18.6%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Vestal: | 4.8% |
New York: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2022:
Vestal: | 3.6% |
New York: | 4.3% |
Unemployment in 2021:
Vestal: | 4.5% |
New York: | 7.0% |
Unemployment in 2020:
Vestal: | 6.4% |
New York: | 9.8% |
Unemployment in 2019:
Vestal: | 4.6% |
New York: | 3.9% |
Unemployment in 2018:
Vestal: | 4.8% |
New York: | 4.1% |
Unemployment in 2017:
Vestal: | 5.8% |
New York: | 4.6% |
Unemployment in 2016:
Vestal: | 5.6% |
New York: | 4.9% |
Unemployment in 2015:
Vestal: | 5.9% |
New York: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 2014:
Vestal: | 6.6% |
New York: | 6.3% |
Unemployment in 2013:
Vestal: | 7.8% |
New York: | 7.8% |
Unemployment in 2012:
Vestal: | 8.6% |
New York: | 8.6% |
Unemployment in 2011:
Vestal: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.3% |
Unemployment in 2010:
Vestal: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.7% |
Unemployment in 2009:
Vestal: | 7.5% |
New York: | 8.4% |
Unemployment in 2008:
Vestal: | 5.1% |
New York: | 5.4% |
Unemployment in 2007:
Vestal: | 4.1% |
New York: | 4.4% |
Unemployment in 2006:
Vestal: | 4.3% |
New York: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 2005:
Vestal: | 4.5% |
New York: | 5.0% |
Unemployment in 2004:
Vestal: | 5.0% |
New York: | 5.8% |
Unemployment in 2003:
Vestal: | 5.3% |
New York: | 6.4% |
Unemployment in 2002:
Vestal: | 5.2% |
New York: | 6.2% |
Unemployment in 2001:
Vestal: | 4.0% |
New York: | 4.9% |
Unemployment in 2000:
Vestal: | 3.8% |
New York: | 4.5% |
Unemployment in 1999:
Vestal: | 2.8% |
New York: | 5.2% |
Unemployment in 1998:
Vestal: | 2.8% |
New York: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 1997:
Vestal: | 2.9% |
New York: | 6.4% |
Unemployment in 1996:
Vestal: | 3.0% |
New York: | 6.2% |
Unemployment in 1995:
Vestal: | 3.6% |
New York: | 6.3% |
Unemployment in 1994:
Vestal: | 4.6% |
New York: | 6.9% |
Unemployment in 1993:
Vestal: | 4.8% |
New York: | 7.9% |
Unemployment in 1992:
Vestal: | 4.7% |
New York: | 8.7% |
Unemployment in 1991:
Vestal: | 4.0% |
New York: | 7.3% |
Unemployment in 1990:
Vestal: | 2.9% |
New York: | 5.3% |
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Vestal: | 1.4% (152) |
New York: | 2.4% (194,562) |
5:30am:
Vestal: | 1.1% (124) |
New York: | 2.1% (174,328) |
6am:
Vestal: | 2.0% (226) |
New York: | 3.1% (253,826) |
6:30am:
Vestal: | 4.9% (541) |
New York: | 7.0% (573,349) |
7am:
Vestal: | 8.2% (910) |
New York: | 8.6% (706,982) |
7:30am:
Vestal: | 14.2% (1,565) |
New York: | 14.0% (1,147,579) |
8am:
Vestal: | 17.0% (1,880) |
New York: | 14.8% (1,213,706) |
8:30am:
Vestal: | 13.2% (1,462) |
New York: | 13.9% (1,144,298) |
9am:
Vestal: | 7.2% (792) |
New York: | 7.5% (614,475) |
10am:
Vestal: | 5.1% (562) |
New York: | 7.2% (593,377) |
11am:
Vestal: | 2.6% (282) |
New York: | 2.7% (224,011) |
12pm:
Vestal: | 2.2% (247) |
New York: | 1.3% (105,049) |
4pm:
Vestal: | 9.0% (990) |
New York: | 6.3% (517,309) |
>4pm:
Vestal: | 8.5% (938) |
New York: | 6.1% (501,196) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Vestal: | 3.8% (417) |
New York: | 2.7% (219,036) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Vestal: | 15.0% (1,652) |
New York: | 8.3% (680,270) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Vestal: | 25.4% (2,807) |
New York: | 11.6% (956,590) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Vestal: | 22.8% (2,515) |
New York: | 12.4% (1,020,084) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Vestal: | 16.7% (1,838) |
New York: | 12.3% (1,013,757) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Vestal: | 3.5% (383) |
New York: | 4.9% (399,384) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Vestal: | 4.7% (519) |
New York: | 12.9% (1,058,688) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Vestal: | 0.7% (74) |
New York: | 2.5% (203,722) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Vestal: | 0.4% (47) |
New York: | 4.1% (340,311) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Vestal: | 0.9% (102) |
New York: | 9.8% (806,556) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Vestal: | 1.5% (162) |
New York: | 10.3% (848,185) |
90 or more minutes:
Vestal: | 1.4% (155) |
New York: | 5.1% (417,464) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Vestal: | 78.8% (8,694) |
New York: | 56.3% (4,620,178) |
Carpooled:
Vestal: | 6.6% (730) |
New York: | 9.2% (756,918) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Vestal: | 0.9% (95) |
New York: | 5.8% (475,389) |
Taxicab:
Vestal: | 0.2% (27) |
New York: | 0.8% (67,897) |
Motorcycle:
Vestal: | 0.1% (14) |
New York: | 0.0% (3,625) |
Bicycle:
Vestal: | 0.0% (4) |
New York: | 0.3% (25,036) |
Walked:
Vestal: | 9.8% (1,083) |
New York: | 6.2% (511,721) |
Other means:
Vestal: | 0.2% (24) |
New York: | 0.5% (40,375) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Vestal: | 92.3% (8,694) |
New York: | 85.9% (4,620,178) |
In 2 person carpool:
Vestal: | 6.9% (654) |
New York: | 11.0% (590,255) |
In 3 person carpool:
Vestal: | 0.5% (50) |
New York: | 1.8% (96,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
Vestal: | 0.3% (26) |
New York: | 0.7% (36,112) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Vestal: | 58.1% (6,612) |
New York: | 63.7% (5,340,134) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Vestal: | 3.4% (384) |
New York: | 3.4% (283,619) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Vestal: | 9.8% (1,118) |
New York: | 9.7% (810,356) |
Local government workers:
Vestal: | 8.5% (965) |
New York: | 10.2% (858,120) |
State government workers:
Vestal: | 13.4% (1,530) |
New York: | 4.6% (383,673) |
Federal government workers:
Vestal: | 1.2% (138) |
New York: | 2.2% (185,100) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Vestal: | 5.5% (627) |
New York: | 6.0% (501,068) |
Unpaid family workers:
Vestal: | 0.1% (16) |
New York: | 0.2% (20,918) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Vestal: | 61.6% (3,523) |
New York: | 66.2% (2,902,064) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Vestal: | 5.5% (314) |
New York: | 4.9% (215,651) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Vestal: | 6.0% (345) |
New York: | 6.3% (277,787) |
Local government workers - Males:
Vestal: | 6.9% (392) |
New York: | 8.7% (380,426) |
State government workers - Males:
Vestal: | 11.4% (650) |
New York: | 4.1% (181,784) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Vestal: | 1.5% (83) |
New York: | 2.3% (102,647) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Vestal: | 7.1% (407) |
New York: | 7.1% (312,497) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Vestal: | 0.1% (6) |
New York: | 0.2% (9,470) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Vestal: | 54.5% (3,089) |
New York: | 60.9% (2,438,070) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Vestal: | 1.2% (70) |
New York: | 1.7% (67,968) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Vestal: | 13.6% (773) |
New York: | 13.3% (532,569) |
Local government workers - Females:
Vestal: | 10.1% (573) |
New York: | 11.9% (477,694) |
State government workers - Females:
Vestal: | 15.5% (880) |
New York: | 5.0% (201,889) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Vestal: | 1.0% (55) |
New York: | 2.1% (82,453) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Vestal: | 3.9% (220) |
New York: | 4.7% (188,571) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Vestal: | 0.2% (10) |
New York: | 0.3% (11,448) |