The Changing New York State Worker Profile: 2000 – 2010

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• Corporate Authors:
  New York State Department of Health
• Description:
  More than nine million individuals work in New York State (NYS). Every year, thousands of these workers are injured on the job or become ill as a result of their working environments. Because of diversity in the workforce, analyzing the demographics and economics of the population is important in understanding the occupational health status of a state. These data are important because workforce characteristics impact rates of work-related injury and illness. For the most part, NYS saw an increase in the number of employed residents from 2000-2010. In 2008, NYS hit a record high of 9.1 million employed, a 7.2% increase from 2000. The upward trend in employment ended in 2009-2010 when more than 300,000 individuals left the workforce and employment dropped to an almost five-year low. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there was a 2.1% increase in the NYS population during the period 2000-2010 (Figure 1.1). The number of older workers (65+ years of age) making up the workforce also increased (3.4% in 2000 to 4.7% in 2010) (Table 1.1). This created a larger civilian labor force competing for jobs in a job market that had not seen similar growth, resulting in an unemployment rate in 2010 (8.5%) that was almost twice the unemployment rate of 2000 (4.6%) (Table 1.1). The civilian labor force is defined as all persons 16 years of age and older, residing in NYS, who are not inmates of institutions or on active duty in the Armed Forces, who are employed or actively seeking employment. Other chapters are available at this link: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/workplace/occupational_health_surveillance/indicators_report.htm. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Economics Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Community Based Demographic Characteristics Occupational Health Public Health Surveillance Programs Workers
• Publisher:
  New York State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058747
• Citation:
  Occupational health indicators in New York state: 2000-2010. Albany, NY: New York State Department of Health, 2014 Oct; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health/Health Research Incorporated
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational health indicators in New York state: 2000-2010
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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