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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Partnerships for Parks - Webinars for Park Equity and Spanish Speakers, Charlie Parker Festival, and More
State Labor Department Releases Preliminary July 2022 Area Unemployment Rates
The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for July 2022. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State’s area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households in New York State each month. To recap last week’s statewide press release, New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held at 4.4% from June to July 2022.
Local Area Unemployment Rates*(%)
July 2021 and July 2022
(Not seasonally adjusted)
 The data in the preceding table are not seasonally adjusted, which means they reflect seasonal influences (e.g., holiday and summer hires). Therefore, the most valid comparisons with this type of data are year-to-year comparisons of the same month, for example, July 2021 versus July 2022. Labor force data for the current month are preliminary and subject to revision as more information becomes available the following month. Revised estimates for prior months are available at: https://dol.ny.gov/local-area- Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, for New York and every other state are based on statistical regression models specified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These are the most up-to-date estimates of persons employed and unemployed by place of residence. Estimates are available for New York State, labor market regions, metropolitan areas, counties and municipalities with population of at least 25,000.
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Unemployment Rates By County,
New York State,
July 2022
 Jobs and Unemployment Fact Sheet This fact sheet conveys important technical information that will contribute to a better understanding of labor force data (“household survey”), including resident employment/unemployment rates, and jobs by industry data (“business survey”), which are presented in the New York State Department of Labor’s monthly press release. State Unemployment Rates Based on Regression Model Beginning with data for January 1996, unemployment rates for New York State and all other states (as well as New York City and the City of Los Angeles) have been estimated using time-series regression statistical models developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Advantage of Regression Model Use of a time-series regression model reduces the month-to-month variation in unemployment rates and resident employment by reducing variation caused by sampling errors and other components of statistical noise (irregularities). Benchmarking of Estimates Once each year, labor force estimates, such as civilian labor force and the unemployment rate, are revised to reflect updated input data including new Census Bureau populations controls, newly revised establishment jobs data and new state-level annual average data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). As part of this procedure, all state figures are reviewed, revised as necessary and then re-estimated. This process is commonly referred to as “benchmarking.” Changes in Methodology Labor force estimates are now produced with an improved time-series regression model, which utilizes “real-time” benchmarking. “Real-time” benchmarking reduces end-of-year revisions, which also means that major economic events will be reflected in a more timely manner in state labor force estimates. In addition, the new methodology includes an updated way of estimating for sub-state areas (e.g. counties, metro areas) the number of unemployed who are new entrants or re-entrants into the labor force. This change in methodology will result in lower unemployment rates in some areas and increased rates in others. Unemployed and UI Beneficiaries The estimate of the number of unemployed includes all persons who had no employment during the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month), were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week. Unemployment insurance (UI) beneficiaries include those who apply for and qualify for UI benefits. Consequently, the estimate of the number of unemployed and the number of UI beneficiaries do not necessarily move in tandem. Jobs Data Jobs data are obtained from a separate joint federal-state survey of business establishments. The survey, called the Current Employment Statistics of Establishments, has a sample size of 18,000 establishments in New York State. It excludes self-employed workers, agricultural workers, unpaid family workers and domestic workers employed by private households. This data represents a count of jobs by place of work. Data for each month is revised the following month as more complete information becomes available. The New York State Department of Labor is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. |
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson - Community Resources & Updates
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for joining us for another week in review and Happy Election Day!
This week we hosted our Health and Literacy Fair where we distributed 1,200 backpacks and 1,200 school kits to our kids just in time for the fall semester! Our children deserve the tools necessary for a successful school year and we were proud to partner with Montefiore Einstein, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, and NYC Parks Department to provide them with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
We also joined in partnership with the Bronx Community Foundation for Bronx Nonprofit Day. Our guest speakers NYC Comptroller Brad Lander and Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Sheena Wright provided participants with information on the 'Clear the Backlog Initiative', the City’s process to ensure that nonprofits are registered, have contracts that are up to date, and that those owed funds can invoice and receive the funding needed to continue their vital services.
On Monday, We held our Bronx Monkeypox Town Hall at the New Settlement Community Center. Dr. Madhury Ray provided our residents with valuable information about Monkeypox, vaccines and other preventative measures. To make an appointment at a vaccination site near you, click here.
Thank you to Destination Tomorrow, New Settlement and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for their partnership and commitment to this cause.
This week, we have our LGBTQIA+ Task Force Workshops, Professionalism & Self-Management for our Queer Youth and Navigating Conflict & Mastering Communication in the Workplace. Our office will also be hosting our Jamaica Flag Raising Ceremony, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence, on August 25th at 12 noon at Borough Hall. Join us!
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 718-590-3500 or email us at webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov.
In partnership,
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson
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This is who we do it for! Our children deserve the tools necessary for a successful school year. We distributed 1,200 backpacks and 1,200 school kits to our kids!
STATE SEN. GUSTAVO RIVERA DECLARES WIN IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR SD-33 - 10:15 PM August 23, 2022
Tonight, the people of the Bronx chose to send Gustavo Rivera back to Albany to represent them in the State Senate. Sen. Rivera faced over a million dollars in outside spending from corporate interests, including the real estate industry and the charter school lobby—and despite being heavily outspent, he won the primary election with the support of labor, elected officials like Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and progressive groups like the New York Working Families Party.
Sen. Rivera’s full statement can be found below:
“Against a flood of special interest money — from real estate, from charter schools, and from right wing Trump donors — and against every effort by the Bronx Democratic Party machine, we prevailed. And we prevailed because Bronxites know that the Bronx is not for sale. I am proud to declare victory in tonight’s primary. Now, we need to unite as Bronx Democrats in the general election and keep up the fight for working families.
“We still need to make sure every child has an opportunity to thrive, and that means restoring the $469 million in cuts to our public schools. We still need to pass universal healthcare in New York, and beat back the real estate interests who continue pricing us out of our homes. And we still need to end the corruption in Albany that led to millions of dollars in corporate spending against progressive candidates this cycle. I’m honored that the people of District 33 put their trust in me to keep leading these fights in Albany.
“We were the labor campaign, with endorsements from 1199SEIU, NYSUT, NYSNA, UFT, Hotel Trades Council, Transport Workers Union, Doctors Council, CIR-SEIU, PEF, RWDSU, UFCW-1500, Local 338, AFL-CIO, Central Labor Council, CWA, CSA, PSC, Teamsters Local 16,Tile, Marble and Terrazzo, and Bricklayers. We were the campaign of AOC, of Elizabeth Warren, of Jamaal Bowman and Ana Maria Archila and the great Nydia Velazquez—of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Deputy Leader Gianaris, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Krueger, Sen. Liu, Sen. Ramos, Sen. Comrie, Sen. Biaggi, Sen. Jackson, Sen. Salazar, Sen. Harckham, Sen. Brisport, Asm. Gonzalez-Rojas, Asm. Chantel Jackson, Comptroller Brad Lander, and City Council Member Althea Stevens. The Working Families Party, The Jewish Vote, Tenants PAC, NYCC, Make the Road, BANDS, One Fair Wage Action, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Citizen Action, Citizen Union, the Jim Owles Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats, NYIC, NASW, NYPAN, People's Action, LIT, North Bronx Racial Justice, Bronx Climate Justice, North Black Leadership Action Coalition, NO IDC NY, Met Council NYC, and Kids PAC.
“This is the coalition that powered us to victory tonight.
“Tonight, we celebrate — and tomorrow, we get right back to work.”
“We were the labor campaign, with endorsements from 1199SEIU, NYSUT, NYSNA, UFT, Hotel Trades Council, Transport Workers Union, Doctors Council, CIR-SEIU, PEF, RWDSU, UFCW-1500, Local 338, AFL-CIO, Central Labor Council, CWA, CSA, PSC, Teamsters Local 16,Tile, Marble and Terrazzo, and Bricklayers. We were the campaign of AOC, of Elizabeth Warren, of Jamaal Bowman and Ana Maria Archila and the great Nydia Velazquez—of Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Deputy Leader Gianaris, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Krueger, Sen. Liu, Sen. Ramos, Sen. Comrie, Sen. Biaggi, Sen. Jackson, Sen. Salazar, Sen. Harckham, Sen. Brisport, Asm. Gonzalez-Rojas, Asm. Chantel Jackson, Comptroller Brad Lander, and City Council Member Althea Stevens. The Working Families Party, The Jewish Vote, Tenants PAC, NYCC, Make the Road, BANDS, One Fair Wage Action, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club, Citizen Action, Citizen Union, the Jim Owles Democratic Club, Stonewall Democrats, NYIC, NASW, NYPAN, People's Action, LIT, North Bronx Racial Justice, Bronx Climate Justice, North Black Leadership Action Coalition, NO IDC NY, Met Council NYC, and Kids PAC.
“This is the coalition that powered us to victory tonight.
“Tonight, we celebrate — and tomorrow, we get right back to work.”
RIKERS ISLAND INMATE SENTENCED TO 1 ½ TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THROWING FECES AT NYC DOC OFFICER
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Rikers Island inmate has been sentenced to one and a half to three years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated Harassment of an Employee by an Incarcerated Individual for throwing feces at a Correction Officer.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant tossed fecal matter at a Correction Officer, striking her in the face and abdomen. She pleaded guilty to committing this disgusting act of violence against a Correction Officer, who described the incident as the worst moment of her career.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Nicole Smith, 35, last of 1430 Waters Place, was sentenced today to one and a half to three years in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice John Collins. The defendant pleaded guilty to Aggravated Harassment of an Employee by an Incarcerated Individual on July 22, 2022.
According to the investigation, on August 19, 2019 at approximately 12:15 p.m., at the Rose M. Singer Center on Rikers Island, the defendant threw fecal matter from a milk carton onto the face and upper torso of a New York City Department of Correction Officer.
District Attorney Clark also thanked Department of Correction Investigators Christie Gaie and Walter Holmes for their work on the investigation.