Amherst Town, NY Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 56,595 | - | 3.0 | - |
| 1991 | 54,945 | -2.9 | 4.1 | 1.1 |
| 1992 | 54,241 | -1.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 54,553 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 54,687 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | 54,997 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | 55,184 | 0.3 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1997 | 55,779 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 55,411 | -0.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 54,963 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 57,739 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 57,291 | -0.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 58,042 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 58,039 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 58,503 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 59,065 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 59,381 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 58,891 | -0.8 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 55,048 | - | 3.6 | - |
| Feb | 55,815 | - | 3.3 | - |
| Mar | 56,112 | - | 3.0 | - |
| Apr | 56,101 | - | 2.8 | - |
| May | 56,474 | - | 2.7 | - |
| Jun | 57,642 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Jul | 58,042 | - | 3.0 | - |
| Aug | 57,839 | - | 2.9 | - |
| Sep | 56,476 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Oct | 56,732 | - | 2.8 | - |
| Nov | 56,595 | - | 2.9 | - |
| Dec | 56,258 | - | 3.1 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 54,941 | -0.2 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 54,600 | -2.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 54,588 | -2.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 54,553 | -2.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| May | 54,908 | -2.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 55,630 | -3.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 56,152 | -3.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 55,853 | -3.4 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 54,331 | -3.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 54,752 | -3.5 | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 54,519 | -3.7 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 54,507 | -3.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| 1992-Jan | 53,468 | -2.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 53,427 | -2.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 53,291 | -2.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 53,541 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| May | 54,054 | -1.6 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 54,950 | -1.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 55,588 | -1.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 55,307 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 54,151 | -0.3 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 54,272 | -0.9 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 54,252 | -0.5 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 54,585 | 0.1 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| 1993-Jan | 53,680 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 53,729 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 53,812 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 53,802 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| May | 54,330 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 55,422 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 55,857 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 55,401 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 54,340 | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 54,758 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 54,718 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 54,791 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 1994-Jan | 53,968 | 0.5 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 53,966 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 54,008 | 0.4 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 53,993 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 54,437 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 55,229 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 56,085 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 55,673 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 54,651 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 54,910 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 54,670 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 54,654 | -0.3 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| 1995-Jan | 54,336 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 54,532 | 1.0 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 54,612 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 54,590 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 54,637 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 55,570 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 56,274 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 55,824 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 54,679 | 0.1 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 55,197 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 55,054 | 0.7 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 54,655 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 54,061 | -0.5 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 54,047 | -0.9 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 54,137 | -0.9 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 53,932 | -1.2 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| May | 54,758 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 55,820 | 0.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 56,538 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 56,458 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 55,411 | 1.3 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 55,803 | 1.1 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 55,610 | 1.0 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 55,634 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 54,740 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 54,865 | 1.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 55,163 | 1.9 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 55,222 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| May | 55,843 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 56,430 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 57,062 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 56,829 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 55,573 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 55,868 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 55,909 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 55,838 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 54,956 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 55,026 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 55,004 | -0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 54,840 | -0.7 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 55,373 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 56,134 | -0.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 55,769 | -2.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 56,304 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 55,186 | -0.7 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 55,460 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 55,456 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 55,422 | -0.7 | 2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 54,310 | -1.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 54,382 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 54,414 | -1.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 54,232 | -1.1 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 54,917 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 55,622 | -0.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 55,940 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 55,857 | -0.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 54,549 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 55,121 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 55,174 | -0.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55,036 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 57,360 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 57,408 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 57,214 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 57,360 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 57,372 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 58,398 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 58,749 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 58,755 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 57,224 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 57,857 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 57,679 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 57,495 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| 2001-Jan | 57,294 | -0.1 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 57,177 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 57,123 | -0.2 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 56,734 | -1.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 57,206 | -0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 58,067 | -0.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 58,231 | -0.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 57,807 | -1.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 56,941 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 57,243 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 56,948 | -1.3 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 56,723 | -1.3 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| 2002-Jan | 56,927 | -0.6 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 57,403 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 57,228 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 57,310 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| May | 57,919 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 58,815 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 59,105 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 59,304 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 58,128 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 58,451 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 57,938 | 1.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 57,974 | 2.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 57,673 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 57,667 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 57,639 | 0.7 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 57,799 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 57,842 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 58,785 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 58,573 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 58,469 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 57,611 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 58,020 | -0.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 58,226 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 58,161 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 57,805 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 57,892 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 57,910 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 57,746 | -0.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 58,198 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 59,038 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 59,266 | 1.2 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 59,333 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 58,365 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 58,866 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 58,843 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 58,774 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 58,167 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 58,161 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 58,159 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 58,526 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 58,869 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 59,611 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 59,635 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 60,025 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 59,273 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 59,754 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 59,396 | 0.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 59,201 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 58,776 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 58,770 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 58,804 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 59,010 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| May | 59,359 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 60,240 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 60,131 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 60,363 | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 59,073 | -0.3 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 59,097 | -1.1 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 59,473 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 59,472 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 58,519 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 58,426 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 58,656 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 58,165 | -1.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| May | 58,676 | -1.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 59,484 | -1.3 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 59,539 | -1.0 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 59,500 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 58,830 | -0.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 58,983 | -0.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 59,157 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 58,754 | -1.2 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 58,305 | -0.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 58,055 | -0.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 58,101 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 58,384 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
| May | 58,743 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 59,633 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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