17 Chapter 1: Profile of SUNY Westchester Community College and the economy As shown in Table 1.3, the total income, or GRP, of Westchester County is approximately $100.3 billion, equal to the sum of labor income ($58.7 billion) and non-labor income ($41.6 billion). In Chapter 2, we use the total added income as the measure of the relative impacts of the college on the county economy. Figure 1.3 provides the breakdown of jobs by industry in Westchester County. The Health Care & Social Assistance sector is the largest employer, supporting 84,678 jobs or 13.5% of total employment in the county. The second largest employer is the Finance & Insurance sector, supporting 62,647 jobs or 10.0% of the county’s total employment. Altogether, the county supports 629,008 jobs.4 Table 1.4 and Figure 1.4 present the mean earnings by education level in Westchester County and the state of New York at the midpoint of the average-aged worker’s career. These numbers are derived from Lightcast complete employment data on average 4 Job numbers reflect Lightcast’s complete employment data, which includes the following four job classes: 1) employees who are counted in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2) employees who are not covered by the federal or state unemployment insurance (UI) system and are thus excluded from QCEW, 3) self-employed workers, and 4) extended proprietors. Figure 1.3: Jobs by major industry sector in Westchester County, 2022* Health Care & Social Assistance Finance & Insurance Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Professional & Technical Services Retail Trade Other Services (except Public Administration) Construction Government, Non-Education Administrative & Waste Services Accommodation & Food Services Government, Education Transportation & Warehousing Educational Services Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation Wholesale Trade Manufacturing Management of Companies & Enterprises Information Utilities Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Mining, Quarrying, & Oil and Gas Extraction * Data reflect the most recent year for which data are available. Lightcast data are updated quarterly. Source: Lightcast employment data 0 30,000 90,000 60,000 100+ 73+ 69+ 63+ 61+ 46+ 44+ 39+ 36+ 35+ 34+ 26+ 26+ 21+ 17+ 15+ 13+ 12+ 2+ 1+ 1
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