Long Island analysts highlight summer hiring trends and aging workforce concerns
NYSDOL briefing showed summer hiring in accommodation and food services rose and that Long Island's workforce skews older — about 12% are 65 or older, more than 8,000 workers — prompting concern about replacement in trades and manufacturing.
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Chital Patel, who oversees Long Island analysis for the New York State Department of Labor, reviewed regional trends including summer hiring patterns and a growing share of older workers. She said accommodation and food services grew after 2020 and peaked in 2021, and that educational services fell sharply in 2020 during COVID-related closures of camps and programs.
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