Department of Numbers

New York Job Growth

There were 8,644,400 jobs in New York in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,787,035 employed persons for the month. New York lost 14,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 3,000 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 8,644,400 -14,000 +86,500
CPS 8,787,035 -3,000 +167

New York Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for New York as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in New York

CES employment peaked in April 2008 for New York at 8,826,800. Since then 182,400 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,490,100 in December 2009, New York has gained 154,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,174,268 in February 2008. 387,233 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 8,738,440, New York has added 48,595 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through December 2011

New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
December 2011 8,644,400 -14,000 8,787,035 -3,000
November 2011 8,658,400 24,000 8,790,035 6,062
October 2011 8,634,400 -11,700 8,783,973 22,138
September 2011 8,646,100 3,300 8,761,835 23,395
August 2011 8,642,800 -17,400 8,738,440 -11,364
July 2011 8,660,200 32,900 8,749,804 -45,985
June 2011 8,627,300 7,700 8,795,789 -33,076
May 2011 8,619,600 -17,500 8,828,865 6,705
April 2011 8,637,100 53,000 8,822,160 6,216
March 2011 8,584,100 1,200 8,815,944 11,683
February 2011 8,582,900 20,000 8,804,261 9,197
January 2011 8,562,900 5,000 8,795,064 8,196
December 2010 8,557,900 -22,400 8,786,868 -990