New York Job Growth

There were 8,807,400 jobs in New York in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,733,832 employed persons for the month. New York added 700 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 16,584 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,807,400	+700	+131,000
CPS	8,733,832	+16,584	-10,049

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 8,826,100. Since then 18,700 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,494,700 in December 2009, New York has gained 312,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,152,734 in February 2008. 418,902 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 8,700,512, New York has added 33,320 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	8,807,400	700	8,733,832	16,584
March 2012	8,806,700	21,100	8,717,248	1,219
February 2012	8,785,600	24,600	8,716,029	-9,625
January 2012	8,761,000	44,000	8,725,654	-19,818
December 2011	8,717,000	5,300	8,745,472	11,235
November 2011	8,711,700	14,600	8,734,237	10,577
October 2011	8,697,100	-2,900	8,723,660	12,117
September 2011	8,700,000	7,800	8,711,543	9,568
August 2011	8,692,200	-3,000	8,701,975	1,463
July 2011	8,695,200	28,700	8,700,512	-9,484
June 2011	8,666,500	-10,800	8,709,996	-16,918
May 2011	8,677,300	900	8,726,914	-16,967
April 2011	8,676,400	27,000	8,743,881	-9,326