New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York Job Growth

There were 8,356,800 jobs in New York, New York in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,672,699 employed persons for the month. New York added 15,799 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,838 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,356,800	+15,799	+49,500
CPS	8,672,699	-2,838	+68,353

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

New York, New York Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for New York as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for New York, New York

CES employment for New York peaked in February 2008 at 8,649,500. Since then 292,700 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,259,900 in February 2010, New York has gained 96,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 8,985,878 for New York in March 2008. 313,179 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 8,602,396, New York has added 70,303 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New York, New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	8,356,800	15,799	8,672,699	-2,838
November 2011	8,341,000	15,100	8,675,537	523
October 2011	8,325,900	15,699	8,675,014	20,997
September 2011	8,310,200	10,800	8,654,017	23,003
August 2011	8,299,400	-36,800	8,631,014	15,279
July 2011	8,336,200	28,400	8,615,735	-9,785
June 2011	8,307,800	-20,100	8,625,520	-20,807
May 2011	8,327,900	-10,000	8,646,327	8,139
April 2011	8,337,900	4,900	8,638,188	1,889
March 2011	8,333,000	2,900	8,636,299	17,194
February 2011	8,330,100	18,600	8,619,105	9,411
January 2011	8,311,500	4,200	8,609,694	5,348
December 2010	8,307,300	-13,600	8,604,346	-6,115