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

There were 8,499,700 jobs in New York, New York in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 8,619,775 employed persons for the month. New York lost 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 5,924 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	8,499,700	-600	+118,700
CPS	8,619,775	-5,924	-16,524

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 8,653,900. Since then 154,200 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,261,500 in February 2010, New York has gained 238,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 8,985,878 for New York in March 2008. 366,103 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 17,379 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
March 2012	8,499,700	-600	8,619,775	-5,924
February 2012	8,500,300	21,300	8,625,699	-18,661
January 2012	8,479,000	50,700	8,644,360	-28,339
December 2011	8,428,300	11,100	8,672,699	-2,838
November 2011	8,417,200	13,800	8,675,537	523
October 2011	8,403,400	7,700	8,675,014	20,997
September 2011	8,395,700	-2,500	8,654,017	23,003
August 2011	8,398,200	-17,100	8,631,014	15,279
July 2011	8,415,300	31,800	8,615,735	-9,785
June 2011	8,383,500	-13,900	8,625,520	-20,807
May 2011	8,397,400	4,700	8,646,327	8,139
April 2011	8,392,700	11,700	8,638,188	1,889
March 2011	8,381,000	11,600	8,636,299	17,194