New York Job Growth

There were 9,601,900 jobs in New York in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,242,364 employed persons for the month. New York added 28,000 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 6,918 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	9,601,900	+28,000	+109,600
CPS	9,242,364	-6,918	+17,544

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 in February 2018 for New York is at a new high of 9,601,900.

CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,270,898 in July 2017. 28,534 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New York Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	9,601,900	28,000	9,242,364	-6,918
January 2018	9,573,900	900	9,249,282	-4,359
December 2017	9,573,000	5,400	9,253,641	-1,228
November 2017	9,567,600	21,600	9,254,869	-4,592
October 2017	9,546,000	800	9,259,461	-6,472
September 2017	9,545,200	3,600	9,265,933	-3,736
August 2017	9,541,600	16,200	9,269,669	-1,229
July 2017	9,525,400	-1,800	9,270,898	4,171
June 2017	9,527,200	20,800	9,266,727	8,014
May 2017	9,506,400	17,700	9,258,713	10,090
April 2017	9,488,700	-700	9,248,623	11,243
March 2017	9,489,400	-2,900	9,237,380	12,560