Department of Numbers

New York Job Growth

There were 9,707,100 jobs in New York in March 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,268,405 employed persons for the month. New York added 18,100 jobs in March 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 23,084 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 9,707,100 +18,100 +268,000
CPS 9,268,405 +23,084 +81,446

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 February 2020 for New York at 9,838,700. Since then 131,600 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 7,854,700 in April 2020, New York has gained 1,852,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,519,010 in December 2019. 250,605 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 7,711,204, New York has added 1,557,201 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2023

New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
March 2023 9,707,100 18,100 9,268,405 23,084
February 2023 9,689,000 28,700 9,245,321 15,831
January 2023 9,660,300 100 9,229,490 -1,428
December 2022 9,660,200 32,700 9,230,918 10,723
November 2022 9,627,500 30,100 9,220,195 7,050
October 2022 9,597,400 11,500 9,213,145 -4,748
September 2022 9,585,900 -13,500 9,217,893 -11,286
August 2022 9,599,400 22,900 9,229,179 -11,070
July 2022 9,576,500 69,500 9,240,249 -3,421
June 2022 9,507,000 29,500 9,243,670 8,712
May 2022 9,477,500 38,300 9,234,958 18,691
April 2022 9,439,200 100 9,216,267 29,308