New York Job Growth
There were 9,716,800 jobs in New York in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,364,807 employed persons for the month. New York lost 22,700 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 18,851 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.
Employment Survey | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
CES | 9,716,800 | -22,700 | +119,400 |
CPS | 9,364,807 | -18,851 | +151,662 |
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 121,900 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 1,862,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,519,010 in December 2019. 154,203 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 1,653,603 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
New York Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
---|---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 9,716,800 | -22,700 | 9,364,807 | -18,851 |
September 2023 | 9,739,500 | 22,100 | 9,383,658 | -3,687 |
August 2023 | 9,717,400 | 8,900 | 9,387,345 | 9,667 |
July 2023 | 9,708,500 | 14,700 | 9,377,678 | 27,386 |
June 2023 | 9,693,800 | 1,900 | 9,350,292 | 29,069 |
May 2023 | 9,691,900 | 26,100 | 9,321,223 | 29,645 |
April 2023 | 9,665,800 | -32,200 | 9,291,578 | 23,252 |
March 2023 | 9,698,000 | 9,000 | 9,268,326 | 23,005 |
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 |