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New York Job Growth

There were 9,492,300 jobs in New York in July 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,099,411 employed persons for the month. New York added 41,000 jobs in July 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 20,588 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New York job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey July 2022 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 9,492,300 +41,000 +414,700
CPS 9,099,411 +20,588 +266,667

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 9,843,500. Since then 351,200 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 7,857,900 in April 2020, New York has gained 1,634,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New York reached a maximum of 9,546,194 in December 2019. 446,783 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 7,839,695, New York has added 1,259,716 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through July 2022

New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
July 2022 9,492,300 41,000 9,099,411 20,588
June 2022 9,451,300 29,200 9,078,823 36,272
May 2022 9,422,100 18,600 9,042,551 60,567
April 2022 9,403,500 31,300 8,981,984 37,490
March 2022 9,372,200 25,100 8,944,494 34,394
February 2022 9,347,100 33,200 8,910,100 21,843
January 2022 9,313,900 23,200 8,888,257 28,945
December 2021 9,290,700 41,100 8,859,312 2,733
November 2021 9,249,600 40,900 8,856,579 5,367
October 2021 9,208,700 80,700 8,851,212 8,928
September 2021 9,128,000 36,600 8,842,284 5,223
August 2021 9,091,400 13,800 8,837,061 4,317

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