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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

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

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

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