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New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York Job Growth

There were 10,081,300 jobs in New York, New York in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,898,130 employed persons for the month. New York lost 8,000 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 4,773 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 10,081,300 -8,000 +130,100
CPS 9,898,130 -4,773 +50,301

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

New York, New York Employment Changes

The charts below show 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 for New York, New York

CES employment for New York peaked in September 2023 at 10,098,600. Since then 17,300 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 10,092,988 for New York in February 2020. 194,858 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 8,097,958, New York has added 1,800,172 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

New York, New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 10,081,300 -8,000 9,898,130 -4,773
October 2023 10,089,300 -9,300 9,902,903 -24,755
September 2023 10,098,600 22,600 9,927,658 -13,042
August 2023 10,076,000 29,900 9,940,700 -8,535
July 2023 10,046,100 -6,400 9,949,235 1,039
June 2023 10,052,500 -7,400 9,948,196 10,841
May 2023 10,059,900 21,400 9,937,355 19,456
April 2023 10,038,500 -10,900 9,917,899 16,745
March 2023 10,049,400 14,800 9,901,154 23,070
February 2023 10,034,600 19,500 9,878,084 20,855
January 2023 10,015,100 21,600 9,857,229 12,209
December 2022 9,993,500 42,300 9,845,020 -2,809

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