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

There were 10,037,600 jobs in New York, New York in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,724,596 employed persons for the month. New York added 44,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 55,944 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 10,037,600 +44,100 +391,300
CPS 9,724,596 +55,944 +304,126

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 February 2020 at 10,061,600. Since then 24,000 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,053,200 in April 2020, New York has gained 1,984,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 10,133,307 for New York in February 2020. 408,711 jobs have been lost in New York since then according to the household survey. From a May 2020 low of 8,114,170, New York has added 1,610,426 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

New York, New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 10,037,600 44,100 9,724,596 55,944
December 2022 9,993,500 42,300 9,668,652 12,723
November 2022 9,951,200 21,200 9,655,929 24,885
October 2022 9,930,000 26,100 9,631,044 39,291
September 2022 9,903,900 -95,900 9,591,753 36,533
August 2022 9,999,800 23,200 9,555,220 17,317
July 2022 9,976,600 132,100 9,537,903 11,220
June 2022 9,844,500 32,100 9,526,683 17,218
May 2022 9,812,400 34,300 9,509,465 30,350
April 2022 9,778,100 24,500 9,479,115 17,206
March 2022 9,753,600 20,400 9,461,909 22,703
February 2022 9,733,200 86,900 9,439,206 18,736