New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York Job Growth
There were 10,065,000 jobs in New York, New York in May 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,937,343 employed persons for the month. New York added 26,500 jobs in May 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 19,444 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.
Employment Survey | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 10,065,000 | +26,500 | +253,800 |
CPS | 9,937,343 | +19,444 | +179,105 |
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 10,065,200. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,056,700 in April 2020, New York has gained 2,008,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 10,092,988 for New York in February 2020. 155,645 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 1,839,385 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
New York, New York Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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May 2023 | 10,065,000 | 26,500 | 9,937,343 | 19,444 |
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 |
November 2022 | 9,951,200 | 21,200 | 9,847,829 | -4,476 |
October 2022 | 9,930,000 | 29,000 | 9,852,305 | 4,592 |
September 2022 | 9,901,000 | 10,800 | 9,847,713 | 12,529 |
August 2022 | 9,890,200 | 29,500 | 9,835,184 | 20,204 |
July 2022 | 9,860,700 | 23,200 | 9,814,980 | 26,381 |
June 2022 | 9,837,500 | 26,300 | 9,788,599 | 30,361 |