New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York Job Growth
There were 9,655,000 jobs in New York, New York in April 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 9,478,967 employed persons for the month. New York added 36,700 jobs in April 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 17,058 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New York job growth to job growth in other cities.
Employment Survey | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 9,655,000 | +36,700 | +490,800 |
CPS | 9,478,967 | +17,058 | +220,202 |
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 10,088,500. Since then 433,500 jobs have been lost in New York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 8,044,200 in April 2020, New York has gained 1,610,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 10,133,307 for New York in February 2020. 654,340 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 1,364,797 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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April 2022 | 9,655,000 | 36,700 | 9,478,967 | 17,058 |
March 2022 | 9,618,300 | 27,100 | 9,461,909 | 22,703 |
February 2022 | 9,591,200 | 53,900 | 9,439,206 | 18,736 |
January 2022 | 9,537,300 | 11,500 | 9,420,470 | 20,202 |
December 2021 | 9,525,800 | 45,500 | 9,400,268 | -3,022 |
November 2021 | 9,480,300 | 43,400 | 9,403,290 | 3,606 |
October 2021 | 9,436,900 | 75,200 | 9,399,684 | 23,340 |
September 2021 | 9,361,700 | 14,300 | 9,376,344 | 31,213 |
August 2021 | 9,347,400 | 25,900 | 9,345,131 | 30,841 |
July 2021 | 9,321,500 | 100,300 | 9,314,290 | 26,674 |
June 2021 | 9,221,200 | 32,400 | 9,287,616 | 17,675 |
May 2021 | 9,188,800 | 24,600 | 9,269,941 | 11,176 |