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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
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

CES and CPS employment chart through May 2023

New York, New York Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
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