New York Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 7,236,117 | - | 7.7 | - |
| 1979 | 7,438,625 | 2.8 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| 1980 | 7,380,867 | -0.8 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| 1981 | 7,399,942 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 7,312,775 | -1.2 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
| 1983 | 7,362,950 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | 7,503,275 | 1.9 | 7.2 | -1.3 |
| 1985 | 7,765,058 | 3.5 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| 1986 | 7,872,400 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 1987 | 8,076,766 | 2.6 | 4.9 | -1.4 |
| 1988 | 8,167,225 | 1.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | 8,237,833 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | 8,375,118 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| 1991 | 8,095,673 | -3.3 | 7.3 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 7,911,253 | -2.3 | 8.6 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 7,973,256 | 0.8 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | 8,010,177 | 0.5 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 8,125,798 | 1.4 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 8,228,913 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 8,416,544 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 8,546,550 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 8,657,431 | 1.3 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 8,751,441 | 1.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| 2001 | 8,743,924 | -0.1 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 8,721,428 | -0.3 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 8,703,889 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 8,816,013 | 1.3 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 8,967,792 | 1.7 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 9,091,712 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 9,140,869 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 9,152,934 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 8,025,873 | 1.7 | 6.9 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 8,071,738 | 2.3 | 6.7 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 8,093,868 | 2.0 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 8,086,151 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 8,082,141 | 1.5 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 8,202,574 | 1.3 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 8,298,101 | 1.3 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 8,231,967 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 8,079,186 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 8,135,240 | 1.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 8,116,717 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 8,086,024 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 8,007,273 | -0.2 | 7.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 8,052,869 | -0.2 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 8,103,330 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 8,114,772 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 8,174,214 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 8,306,166 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 8,410,537 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 8,391,890 | 1.9 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 8,257,522 | 2.2 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 8,320,440 | 2.3 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 8,306,465 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 8,301,474 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 8,212,640 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 8,250,005 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 8,320,522 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 8,332,326 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 8,389,412 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 8,492,726 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 8,595,584 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 8,563,055 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 8,406,709 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 8,455,920 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 8,492,506 | 2.2 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 8,487,121 | 2.2 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| 1998-Jan | 8,396,444 | 2.2 | 6.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 8,432,250 | 2.2 | 6.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 8,461,614 | 1.7 | 6.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 8,473,155 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -1.1 |
| May | 8,518,441 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 8,631,455 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 8,690,318 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 8,653,729 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 8,533,213 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 8,567,323 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 8,594,477 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 8,606,176 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 8,535,823 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 8,551,837 | 1.4 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 8,577,872 | 1.4 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 8,572,802 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| May | 8,626,027 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 8,724,511 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 8,795,726 | 1.2 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 8,770,593 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 8,618,285 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 8,679,463 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 8,704,006 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 8,732,228 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 2000-Jan | 8,658,443 | 1.4 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 8,691,762 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 8,715,514 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 8,742,663 | 2.0 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| May | 8,707,851 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 8,833,608 | 1.3 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 8,861,352 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 8,835,875 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 8,688,132 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 8,748,646 | 0.8 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 8,746,498 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 8,786,946 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| 2001-Jan | 8,704,240 | 0.5 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 8,709,889 | 0.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 8,725,006 | 0.1 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 8,722,245 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| May | 8,717,724 | 0.1 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 8,815,261 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 8,887,975 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 8,805,231 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 8,701,741 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 8,726,864 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 8,702,408 | -0.5 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 8,708,509 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 8,586,249 | -1.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 8,662,316 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| Mar | 8,659,175 | -0.8 | 6.6 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 8,667,347 | -0.6 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| May | 8,695,465 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 8,787,830 | -0.3 | 6.0 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 8,846,661 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 1.5 |
| Aug | 8,835,194 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 8,731,782 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 8,758,009 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 8,709,357 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 8,717,749 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 8,653,530 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 8,677,738 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 8,674,760 | 0.2 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 8,684,357 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 8,673,613 | -0.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 8,772,720 | -0.2 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 8,795,062 | -0.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 8,770,552 | -0.7 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 8,633,651 | -1.1 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 8,696,574 | -0.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 8,706,232 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 8,707,880 | -0.1 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 8,664,535 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 8,693,756 | 0.2 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 8,703,229 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 8,731,634 | 0.5 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 8,753,952 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 8,878,418 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 8,967,051 | 2.0 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 8,947,669 | 2.0 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 8,803,844 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 8,874,325 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 8,889,910 | 2.1 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 8,883,835 | 2.0 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 2005-Jan | 8,795,357 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 8,820,422 | 1.5 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 8,850,124 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 8,904,722 | 2.0 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| May | 8,924,843 | 2.0 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 9,035,721 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 9,114,228 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 9,113,056 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 8,972,555 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 9,038,425 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 9,013,126 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 9,030,928 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| 2006-Jan | 8,959,617 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 8,978,891 | 1.8 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 9,004,899 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 9,023,679 | 1.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 9,049,118 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 9,170,204 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 9,214,690 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 9,201,003 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 9,060,868 | 1.0 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 9,142,211 | 1.1 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 9,138,541 | 1.4 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 9,156,822 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 9,046,576 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 9,055,349 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 9,094,896 | 1.0 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 9,074,039 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 9,093,938 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 9,213,412 | 0.5 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 9,267,728 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 9,220,212 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 9,118,473 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 9,154,807 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 9,189,066 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 9,161,934 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 9,098,469 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 9,098,643 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 9,126,091 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 9,161,924 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| May | 9,147,100 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 9,257,735 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 9,310,121 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 9,254,396 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 9,109,274 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| Oct | 9,142,384 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 9,096,786 | -1.0 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 9,032,286 | -1.4 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
| 2009-Jan | 8,917,363 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| Feb | 8,906,500 | -2.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 8,935,667 | -2.1 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 8,967,963 | -2.1 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| May | 8,942,286 | -2.2 | 7.9 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 9,013,602 | -2.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 9,067,397 | -2.6 | 8.6 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 8,997,722 | -2.8 | 8.7 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 8,830,846 | -3.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 8,861,987 | -3.1 | 8.7 | 3.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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