How many jobs were lost in New York last month?
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New York lost 1,400 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 43rd among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 16,600 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-1.4K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
43rd
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
New York’s job loss of 1,400 June 2026 was a directional change from the previous month. The latest monthly job change was down from the 16,500 gain in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), New York gained jobs in 46 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 12th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (125,600) while job growth was weakest in April 2025 (-53,100).
There were 1,400 fewer jobs in June 2026 in New York than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which New York sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were professional, scientific, and technical services, health care and social assistance, and other services. Professional, scientific, and technical services added 5,300 jobs, more than the entire economy. Health care and social assistance gained 5,100 jobs, while other services added 2,700. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 5,100 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in New York (June 2026)
How does New York’s job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, New York gained an average of 3,308 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 13,150, and the lowest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as 16th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 18,100 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 14,500 on average every month in 2014.
In 2025, New York gained an average of 3,300 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among [13] metro areas primarily in [New York] during [June 2026] ranged from a [loss] of [5,800] jobs in the [New York, NY area] to a [gain] of [1,800] jobs in the [Albany, NY area] metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within New York
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1,800 | |
| 2. | +1,200 | |
| 3. | +1,100 | |
| 4. | +700 | |
| 5. | +300 | |
| 6. | +300 | |
| 7. | +200 | |
| 8. | +200 | |
| 9. | +100 | |
| 10. | +0 |
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