How many jobs were lost in New York last month?
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New York lost 21,900 jobs in July 2026, ranking it 49th among states in job growth. Those figures come 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 14,900 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
-21.9K
month to month change in number of jobs (July 2026)
49th
rank among states in monthly job growth (July 2026)
July 2026’s loss of 21,900 jobs was the second consecutive month of negative job growth in New York. Monthly job growth was down from the 11,600 lost jobs in June 2026.
During the latest five year period (August 2021 to July 2026), New York gained jobs in 45 out of 60 months. July 2026 had the fourth-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 21,900 fewer jobs in July 2026 in New York than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, August 2021–July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which New York sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in July 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in July 2026 were local government, wholesale trade, and information. local government added 2,500 jobs, more than the entire economy. wholesale trade gained 2,400 jobs, while information added 2,400 jobs. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
The three lowest-performing supersectors were private educational services, accommodation and food services, and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services. private educational services lost 23,800 jobs in July 2026, while accommodation and food services lost 5,100 jobs and administrative and support and waste management and remediation services lost 2,600 jobs.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 1,400 jobs during July 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in New York (July 2026)
How has New York's job growth changed over time?
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 2020. 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 July 2026 ranged from a loss of 2,900 jobs in the Rochester, NY area to a gain of 20,700 jobs in the New York, 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. | +20,700 | |
| 2. | +500 | |
| 3. | +300 | |
| 4. | +100 | |
| 5. | +100 | |
| 6. | +0 | |
| 7. | -100 | |
| 8. | -200 | |
| 9. | -500 | |
| 10. | -1,200 |
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