Overall unemployment rate stayed flat at 8.0% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 64,400 roles, based on the most recently available information published in September 2021.
Total employment in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA market declined by 12,288 jobs in July and the unemployment rate stayed flat. The national unemployment rate decreased by 43 bps over the same time to 5.7%.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA unemployment rate is 234 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 740 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in July versus prior month by 5% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.7%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 1,942,300; -16,400
- Transportation & Utilities: 1,563,000; -17,500
- Business Services: 1,519,400; +2,400
- Government: 1,234,300; -64,400
- Financial Services: 752,100; -7,400
- Restaurants & Hotels: 747,400; +35,200
- Construction, Mining: 374,700; +1,200
- Other Jobs: 359,800; +3,000
- Manufacturing: 334,500; -1,000
- IT & Development: 296,900; -500
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through July 2021 (Data published September 2021 and reports created on September 1, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.