What to Know
- New York has seen job gains last month that reached record numbers, the state’s Department of Labor reported Thursday
- In June 2018, New York’s private sector job count rose by 15,000, a 0.2 percent increase, to 8,185,900 — marking an all-time employment high
- Officials also say that the number of unemployed New Yorkers fell in June — from 437,000 to 430,500, marking the lowest level since May 2007
New York has seen job gains last month that reached record numbers, the state’s Department of Labor reported Thursday.
In June 2018, New York’s private sector job count rose by 15,000, a 0.2 percent increase, bringing the total to 8,185,900 jobs — marking an all-time employment high.
The latest number shows a steady increase in employment across the state as job growth was seen in 78 of the past 90 months, department officials said.
The statewide unemployment rate was 4.5 percent for the month of June, matching New York’s lowest level since the same month in 2007.
Officials also say that the number of unemployed New Yorkers fell in June — from 437,000 to 430,500, marking the lowest level since May 2007.
“In June 2018, New York’s labor market continued to grow as the State added 15,000 private sector jobs to reach a new, all-time high employment count. In addition, the statewide unemployment rate remained at its lowest level since before the recession,” Bohdan M. Wynnyk, Director of the New York State Department of Labor’s Division of Research and Statistics, said.
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The State’s private sector job count is based on a payroll survey of 18,000 New York employers conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
