Friday, October 20, 2017

Some Good, Some Not, in New York Jobs Numbers


By Melanie Grayce West

New York City’s private-sector employment is still up in the past year, though there’s been a recent slump in the growth rate.

New York City’s private-sector employment is up 1.3% from September of last year, with 48,100 jobs added, according to the New York State Dept. of Labor. Statewide, more than 84,000 jobs have been added over the last year, labor analysts said.

The sectors of leisure/hospitality and education/health services are both up by at least 4% over the year.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal (via The Empire Report) 

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