NYC job growth again in line with national pace; record NYC labor force participation; but a mixed picture for sectors where undocumented migrants tend to work
Strong January job gains and a surprisingly large array of annual benchmark employment revisions
New York City ended 2023 with slow job growth; Employment rates surpassed pre-pandemic levels for Black and white (but not Hispanic) workers
How the Rise in Care Work Intensifies New York’s Gender Income Inequality
While New York City’s economy is back to pre-pandemic job levels, rising public assistance demand highlights the need for State and City action to increase income for city residents
New York City’s labor force participation has largely recovered, but out-of-school/out-of-work rates are higher, particularly among young Black New Yorkers
Pandemic wage gains in New York City’s high-wage industries outpace gains for low- and middle-wage industry workers
Jobs in private sector close to pre-pandemic levels, alongside a shrunken public sector and shifts in the city’s industry composition
Cash Assistance rolls have risen sharply in New York City as a result of the uneven employment recovery and the end of various forms of pandemic economic assistance
Although unemployment has fallen in New York City, the last year has seen a sharp divergence in White and Black unemployment rates
NYC job growth slows and layoffs rise as national economic outlook weakens; NY’s unemployment safety net ill-prepared if unemployment rises
How Forced Arbitration & Non-Competes Tip Justice’s Scales Against Workers
New York City’s job growth shrinks further in January, but the annual employment revision reveals an overall increase and significant changes for several industries
Recent NYC job growth concentrated in low- and moderate-wage industries; long-term employment growth prediction suggests job quality should be a top policy priority
In order to maintain – much less expand – child care capacity and improve quality, early childhood educators need to be paid more.
Wage Increases Would Quicken Lagging New York's Recovery
Twenty industries have added 113,000 jobs since February 2020, but there are also concerns about job quality; gig jobs are back to pre-pandemic levels
Rise in labor force participation pushes up the city’s unemployment rate; average weekly hours and real wages have fallen for many workers.
Essential and remote-working industry jobs surpass pre-pandemic levels, while employment in face-to-face industries lags by more than nine percent
Labor force participation and employment rates have recovered for the city's women workers, but not men.
