NYS unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent from from 5.5 percent. The July rate is the lowest rate in NYS since July 2008.
New York City’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent from 6.1 percent, its lowest rate since August 2008.
The unemployment rate is estimated based on a monthly survey of 3,100 households in the state.
New York State kept pace with the United States in July. Both private-sector and total (including government) jobs grew at 0.2 percent compared with the month before.
New York State kept pace with the United States in July. Both private-sector and total (including government) jobs grew at 0.2 percent compared with the month before.
| Change, Nonfarm Jobs: (private sector + government) | Change, Private Sector Jobs: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | +215,000 | +210,000 | ||
| New York State | +19,000 | +19,300 | ||
The number of unemployed in New York State decreased in July 2015 to 519,300 from 537,400 in June. The gap between New York State and New York City has greatly narrowed. New York State's unemployment rate fell 0.7 of a percentage point from a year earlier and New York City's fell 1.3 percentage points.
| *Data are preliminary and subject to change, based on standard procedures outlined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | |||
| July 2015* | June 2015 | July 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| New York State | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| New York City | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.0 |
| NYS, outside NYC | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Compared with July 2014, the growth in jobs in New York State outpaced national growth. New York City led the state.
| Change in Total Nonfarm Jobs: (private sector + government) | Change in Private Sector Jobs: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| United States | +2,953,000 | +2.1% | +2,868,000 | +2.4% |
| New York State | +189,700 | +2.1% | +189,000 | +2.5% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | +7,800 | +1.7% | +7,200 | +2.0% |
| Binghamton | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | +12,600 | +2.3% | +12,800 | +2.7% |
| Dutchess-Putnam | +400 | +0.3% | +700 | +0.6% |
| Elmira | +600 | +1.6% | +700 | +2.2% |
| Glens Falls | +900 | +1.5% | +900 | +1.8% |
| Ithaca | +1,100 | +1.7% | +1,400 | +2.5% |
| Kingston | +600 | +1.0% | +600 | +1.3% |
| Nassau-Suffolk | +19,200 | +1.5% | +19,900 | +1.8% |
| New York City | +111,200 | +2.7% | +107,800 | +3.0% |
| Orange-Rockland-Westchester | +8,400 | +1.2% | +9,100 | +1.6% |
| Rochester | +9,300 | +1.8% | +9,700 | +2.2% |
| Syracuse | +2,700 | +0.9% | +2,800 | +1.1% |
| Utica-Rome | +900 | +0.7% | +1,000 | +1.0% |
| Watertown-Fort Drum | -200 | -0.5% | -400 | -1.2% |
| Non-metro Counties | -200 | 0.0% | -800 | -0.2% |
