United States Employment Snapshot
In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 10, rose in 19, and remained unchanged in 22.
The highest unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.
In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 16. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Arkansas. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.4 percent in North Dakota.
New York Employment Snapshot
In June, New York added 13,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent. In the prior month, New York added 14,300 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, New York added 139,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points from 4 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 206,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. New York is tied for 21st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In June, New York’s private sector added 6,900 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 108,300 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, New York added 11,700 net private payroll jobs.
In June, employment in New York fell by 1,800, and over the past 12 months it fell by 28,789.
New York’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 61.3 percent in June and ranks 37th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.1 percentage points.
New York Payroll Employment
New York added 13,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, New York added 14,300 jobs. New York nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 206,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. New York is tied for 21st in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
New York added 6,900 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, New York added 11,700 jobs. New York private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 136,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. New York is tied for 18th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during June were Education and Health Services (11,900) and Government (6,300).
The poorest performing sectors during the month were Information (-3,400) and Construction (-4,400).
The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (115,900) and Government (31,000).
The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Information (-14,400) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-23,400).
New York Labor Force
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
The labor force participation rate in New York remained unchanged at 61.3 percent in June.
New York ranks 37th in the nation.
The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in New York was 61.5 percent in December 2023, and the 10-year low was 56.1 percent in April 2020.
The national labor force participation rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.6 percent in June.