November 2025
Released January 08, 2026
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United States
Employment snapshot
The highest unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.1 percent in South Dakota.
In November, payroll jobs rose in 35 states and fell in 15. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.3 percent in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, and Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.4 percent in New Hampshire.
New York
Employment snapshot
In November, New York added 17,100 net payroll jobs. In the prior month, New York lost 1,300 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, New York added 87,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point from 4.4 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November. New York is tied for 14th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In November, New York’s private sector added 18,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 79,700 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, New York added 500 net private payroll jobs.
New York
Payroll employment
New York added 17,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, New York lost 1,300 jobs. New York nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, or 0 percent. New York is tied for 14th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
New York added 18,000 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, New York added 500 jobs. New York private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 69,000 jobs in November, 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.
From October 2025 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+8,900) and Leisure and Hospitality (+7,700).
- The worst performing sectors were Construction (-2,100) and Other Services (-1,400).
From November 2024 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+117,700) and State and Local Government (+16,000).
- The worst performing sectors were Construction (-18,100) and Leisure and Hospitality (-9,300).
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.
- New York ranks 35th in the nation.