June 2026

Released July 21, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 30, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 14.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 17. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Alaska and New Hampshire. The largest payroll job percent decline was 1.2 percent in West Virginia.

New York

Employment snapshot

• In June, New York lost 1,400 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent. In the prior month, New York added 16,500 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, New York added 43,900 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 4.3 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. New York is tied for 24th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, New York’s private sector lost 3,400 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 37,400 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, New York added 10,700 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in New York fell by 25,058, and over the past 12 months it rose by 63,253.

• New York’s labor force participation rate fell to 61.5 percent in June from 61.7 percent and is tied for 32nd in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has risen by 0.6 percentage points.

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New York

Payroll employment

• New York lost 1,400 net payroll jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, New York added 16,500 jobs. New York nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. New York is tied for 24th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• New York lost 3,400 private sector jobs, or 0 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, New York added 10,700 jobs. New York private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 49,000 jobs in June, or 0 percent. New York ranks 30th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+4,000) and Other Services (+2,700).
• The worst performing sectors were Construction (-3,900) and Leisure and Hospitality (-3,300).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+26,900) and Professional and Business Services (+17,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Manufacturing (-7,400) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (-5,700).

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 fell to 61.5 percent in June from 61.7 percent in the prior month.

• New York is tied for 32nd in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in New York was 61.8 percent occurring in February 2026, and the 10-year low was 56.1 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent in June.